DEBRA J. ANDERSON is Associate Professor of Education, Supervisor of Student Teaching, and Director of Student Teaching and Certification at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She taught science for seven years in suburban and rural Minnesota, in Wyoming, and at the university level. Dr. Anderson has also supervised student teachers in Colorado and Wisconsin.
ROBERT L. MAJOR is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Supervisor of Student Teachers at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota. He is also the author of Discipline: The Most Important Subject We Teach (1990). Dr. Major has taught junior high students in Nebraska, substitute taught elementary and secondary students in New Jersey, and supervised elementary and secondary student teachers in Colorado and Mexico.
RICHARD R. MITCHELL is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Supervisor of Student Teachers at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota. He taught science in Nebraska for nine years and also frequently served as a cooperating teacher. Dr. Mitchell also supervised elementary and secondary student teachers in Mexico and Colorado.