The module is the fourth of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program or to enrich an already established program. Module 4 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. The module contains four units which cover the topics of the purposes…

The module is the seventh of a series of seven discrete modules designed to assist elementary school teachers in the development of a career education program or to enrich an already established program. Module 7 may be used separately or in conjunction with the other modules. Module 7 deals with career education and minorities, specifically…

This document presents the Ohio Education Association's teacher evaluation policy and procedures. The first section sets forth the policy on teacher education and discusses the responsibilities of the profession as state or local level responsibilities. The second section points out limiting factors that often influence teacher evaluation. The…

Organized to make learning contagious throughout the school, this user-friendly guide helps create a culture of learning that promotes the simultaneous development of students, teachers, and parents--addressing specific ways to maximize study groups, student data, classroom walk-throughs, and more. The interactive self-assessment protocols focus…

This paper describes five key trends in the ways the rules for education are changing, the potential implications of the changes, and challenges for those promoting school health education. (SM)

It is argued in this book that postsecondary instructors have to improve their performance in the classroom not only by achieving a better understanding of how teachers teach, but also of how learners learn. Most postsecondary teachers are well trained in their disciplines, but few have received formal training in how to teach or have acquired an…

The clinic process might best be characterized as a systematic interchange between an outside observer (a teaching consultant) and a faculty client for the purpose of identifying and improving teaching strengths and weaknesses. This guide to the clinic process presents materials grouped according to the stage of the teaching improvement process in…

Presents 16 steps to improve instructional quality at the university level. There are steps for teaching fellows, junior faculty, senior faculty, and building incentives to sustain good teaching. The article notes each step alone will not make a great impact, but together they can alter the campus environment. (SM)

Reflection is critical in preparing educators to teach with a global perspective. The article builds a rationale for reflection in globally oriented teacher education programs, shares strategies developed for an introductory seminar on global education, and discusses implications of reflection on global education and its infusion into teacher…

Critical evaluation of teaching and the devices through which teachers try to increase their self-critical abilities and to improve their work are addressed. Focus is on videotaping technologies that enable teachers to act, step back and observe, and then analyze their work. (JMD)

The Professional Development Plan of Lansing Community College for 1977-78 begins with a statement of goals and objectives for college development activities, followed by general program proposals. Specific plans are then presented for the professional development laboratory and office, and the divisions of applied arts and sciences, arts and…

The document presents a point-based faculty professional development plan initiated by Alvin Community College (Texas). A list of activities and their respective point values are utilized by faculty members to document professional growth and development, with a thirty point minimum for the academic year necessary for advancement to the next…

In this teacher education kit, participants use a wide range of media and materials including slides, serial photos, census data, and video tape to work through exercises from the High School Geography Project. These exercises provide a basis for analysis of the discrepant data teaching procedures in which various media are used to lead students…

SUNY/Buffalo's competency-based teacher education program in foreign languages emphasizes: (1) a field-centered program, (2) a multi-institutional pattern of organizations, (3) feedback to students regarding their progress, (4) preservice/inservice continuum. The competencies required of foreign language teachers include: a practical command of…

Intended for administrators and teachers of gifted children, the volume presents ideas on creativity developed by the participants in the 1975 Teacher Training Institute at Governor's School in North Carolina. Sections cover the rationale of creativity in the classroom, theoretical background, the creative classroom (including a game for teachers…