Presents suggestions intended to help physicists who have not had the benefit of teacher training workshops and programs, including, among others, those on lecturing, conducting laboratories and discussion sessions, preparing tests, and dealing with difficult subject matter. (SK)

Ascertains the amount of transfer which takes place between on-campus training in teaching models and field application. Three models of teaching were selected--inquiry; role-playing; and synectics. The results illustrated that a preservice social studies program of model-based instruction fosters a decidedly high potential for transferring the…

Describes the Science Activity Teaching model, which incorporates five teacher managerial behaviors into a model with these subcomponents: focus activity, student instructions, student group activity, synthesizing, and evaluation. This plan provides for the development of fate control, language formation, and social skills. (CS)

Presents school consultation from the perspective of the network model. A network in the form of a teacher center, developed for teachers of gifted children, is described. The teacher center network is compared to a different network, and issues relevant to both instances are discussed. A case study is presented. (Author/BEF)

Modeling and modeling with information feedback were employed as consultation strategies to change teacher behavior. Trainable mentally retarded children (N=7) and one teacher served as subjects. Results showed that modeling alone dramatically reduced the number of words in teacher commands, which had a concomitant effect of increasing the…

The utilization of principles from the performing arts to enliven teaching technique is explored through the University of South Carolina's "Teaching as a Performing Art" program. (LH)

This paper describes some of the myths on training lecturers in mathematics, discusses briefly the nature of teaching and learning, and suggests some ways of analyzing the tasks in teaching and learning. (Author/MK)

Discusses how nutrition can be taught to match student eating practices and to face the revolution in food processing. Pizza processors and eating style are used as a model to show how teaching nutrition can be relevant to food as it is actually eaten. (HM)

Defines an outcomes-based instructional supervision model and reports on the testing of such a model in an outcomes-based classroom-verified instructional reading program, involving 99 kindergartens in 36 elementary schools. (BF/JH)

"Blocking" is an alternative model for teacher education in which faculty take existing courses and field experiences, integrate the learning concepts, and through variable time structuring, mode flexibility, synthesis of theory and practice, and experiential instruction present a "block" of consecutive, team-taught courses. (MB)

This paper discusses how two contrasting models of language relate respectively to a structural and a functional view of language teaching. The implications for syllabus design are considered when the emphasis shifts from the formal aspects of language structure to a consideration of how language functions in the social context. (CFM)

This study evaluated the Collaborative Instruction Model in four secondary classes that included students with mild disabilities and low achievement. Measures included instructional actions of teachers, student engagement, student use of strategic skills, and student performance on content tests. Mixed results on student measures suggested the…

Presents an interview with the director of the Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program at the University of Missouri, describing key elements of the technique in which study sessions are offered along with courses. Suggests that SI is widely used because it successfully reduces student attrition and is cost-effective. Reviews the development of…

Describes three theories supporting reading instruction--schema theory, the constructivist approach, and literary response theory--and offers best classroom practices that support these theories. Provides a sample lesson illustrating possible cross-curricular interactions, also considered a best practice. (EV)

This article explores the concept of gifted-child pedagogy (GCP) and consequences of adopting a GCP model. It argues that use of the term GCP can create a faux reality that GCP exists and that teachers who do not have this particular pedagogy cannot help gifted children. (Contains 7 references.) (CR)