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ERIC Number: EJ610316
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
I-STEP and the Preparation of Middle School Teachers.
Kain, Daniel L.; Hays, Patricia A.; Wunderlich, Karen Weller
Childhood Education, v76 n5 p298-302 Annual Theme 2000
Describes the Integrated Secondary Teacher Education Program (I-STEP), offered at Northern Arizona University, which educates teachers for middle school careers. Describes program features: (1) integration; (2) field experience; (3) inquiry and problem--based learning; (4) intense collaboration; and (5) alternative student assessment models. (KB)
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Inquiry, Middle School Teachers, Models, Problem Solving, Program Descriptions, Student Evaluation, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs, Team Teaching
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Northern Arizona University; Program Characteristics; Twenty First Century
Note: Annual Theme Issue: "Preparing School Personnel for the 21st Century."