Offers categories, such as management of class time and use of practice and play, which can be used in observing the instructional performance of physical education teachers. A rating form is included. (SJL)

Presented is an effective, nonthreatening way to provide feedback to supervising teachers. It involves an exercise called "Butterflies (ways supervising teachers helped) and Bugs (behaviors of supervising teachers which were detrimental or unprofessional)." (KC)

Explains how and why the Key Concerns in Team Teaching Rating Scale was developed. Suggests how the scale can be used by others who become involved in training for team teaching. Includes the scale. (RS)

Offers an analogy between passing a written driving test and actually driving a vehicle, and evaluating textbooks by the number of syllables in words and by sentence length and the students' ability to actually read the textbook. Provides an open textbook inventory to evaluate how well students interact with the book. (JC)

A 14-item Q-Sort instrument on stressors in teaching was administered to a group of 164 educators (classroom teachers, university professors, graduate students) attending stress workshops. This article describes the instrument and reports on the rankings of stress variables identified by each group. (SJL)

Describes the use of learning contracts in developmental reading classes. Outlines the basic tenets of contract design, and provides details and examples of non-negotiable, partially negotiable, and more negotiable contracts. Notes the possible gains of an independent/self-monitored approach and offers several management tips and cautions. (MM)

To identify learning attitudes of secondary Title I students, the Des Moines Public Schools developed a scale on which students rated themselves against their own descriptions of good and poor learners. This instrument (included here) served as a pre-posttest, to determine if the Title I program influenced learning attitudes. (SJL)

Offers four surveys for teacher self evaluation that present recommendations for relating to students in a positive manner; preventing student misbehavior; handling student discipline situation; and providing classroom leadership. Discusses ways to use these self evaluation surveys. (SR)