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Heathington, Betty S.; And Others – Teacher Educator, 1988
To improve the quality of its teacher education program, the university strengthened its partnership with schools where its students obtained student teaching experience. The qualities of effective cooperating teachers, a selection guide for faculty associates, and the benefits of college school cooperation are described. (JL)
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Faculty Development
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Essex, Nathan L. – Teacher Educator, 1986
Teacher malpractice lawsuits seek financial relief for students who have not received the benefits of an education because of negligent or incompetent teachers. Two contrasting cases are described, and implications for educators are discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rodriguez, Roy C.; Rodriguez, Irene C. – Teacher Educator, 1986
The authors review a variety of strategies that could be employed by school districts, teacher education institutions, and state agencies to attract and retain or retrain Hispanic teachers in math and science. (MT)
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Mathematics Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, Schools of Education
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Elsmere, Robert T. – Teacher Educator, 1979
The 59th Annual Conference of the Association of Teacher Educators held in Orlando, Florida, in February 1979 is highlighted. The conference theme was "Frontiers and Fantasies in Teacher Education." (JMF)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Meetings, National Organizations, Professional Associations
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Potthoff, Dennis; Alley, Robert – Teacher Educator, 1996
Six issues to consider when colleges make placement decisions for prestudent teaching and student teaching are diversity, collaboration, cooperating teacher preparation, challenging beliefs, mentor matching, and clustering. A study of current North American placement practices is examined. Implications of the six considerations for teacher…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Cooperating Teachers, Cooperative Planning, Cultural Awareness
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Quilter, Shawn M. – Teacher Educator, 1999
Argues for the inclusion of assessment coursework as a necessary component in teacher education through a demonstration of the relationship between test validity and the law. Focuses on the seventh assessment competency listed in the Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students: recognizing unethical, illegal, and…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
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Copenhaver, Ron; Waggoner, Jan E.; Young, Alice; James, Terry L. – Teacher Educator, 1997
Provides a rationale for using developmental portfolios in preservice teacher education, describing how portfolios have been used in teacher education programs and discussing contributions portfolios can make in helping candidates reflect on the pre-student teaching segment of the program and make the transition from student to student teacher and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Performance Based Assessment
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Weinhold, Barry K. – Teacher Educator, 2000
Discusses reasons for school violence, examining critical aspects of the culture of school violence (a dominator value system that supports violence, overemphasis on negativity, and pervasiveness of bullying). The paper describes differences between bullying and normal peer conflict and notes short- and long-term effects of bullying.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Counselors, Cultural Awareness