Teacher residency programs (modeled after the clinical residency model in medical training) show great promise in helping local school systems build a highly capable and diverse teaching workforce. Jointly run by districts and nearby universities, these programs recruit teaching candidates, pair them with carefully selected mentor teachers, and give them a gradual introduction to classroom instruction while simultaneously moving them through a graduate-level course of study. While such programs are not yet widespread — since the first residency was launched in 2001, roughly 50 others have been created nationwide — early research findings suggest they provide an effective means of recruiting, preparing, supporting, and retaining excellent teachers.
BackgroundIn this paper, we are advocating the extensive use of videomedia in the university classroom and we discuss the impact of this in education. Administration needs to provide special support to the Instructional Resources Department and the library. Faculty can improve the teaching and courses can be standardized. A student will have the opportunity to view a lecture more than once on a videotape and prepare a t his own pace.University education would improve a great deal, but several conlroversial issues, such as class attendance, teacher evaluation, emphasis on presentation or the course content, and ownership of videotapes will arise.
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