Working With Student Teachers: Getting and Giving the Best

Introduction 1

1 Creating and Sustaining Productive Partnerships 9

2 Building Positive Relationships 21

3 Student Teaching Program Assessment and Accountability 35

4 Planning and Sequencing 47

5 Supervising the Student Teacher 67

6 Helping Student Teachers Succeed in Diverse Classrooms 83

7 The Incompetent Student Teacher 99

8 The Excellent Student Teacher 111

9 The Principal's Role 119

Appendix 1 Observable Instructional Behaviors to Reinforce 129

Appendix 2 Professional Development School Agreement 135

Selected Bibliography 139

Index 145