In Italy, the problem of training the figure of the tutor essentially arose with the introduction of the internship in university teacher training. The identification of a “double setting”, primary - in schools - and secondary - in universities - with different accompanying figures, has led researchers to question the contents and strategies for their training. The elaboration of didactic tools and models of teaching that can articulate formalised teaching knowledge and experiential knowledge and support virtuous integration processes of novices in communities of practise can represent a strategic contribution of educational research: the article critically analyses two models based on the analysis of teachers' real-life work for the development of classroom management skills.