Inservice Teachers Mentoring Aspiring Teachers

This qualitative study examined the impact of mentoring relationships upon preservice and inservice teachers' literacy instruction. Twenty-two undergraduate students seeking teacher certification were assigned in pairs to tutor primary school students in a university reading clinic. Eleven classroom teachers seeking reading specialist certification conducted ten mentoring sessions with each pair of preservice teachers. Purposeful sampling was used to select three of the mentoring teams for data analysis. In two out of three teams, results indicated that preservice teachers expanded their instructional strategies as a result of three components of the mentoring relationship: selection of strategies, organization, and non-judgmental support. All inservice teachers reported increased reflection on and adaptation to their instructional strategies. Findings support the conclusion that early mentoring experiences foster growth for both preservice and inservice teachers.     

Equal Opportunities in School‐based ITE: A view from one secondary PGCE course

Evidence suggests that equal opportunities issues are neglected in schools and in HEI based initial teacher education courses. It would, therefore, seem reasonable to assume that they will continue to be neglected in school based ITE.

This paper reports the findings of a small scale investigation into what input on equal opportunities students on a one year, school based, secondary PGCE course were receiving. In essence, the findings were that although the majority of students expressed the belief that active, conscious attention to equal opportunities issues is essential for good practice, they were not given the information or guidance they felt was necessary for them to achieve this. Although some students expressed discontent with the treatment equal opportunities were given in the HEI based component of the course, schools received the bulk of the criticism for neglecting this area or for only paying it lip service.

Mentors need to give more attention to equal opportunities if future generations of school students are not to be further disadvantaged.     

Butterfly Power in the Art of Mentoring Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students

This article describes the ways in which critical events in the lives of college students may contribute to their career development and personal well being. These critical events are referred to as 'butterflies', adopting as a metaphor that concept from chaos theory which states that relatively small events can have large effects. The study analyzes these events and their effects from the perspective of the students' mentors. Results of the study are related to other concepts from chaos theory including bifurcation points, autopoiesis and emergence. The study explores both the different kinds of critical events students experience as well as how mentoring may help students to deal with them. The role of the mentor as interpreter of events, as change agent and as intervener are identified. The article argues that mentors need to be aware of the potential power of critical events in the career development of college students.     

Faculty integration of technology in teacher preparation: outcomes of a development model

This article reports on a faculty development model that uses a variety of approaches and strategies to help faculty restructure their curricula and effectively model technology integration for their students. A multifaceted model, funded in part by the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) initiative, was implemented at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The model included training, technical and collegial support, access, and incentives. Questionnaires and qualitative data indicated substantive changes in faculty expectations and assumptions regarding technology as well as increases in faculty and student technology skills and the degree to which faculty members integrate technology into their curricula. The model helped to facilitate the collaborative efforts of a cadre of faculty to model and integrate technology throughout their teacher preparation programs.     

中高职课程体系衔接研究

中高职教育衔接在国家职业教育体系中的地位日益提高,课程体系衔接是中高职教育衔接关键环节;调查研究发现,中高职课程体系衔接中存在课程设置不当、教学内容重复等问题;其原因主要是,人才培养目标定位模糊、生源素质和师资力量等存在问题;为此,研究提出,重在改善师资队伍等建议,以顺利推进中高职课程体系有效衔接。     

BookReviews

Teachers in American study-abroad programs usually receive little, if any, training before the trip, because ‘teaching is teaching’. The cultural differences between Chinese and American university classrooms, however, affect the students' ability to learn and the teacher's ability to teach in profound ways. Foreign teachers in China require at least a basic understanding of the educational, moral and political dimensions of their classrooms if they wish to maximize the learning potential of their Chinese students. Faculty teaching abroad should be prepared for the politics of their new university department, including management styles that can hamper efforts to acclimatize to the new setting.     

民办高校英语专业教师队伍建设与发展特色化问题对策研究

民办高校英语专业教师队伍建设与发展对民办高校是否能健康持续地发展至关重要。民办高校建设应借鉴国外经验同时,立足国内民办高校发展与英语学科发展的实际,力求将民办高校英语专业教师队伍打造成具有科学规划,合理发展,高效的结构优优势,充满创新活力,发挥专业特色化具有高尚情操和精湛专业技术的特色化队伍。其建设实践应围绕一"心"四"点"逐步展开:一"心"是指要以"师资队伍建设特色化研究"为"中心",四点即依托国家与地方软硬环境条件的支持,地方区域社会与经济发展特点,民办高校英语学科专业建设与发展特点,民办高校英语专业学生群体特点。并根据特点制定出特色化建设的对策。     

角色游戏过程中的教师观察与指导

幼儿园角色游戏中,教师的有效介入指导是提高教师指导角色游戏质量的有效途径.教师依据观察分析采取适宜的干预方式是游戏指导的策略,是解决“游戏儿童”现象的重要抓手.     

中国古代工匠美术教育方法探究

古代工匠美术教育属于早期职业教育的范畴,它对古代技术型人才培养、社会经济的发展以及工艺美术的巨大成就起到了不容忽视的作用。我国古代工匠美术教育虽然不同于现代教育,从其本身的特点出发,形成了一系列行之有效的教育方法。古代工匠美术教育中师傅的"教",是具有"口传心授"特征的非课堂教学及以粉本、画谱、工艺美术著作为媒介的物传式教育。古代工匠美术教育中徒弟的"学",主要是观察模仿学习、实践性学习、自主性学习。     

交流异步电机状态变量观测及其优化控制

采用维持磁通始终恒定的方法对电机转矩直接控制，可解决交流异步电机控制精度和系统复杂性之间的矛盾，在电机状态变量观测及位置控制中应用了现代控制理论，和传统的矢量控制方法相比，在相同的性能指标下，该系统便于用微机来完成实时控制。