Reviews the strategies and flaws involved in schools of education providing "teacher warranties." Describes a more productive model for ensuring teacher quality through the development of a symbiotic relationship between professional educational training schools, their communities, and public schools. (MD)

At the Northview Elementary School in Manhattan, Kansas, the position of Assisting Teacher was developed to help teachers handle their work load. The position is filled by an experienced teacher who teaches half time and assists at the building level, with individual teachers, and in professional growth and development the rest of the time.…

Defines a "co-mentorship" as a mutual mentorship of a pair of close, collegial friends committed to facilitating each other's development. Suggests that if educators go about forming and nurturing such collegial relationships with greater awareness of their potential, then co-mentoring can facilitate individual development as scholars, teachers,…

Provides hints for the beginning teacher on how to be a dynamic and resourceful science teacher by using ideas gleaned from subscribing to a professional organization and participating in workshops. (ASK)

The stories, anecdotes, humor, and insights found in this book capture what it means to be a teacher. The book begins with common encounters that are the hallmark of the new-teacher experience, but continues into equally entertaining tales that come with years of working with students, parents, staff, faculty, and administrators. "What It Means…

The first edition of this book was highly regarded by both professors and students for its practicality and its: (1) coverage of tools & strategies to help supervisors work effectively with teachers; (2) up-to-date approach to clinical supervision which includes teacher portfolios, action research, peer coaching, and other innovative practices;…

Highlighting the issues involved in starting and maintaining a teacher study group, this book provides practical suggestions for organizing, facilitating, and dealing with group dynamics within a study group. It addresses the details that go into making decisions about the time, place, group size, resources, and structure of the meetings, as well…

A dozen suggestions to improve school district inservice programs are made. (1) Bring a university program to the district; the teachers and administrators who participate will pay for it and earn college credits on their own time. (2) Be sure to provide some time for people to meet by grade level or subject area. (3) Use teachers as presenters…

Describes the career ladder program developed for Wisconsin teachers. Includes a description of the requirements for advancement, the performance assessment component, and the different steps in the career ladder. Includes two figures. (MD)

Professional development research suggests that teachers learn best from and with each other in ongoing, job-embedded activities. "A Facilitator's Guide to Professional Learning Teams" provides a way of engaging school faculties in sustained, onsite professional development that builds capacity and collegiality, improves teaching quality, and…

This book focuses on the use of the Paideia Proposal to retrain America's teaching force, thus improving education. It is based on experiences operating the Paideia program at Sullivan High School in Chicago. It begins with an interview with the director of the Urban School Improvement Project at the University of Illinois about staff development…

Suggests ways advisers can improve themselves and their school newspapers, such as coordinating activities with other school faculty and members of the local business and arts community. (RL)

Action research, with its emphasis on applied scientific inquiry, helps teachers develop the skills to analyze what is happening in their classrooms. (Author)

Videotaping has become an accepted procedure for assessing teacher performance and providing feedback for self-analysis. Split-screen videotaping takes the process one step further. (Author)

Suggests ways reading teachers can keep up with new children's books, obtain books, and motivate students to read. (DD)