Working with Student Teachers: Getting and Giving the Best

Michael A. Morehead is a professor and associate dean of the College of Education at New Mexico State University. He is a former secondary school teacher and administrator. Dr. Morehead coordinated student teaching programs for more than fourteen years at Northern Arizona University and Emporia State University. During this time, he coordinated the assignment of more than 4,000 student teachers.

Lawrence Lyman is a professor and the chair of the department of early childhood/elementary teacher education at Emporia State University. He is a former elementary school teacher and principal. In 1998, he returned to the elementary classroom as a third/fourth grade teacher in Emporia public schools, where he served as a mentor to three student teachers.

Harvey C. Foyle is a professor in the department of design and technology at Emporia State University. He is a former high school social studies teacher and departmental chairperson. His university experience includes curriculum planning and instruction, social studies education, computers and technology, and student teacher supervision.