FIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW YORK STATE REPORT THEIR PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO THE EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS, WITHOUT REGARD TO EXISTING REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATIONS. THE REPORTS ARE CONCERNED MAINLY WITH THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, BUT EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS OF HISTORY, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS 3-YEAR JOINT EXPERIMENT ARE BROOKLYN COLLEGE, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, THE STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA, AND VASSAR COLLEGE. SEE ALSO TE 000 285 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA. (DL)