THIS PUBLICATION SUMMARIZES 9 PROPOSED DESIGNS, SCREENED FROM 80 SUBMITTED, FOR MODEL ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION DESCRIBES THE PURPOSES AND BACKGROUND OF THE 2-PHASE PROJECT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN LIGHT OF THE BEST THINKING AND RESEARCH NOW AVAILABLE. GENERAL DIMENSIONS, RATIONALE, AND OPERATION OF PHASE 1--THE PLANNING PHASE FROM OCTOBER 1967 TO OCTOBER 1968--ARE PRESENTED FOR THE INFORMATION OF THOSE WHO MAY WISH TO SUBMIT PHASE 2 PROPOSALS, DUE FEBRUARY 28, 1969, FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS BASED ON THESE 9 MODELS OR SIMILAR ONES. A CHAPTER IS DEVOTED TO EACH OF THE 9 PROPOSALS DEVELOPED BY FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHWEST REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY, OHIO CONSORTIUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE. SUMMARIES OF EACH PROPOSAL INCLUDE SUCH TOPICS AS RATIONALE AND TENETS OF THE MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, STAFF RETRAINING AND UTILIZATION PATTERNS, INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS, AND EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK TECHNIQUES. DETAILED ALSO ARE SUCH PROPOSED INNOVATIONS AS BEHAVIORALLY STATED GOALS, INDIVIDUALIZED COMPUTER-MANAGED INSTRUCTION, AND INTERACTION ANALYSIS. (JS)