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Bruns, Barbara; Luque, Javier – World Bank, 2015
While the importance of good teaching may be intuitively obvious, only over the past decade has education research begun to quantify the high economic stakes around teacher quality. In a world where the goals of national education systems are being transformed, from a focus on the transmission of facts and memorization to a focus on student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Educational Quality, Educational Change
Blakers, A. L. – 1967
The objective of this book is to identify those mathematical concepts which are relevant to elementary measurement, and to exhibit their logical interrelationships. The book was written with high school mathematics teachers in mind, but it is hoped that it will be useful also to elementary school teachers, science teachers, and college teachers.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Inservice Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications
Musella, Donald F.; Joyce, H. Donald – 1972
The simulation materials in this booklet have been presented in the form of problems encountered by the elementary school principal. The use of these materials can be directed to serve the following objectives: (1) improve skills related to the adminstrative processing of decision-making, supervision, planning, and problem-solving; (2) increase…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Inservice Education
Arikado, Marjorie S.; And Others – 1974
The simulation materials in this booklet have been presented in the form of problems encountered by the elementary school consultant. Their use can be directed to serve the following objectives: (1) improve skills related to the administrative and consultative processes of decision-making, supervision, planning, and problem-solving; (2) increase…
Descriptors: Consultants, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Inservice Education
Pagliaro, Marie – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
"Educator or Bully?" offers a comprehensive approach to classroom management for both novice and veteran teachers who are interested in examining their current classroom management performance, especially with respect to how it reflects the characteristics of the 21st century classroom. Practices presented are based on sound educational theory.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods, Educational Theories
Dillon, Elizabeth – 1978
For the purposes of this booklet, staff development is defined as "all those learning activities organized, conducted, and funded by the local school district that are designed to improve the on-the-job performance of district employees." Comprehensive school district staff development programs provide activities focusing on curriculum and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Castro, Dina C.; Ayankoya, Betsy; Kasprzak, Christina – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As early childhood programs and schools become more culturally and linguistically diverse, professionals need to create settings that welcome "new voices" and help all children succeed. This comprehensive professional development course gives them the in-depth practical guidance they need. Developed by respected scholar Dina Castro and her expert…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Cultural Pluralism, Program Effectiveness
Musella, Donald F.; Joyce, H. Donald – 1974
The simulation materials in this booklet have been presented in the form of problems encountered by the secondary school division chairman. Their use can be directed to serve the following objectives: (1) improve skills related to the administrative processes of decision-making, supervision, planning, and problem-solving; (2) increase…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Decision Making, Department Heads, Inservice Education
Zwozdiak-Myers, Paula – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
What do we mean by reflective practice? What does it involve? How can it help you develop as a teacher? "The Teacher's Reflective Practice Handbook" is an essential source of advice, guidance and ideas for both student and practising teachers. Helping you to translate pedagogical knowledge into practice, this "Handbook" guides you through studying…
Descriptors: Evidence, Classroom Research, Problem Based Learning, Classroom Environment
Carreker, Suzanne; Birsh, Judith R. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
With the new edition of this activity book--the companion to Judith Birsh's bestselling text, "Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills"--students and practitioners will get the practice they need to use multisensory teaching effectively with students who have dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Ideal for both pre-service teacher…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Kenworthy, Leonard S. – 1988
The opening chapter of this volume attempts to provide a framework for education about the international or global community that is emerging. Chapter 2 notes some of the recent and possible future changes in the world and in the United Nations (UN) system. The third chapter identifies some of the obstacles to learning about the world and the UN…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Curtis, Charles W.; And Others – 1961
These materials were developed to help high school teachers to become familiar with the approach to tenth-grade Euclidean geometry which was adopted by the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). It is emphasized that the materials are unsuitable as a high school textbook. Each document contains material too difficult for most high school students.…
Descriptors: Geometry, Inservice Education, Instructional Materials, Resource Materials
Weldy, Gilbert R. – 1974
This monograph provides some suggestions for school administrators -- principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and their management teams -- to enable them to understand their own attitudes and behaviors regarding their use of time, recognize the practices which most effectively use time well, incorporate sound principles of time…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Decision Making, Inservice Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1972
This manual describes a parent involvement program on the elementary level. Although the primary aim of such a program is to broaden the learning opportunities of each child through increased personal attention and support, there are also many advantages for the teacher, the school, and the parents. The teacher has more time to devote to the…
Descriptors: Books, Developmental Programs, Education, Elementary School Students
George, James E.; McCallon, Earl L. – 1976
This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to plan and conduct a competency-based staff development program as part of an overall accountability program. Short sections focus in turn on various steps in the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education
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