Excellence in Teacher Education. 1975 Distinguished Achievement Awards Program.

Overview & Synopsis

This document salutes the winning programs of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's 1975 Distinguished Achievement Awards competition. The programs cited are the following: (a) Memphis State University's Project Memphis, an educational model providing handicapped infants service; (b) Indiana University's field-based Alternative School Teacher Education Program, which assists teachers in obtaining skills and experiences necessary for teaching in alternative public schools; (c) St. Edward's University's Bilingual-Bicultural Teacher Education Program to improve the educational achievement of Mexican American children in elementary school through the preparation of their teachers; (d) The University of Alabama in Birmingham's First-Year Teacher Pilot Program to maximize success of beginning teachers through establishment of a collaborative support system; and (e) The University of Michigan's Teaching as a Psychological Process, a field-based teacher education program to assist future teachers in applying psychology to the classroom. Certificates of recognition went to the following programs: (a) Austin College's Texacoma Cooperative Teacher Center; (b) College of Saint Teresa's Competency-Based Curriculum for Preservice Elementary Teachers; (c) Iowa State University's Models for Career Education; (d) The Ohio State University's program in Industrial Technology Education; and (e) the University of Pittsburgh's Middle School Teacher Corps Project. (JS)