MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
BM BUMPAY. JULY 14. 1983 a
Hew Approach in Preparation of Teachers Under Way in Countv
n?,i the individual. I ers will be chosen in terms of I The professional g r o w I h I tcristics of individual schools I mm .jL ... .. ....
In the preparation of teachers
will move into full expert
mental stage this fall in a co
operative venture involving
aoutnern Uregon college and
tne Medford school district,
The plan provides for the
recruitment of high quality
potential teachers, a redesign
ed pre - service preparation
program, and a full-time su
pervised internship as a cul
minating experience.
The plan is considered by
leading Oregon educators as
superior method to methods
now being used in preparing
teachers for elementary and
secondary school teaching.
The venture is .part of the
Oregon Program, which is be
ing financed by the Ford
Foundation to study ways of
improving teaching, thus im
proving education.
Candidates for admission
Into the new approach for
preparing teachers are chosen
on the basis of several fao
tors.
Desirable Personal Qualities
In addition to qualifying
for Tegular admission to
Southern Oregon college's
- teacher education program
and having a minimum grade
point average of 2.5 with ap
propriate scores on a series
of tests, the candidate also
shows desirable personal qual
ities and promise superior
teaching potential.
'Among other qualifications
are recommendations from
appropriate people, evidence
of sufficient interest to com
plete the program, and ac
ceptance by the administra
tion of Medford public
schools.
Two calendar years will be
required to complete the pro
gram. Associate Teacher
The first year will Include
a half-day as an associate
teacher in Medford schools,
plus additional college cours
es and experiences designed
for each student's particular
needs. The second year will
include a full-time assignment
as an intern teacher accompa
nied by an educational sem
inar. By attending three sum
mer sessions and carrying a
maximum load, some students
may complete the masters de
gree program, college offi
cials indicated. This will de
pend upon the student's aca
demic status and his desire
to accelerate. All candidates
can complete the require
ments for a bachelors degree.
During the first year of the
program, associate teachers
may earn about $1,000. Dur
ing the second year, or the
intern year, participants will
be paid about $4,000. Stu
dents who successfully com
plete the program and are
recommended for employment
by the Medford public
schools may be placed on the
salary schedule at the second
year experience level step.
Hat Much to Offer
The internship program,
college officials noted, has
much to offer candidates in
the teacher education field at
Southern Oregon college.
Among some of the advant
ages: 1. Student teaching and In
tern experiences in a new
learning environment for chil
dren. 2. Professional education
experiences concurrent with
observation and participation
experiences in the classroom.
3. Profit from intensive and
continuous supervision by ex
perienced classroom teachers
end college supervisors.
Setter Preparation
4. Receiving some renumer
etion during the last two
years of the preparation period.
Seven Tracts of
Timber Are Sold
Seven tracts containing an
estimated volume of 8,091,000
board feet were sold at oral
auction by the Medford dis
trict, bureau of land manage
ment, last week.
Five of the tracts were pur
chased at the appraised price.
Purchasers included Kogap
Manufacturing company, Med
ford, Rough and Ready Tim
ber company. Cave Junction,
Stumbo Brothers and W. H.
Kahl, both of Wolf Creek, and
and Spalding and Son, Grants
A tract of 738,000 board
feet on Elk creek was award
ed to Fir-Ply Inc., Medford,
with a high bid of $27.60 per
thousand on Douglas-fir. Un
successful bidders were House
Brothers, Olson-Lawyer and
Elk Lumber company.
Medford Corporation pur
chased a tract of slvaage tim
ber on the Butte Falls-Prospect
highway for a total of
S6.395.25. The other bidder
was Ben Gallentine, Ashland.
The three tracts receiving
no bid at the regular June
sale were sold later in the
month as 90-day sales. They
were purchased by Steve Wil
on. White City. Stumbo
Brothers. Wolf Creek, and
Richard J. Tyke, Glendale.
ences which will provide for
more and better prc-service
preparation than is possible
in the present teacher train
ing program.
Students participating in
the program also will be elgi
ble for employment in Med
ford schools upon successful
completion of the program,
teaching certificate.
Supervised By Teacher
Placing associate and in
tern teachers will be carefully
handled along several basic
criteria, SOC officials noted,
One will be the grade level
preference of the participant,
and another is consideration of
the area of academic special
Areas of the best available
supervsion also will be con
sidered, as well as the abili
ties of the student relating to
the needs of the cooperating
school district.
Associate and intern teach
ers will be supervised by
teachers in the cooperating
school district. These teach
their ability to provide Quali
ty assistance. Supervision also
will be provided on a syste
matic basis by. members of
the college staff.
Teaching done by the stu
dents will be observed and
evaluated by the supervisors,
who also will assist in plan
ning and presenting lessons.
The professional growth
achieved by the student teach
ers also will be analized.
Conference Scheduled
Associate and intern teach
ers also will receive help in
adjusting teaching activities
to the specific level of the
curriculum and the class, and
will receive aid in under
standing the unique charac
teristics of individual schools
and students.
Conferences between super
visors and assoicate and in
tern teachers will be sched
uled to discuss and exchange
ideas, and program partici
pants will be encouraged to
become aware of the value
of self-analysis.
SOC students who will bo-
come associate teachers in
the Medford district this year
include Mildred Boyd and
Nancy Burrill, second grade
level; Barbara Bell and Wil
ma Clark, third grade level;
Delorcs Pool and Beverly
Todd, fourth grade level; Lin.
da Cornutt, Maxine Widman,
Chrystine Hulshof and Har
old Moblcy, fifth grade level;
Lani Frenzel. Rosalia Wii,
Janice Stevens and Mildred
Williams, sixth grade level;
Karaloe Selby and James
Susce, secondary social sci
ence; Kaye Goff and Gary
Watts, secondary English;
Dennis Dedrick, secondary
mathematics; John Jeal and
Yvonne Dunisch, secondary
science.
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