Agriculture Education. Topic Analysis for Vocational Teacher Education.

Three papers presented at a teacher education conference on the development of common core curriculum for vocational teacher education are contained in this booklet. The titles and authors are as follow: "A Model Methods Course for Agricultural Education," by L. H. Newcomb; "Preparing Teachers to Develop Courses of Study in Vocational Agriculture," by David McCracken; and "Pre-Service Field Experience as Preparation for Teaching," by Leon Boucher. Each paper addresses six primary points of emphasis: (1) need for the proposed course, (2) objective, (3) content, (4) instructional strategies, (5) evaluation, both formative and summative, and (6) related resources. Appended to the third paper are a list of criteria to be considered in selecting cooperating teachers and cooperating schools, suggested guidelines for orientation of student teachers, trainee evaluation report for vocational agriculture experience, and an agreement form for use between a local school system and a teacher education training center regarding student teachers. (JH)