Education — Teacher Education Education — Teacher Education Health Education Physical Education Physical Education (Teaching) Recreation Teaching of Reading Teacher Corps Luan H. Ferrin, Director Blaine P. Parkinson, Program Development Specialist Alfredo Pando, Associate Director The Weber State College Teacher Corps Project is a cooperative effort involving the College, Ogden City Schools, Salt Lake City Schools, Intermountain School and the communities they serve, in training teachers for areas of low-income families. Teacher Corps is a two-year program which began in June 1972, financed by a grant through the National Teacher Corps, U. S. Office of Education, which will enable student interns to participate in actual teaching experiences while learning through specialized techniques and methods to complete requirements for certification through the School of Education. The purpose of Teacher Corps is—"to strengthen the educational opportunities available to children in areas having concentrations of low-income families" and "to encourage colleges and universities to broaden their programs of teacher preparation and to attract and train teachers who will be made available to local educational agencies." The interns are junior students who have committed themselves to careers in teaching children in low-income areas. Teacher Education Professors, Harley K. Adamson, Joseph L. Bishop, Caseel D. Burke, W. Blair Low, Evan J. Memmott, William P. Miller, Blaine P. Parkinson, D. Parry Wilson; Associate Professors, Florence R. Barton, David R. Cox, Luan H. Ferrin, Melba Glade, Jimmie D. Merrill; Assistant Professors, Keith R. Burnett, Ruth C. Gardner, J. Burdett Johnson, Olive Maccarthy, A. Earl McCain, Helena B. Watson; Associate Members, Arthur R. Adelman, Art; Bill Henrie, Business Education; Patricia Fernandez, Mathematics; K. Earl Ericksen, Music; L. Winslow Hurst, Student Personnel; Raymond Rhead, Margaret Waterfall, Carol Westmoreland, Richard Williams, Physical Education; Kenneth R. Adams and Oren E. Moffett, Foreign Language. Director of Curriculum Development and Research, Blaine P. Parkinson. Coordinator of Selective Admissions to Teacher Education, Harley K. Adamson. Director of Professional Laboratory Experiences, W. Blair Low. Director of Teacher Corps Project, Luan H. Ferrin. The major purpose of the professional education curricula is to prepare teachers for the elementary and secondary schools. Programs are also provided for preparation of teachers of the academically handicapped. The foundation is laid also in the baccalaureate program for later specialization in such fields as administration, supervision, counseling and special education. The programs for elementary and secondary teachers are approved by the Utah Department of Public Instruction and are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In 1971 the teacher education program at Weber State received the Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. In the Evening School and Summer School, an attempt is made to meet the needs of those who are not able to attend the regular day school. All professional courses required for certification, except student teaching, are offered in these schools in any consecutive four-quarter period. Also, a selection of professional courses is offered teachers-in-service who desire to renew their teaching certificates. The professional education faculty is responsible for planning and conducting the teacher education program in accord with the regulations of the State Department of Public Instruction, and for recommending graduates to that Department for certification as teachers. A campus-wide representative Council on Teacher Education assists in developing policies and procedures relating to teacher education and serves as a coordinating body on all matters relating to the program. Standards for Admission and Retention The student who plans to become a teacher must meet certain standards before he will be accepted officially as a candi- 236 237