Designing Contemporary Teacher Education Curricula. Report of the Annual North Central Association Teacher Education Workshop (38th, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1985).

Overview & Synopsis

The theme of the 1985-1986 Teacher Education Workshop, sponsored by the North Central Association Teacher Education Project, was "Designing Contemporary Teacher Education Curricula." Group reports are presented on: (1) "Forces Affecting Parameters of Teacher Education"; (2) "A Window of Analysis for Examining One Major Curriculum Recommendation"; and (3) "The Professional Studies Component in Teacher Education: More Than Courses and Generating Academic Credit." Individual research reports were presented on: (1) "A Futuristic Look at Dance in the School Curriculum" (Alta Burns); (2) "Competency Testing: How Can Teacher Education Help?" (Trenton Cooper); (3) "Follow-Up Questionnaire for Use in Curricula Change Decisions for Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs" (Ray Gibson); (4)"Preservice Teacher Education: What Is the Current Curriculum?" (Shirley Haworth and Donald Jones); (6) "A Modest Proposal for Iowa Teacher Evaluation of Beginning Classroom Teachers" (Vincent Mahoney); (7) "Enhancing Instructional Competence in Small Colleges" (William Roweton); (8) "Teacher Stress: The Enemy Within" (Darold Simms); and (9) "A Learning Resource Center for Teacher Education" (Michael Tanner). Appendixes provide information on the total program of the Teacher Education Project and details of the workshop purposes, organization, personnel, and groups. (CB)