Evaluated a professional development program for helping middle school teachers respond to changes resulting from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum Standards. Surveys indicated that teachers who completed the two graduate courses combining content and pedagogy had a large increase in their understanding of and beliefs in…

Describes the difficulties encountered when a college professor of education returned to an elementary school mathematics classroom. Provides excerpts from his daily journal, which is organized by themes (e.g., planning, uncertainties about students' learning, the adult as stranger, classroom management, and teaching skills), and reflects on how…

Explored the role of a university supervisor with the student teacher and the cooperating teacher, noting the supervisor's perceptions of her place in the university and the public school. Data from interviews, field notes, and conferences indicated the complexity of the supervisor's position in the traditional model of student teaching with…

Interviews with six mentors, six mentees (beginning trade and industrial teachers), and six supervisors identified characteristics of effective mentors and expectations of the relationship. Appropriate matching, establishment of objectives, and mentor accessibility were important factors. Mentees were sometimes too concerned about imposing on…

Observations of and interviews with 28 second- and fourth-grade students and 2 teachers revealed that elementary technology education activities increased technological capability and knowledge, improved attitudes toward technology, and provided practice in perceptual and psychomotor skills. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)

Of 50 state departments, only 34% require credentialing of two-year college technical instructors; 7 that did in 1990 do not now. Work experience remained important for those without bachelor's degrees. Of 22 technical teacher education programs, 13 offer degrees. Both undergraduate and graduate programs have decreased occupational education…

Of 74 Fortune 250 companies surveyed (30% responses), 51 had diversity training programs; length of training had no impact on level of backlash; some issues having more impact included programs being substituted for affirmative action or focused on productivity. Backlash was unaffected by inclusion of diversity goals in managers' performance…

Argues that the goal of technology education is to produce technologically educated persons who can function effectively and contribute to society. Urges technology educators to accept the challenges implicit in the mandate for technological literacy. (SK)

Presents a professional development for 18 teachers conducted over a two-year period. Results include change in teaching practices, beliefs, reflections, and student achievement. The collaborative program was particularly useful for experienced secondary school teachers but less useful for intermediate school teachers. (Contains 24 references.)…

Focuses on two main issues concerning the mathematics education of prospective primary school teachers in Greece: the integration of mathematics and pedagogy, and the relationship of theory to practice. Discusses specific teaching approaches concerning the problem of integration both in mathematics and in mathematics education courses. (Contains…

Discusses a 4-year action research project that involved the development of effective assessment tools for preservice mathematics teachers. Focuses on peer assessment in which students reviewed posters created by their peers. Concludes that peer assessment is an effective tool for assessment in preservice mathematics teacher education but must not…

Analyzes the interrelations between prospective and practicing teachers' learning of the mathematics of change and the development of their emerging understanding of effective mathematics teaching. Develops novel computer-based activities to challenge participants' mathematical understandings and requires them to use technology during short…

Contrasts four elementary teachers who were graduates of a teacher education program that incorporated a reform-based mathematics methods course. Suggests that there were several factors that influenced the teachers' conceptions and the choices they made in their teaching. Factors included personal commitment, professional strength, curriculum,…

Explores pedagogy for supervision through a case study of one prospective middle school mathematics teacher during her student teaching semester. Characterizes the emerging pedagogy of teaching episodes by use of open-ended questions, shift away from the supervisor's evaluations of the teaching, sustained focus throughout supervision, and an…

Investigates preservice elementary school teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge of decimal numeration. Indicates that most preservice teachers were aware of longer-is-larger misconceptions in students but had little awareness of shorter-is-larger misconceptions. Emphasizes content knowledge that integrates different aspects…