Five part-time adult basic education instructors were trained to develop tutorials for their students by using the SuperPILOT authoring language to insert their own questions, answers, and hints in already existing generic programs. The project involved 18 hours of training and ongoing supervision and review of products. A total of 66 tutorial…

The following papers were presented as testimony to the National Commission on Excellence in Teacher Education open hearing: (1) "Effective In-Service Training" (Harold Finkelstein); and (2) "The State's Responsibilities for Teacher Education: Some Views" (Edward M. Wolpert). The first paper discusses the current state of…

Therapists and educators in early childhood special education programs have several potential sources of conflict ensuing from differing professional backgrounds, quality control, coordination problems, material equity, and lack of policy. A model for intensive and extensive training to improve the integration of therapy and therapists into the…

State mandates for teacher professional development and continuing education, and funding for those mandates are a high profile topic in the North Central region. Examination of specific state requirements for professional development, the relationship among professional development, teacher certification, and continued employment, and direct…

Highlighted are the philosophy and content of a packet of materials developed for teachers' needs for professional development. The four stages include generating anecdotes, reaching for issues, refining the issues, and classroom action. (KR)

This study of vocational education in Ohio correctional institutions seeks to determine the progress that has been made in the past decade, identify conditions that affect future directions for this educational effort, and make recommendations for further development of the program. The study examines vocational education for juvenile correctional…

This report is designed to help teachers and supervisors in teaching the New York State Elementary Syllabus in kindergarten through grade two. The curriculum emphasized a hands-on inquiry approach, and included both science process skills and content objectives. This is a report of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS)-Science…

Guidelines and recommendations for teacher education recommended by the American Chemistry Society are presented. The guidelines for preservice and inservice education of chemistry and science teachers are also included. Suggestions for implementing the teacher education programs are specified for teachers, college and university administrators…

This guide presents the Iowa standard for developing a plan to provide at risk students with the additional help they need to succeed. The standard requires a linkage of local, state, and federal resources within each local education agency. Section 1 is an introduction. Section 2 presents a statement of the objectives and the specific provisions…

The staff development workshops for high school science teachers of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students program are described. The project provided services which involved: creating a resource library, collecting videotaped records of the staff development workshops for future training sessions, disseminating information and materials, and…

A conceptual framework that provides a mechanism for anticipating the worth and potential success of staff development activities, in advance of their implementation, is described. In the first section, descriptions are given of the four main components of the staff development framework: defining staff development, salient organizational…

In accordance with Florida statutes, the state's Division of Community Colleges conducted a program review of teacher education in Florida's community colleges. Two questions were examined: (1) What role does the community college system currently play in teacher preparation and continuing education? and (2) What role should the community college…

Included are presentations on (or entitled): (1) teacher education programs (City University of New York); (2) staff development (Charlotte Frank); (3) teacher training and assessment (Mary E. Dilworth); (4) professional improvement (Doran Christensen); (5) "A Response to the Excellence Reports" (Robin Boucher); (6) teacher selection,…

Maintains that local school districts will soon be confronted with the task of implementing national standards in geography, history, civics, and government. Asserts that the geography community needs strong partners among teachers' unions and other educational organizations. (CFR)

Concerned school leaders can make a real difference in the education of educators. Six tasks which school leaders can undertake to aid in restructuring teacher education are identified and discussed. School leaders can: (1) make preservice and continuing education true priorities; (2) cooperate in establishing professional development centers; (3)…