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Consolidating Perceptions Of Middle School Teaching Through Participatory-Type Early Field Experiences, Bobby D. Moore, Rex Leonard
Consolidating Perceptions Of Middle School Teaching Through Participatory-Type Early Field Experiences, Bobby D. Moore, Rex Leonard
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It is entirely possible that prospective teachers whose early school exposures are limited to the short student teaching endeavor will have an inaccurate or distorted perception of the problems and frustrations they will actually encounter when they being their initial teaching assignment. This study was designed to determine the impact that extensive early field experiences had on the ranking of the middle school teacher characteristics at specific stages of maturation during the teacher preparation program. Of the 10 teacher characteristics ranked, half showed significant changes in priorities across the three assessments of the opinionnaire. Evidence from this study seems to …
What A Teacher Can Learn From A Coach, Jesse Palmer, Ben Smith
What A Teacher Can Learn From A Coach, Jesse Palmer, Ben Smith
Faculty Publications
Successful coaches are tremendous motivators. A look at one of the greatest coaches of all time, John Wooden of U.C.L.A., reveals his philosophy and strategy for success. It is our thesis that teachers can model successful coaching techniques in the classroom and increase student motivation.
State Incentive Characteristics, Johnny R. Purvis, John C. Stone, Susan Hart-Hester
State Incentive Characteristics, Johnny R. Purvis, John C. Stone, Susan Hart-Hester
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Networking Practitioners To Impact Teacher Education, Richard G. Stahlhut, Richard R. Hawkes, Sally S.J. Frudden, Thomas E. Davis
Networking Practitioners To Impact Teacher Education, Richard G. Stahlhut, Richard R. Hawkes, Sally S.J. Frudden, Thomas E. Davis
Faculty Publications
A description is given of the Regional Partnership Program; a field-responsive; center-specific model established at the University of Northern Iowa; designed to oversee clinical field experiences for student teachers. The model involves six regional districts specifically located across the state which serve as the administrative units for the field program. All of the centers have a common structure to allow for program continuity. Several examples of this continuity include: (1) every center has a tenure track professor who is the administrator for all aspects of the center's operation; (2) all centers have implemented a full semester student teaching curriculum; and …