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Classroom Sketches, Pearl Jones Spencer, Amanda Katherine Hebeler
Classroom Sketches, Pearl Jones Spencer, Amanda Katherine Hebeler
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We are now in the second year of the Washington State program of "in-service" training of teachers. It is not the purpose of this article to present a summary or evaluation of "in-service" work but to indicate how actual procedures reveal the philosophy of a school, its educational thinking and planning. The notes offered have been gleaned from observations made by some of those who have participated in the program.
Needs Of The In-Service Training Program, Robert E. Mcconnell
Needs Of The In-Service Training Program, Robert E. Mcconnell
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The Central Washington College of Education has had over a year of experience in serving public schools in the Washington state system of in-service training. This system was established by the State Board of Education in cooperation with the public higher institutions of learning in the spring of 1943. The principal function of the program is to provide a service to the schools for the refresher training of teachers returning to the profession during the war period. As a matter of fact, the service has been used not only by returning teachers, but also by present teachers who have been …
Rating Teachers To Help Them Grow, Emil E. Samuelson
Rating Teachers To Help Them Grow, Emil E. Samuelson
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In 1936 there was considerable dissatisfaction with the rating scale being used in the supervision of student teaching at the Central Washington College of Education, and it was felt that a new scale was needed. Consequently, three faculty members, the primary supervisor, the supervisor of rural teaching, and the director of personnel and placement decided to make a detailed study and to construct a new rating scale. The Ellensburg scale, originally evolved for the rating of student teachers with emphasis on guiding their growth, should be equally helpful in the rating and guidance of teachers in service.
The Evaluation Of Teachers And Teaching, Emil E. Samuelson
The Evaluation Of Teachers And Teaching, Emil E. Samuelson
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The need for accurate evaluation of teachers and teaching is strongly indicated by various current situations. Among these is the oversupply of trained teachers and of candidates for admittance to teacher-training institutions. What candidates shall be selected for training? What teachers already trained shall be given preference in placement? And, finally, what criteria may be applied to determine professional advancement, Adequate evaluation of the type mentioned would help us to the answers of these questions.