Describes the Arts in Education Program developed in rural Pennsylvania schools. It is made up of educational leaders, artists, community members, university faculty, teachers, students, board members, and an Arts in Education staff. The team works to improve the quality of life and education for students through the arts. (MD)

The basic functions of teacher centres now are to help teachers in curriculum development and solving classroom problems, to serve as information centres, to back up resources of schools, and provide social and professional interchange between teachers; it is hoped they will grow to provide broader views of the philosophy and practice of teaching.…

Describes a human resources development program for school administrators, including training in management functions, leader behavior skills, instructional leadership skills, and more traditional topics. (Author/JM)

Seventy-six department heads were asked what responsibilities they believed were most important in their jobs and what responsibilities they considered themselves most competent to fill. (Author/MLF)

The Teacher Education and Learning to Teach (TELT) study examined not only preservice and inservice programs but also induction programs and alternative teaching routes. Findings are summarized for subject matter knowledge, accommodation of diverse learners, mentoring, alternative certification programs, preservice programs, and improvement of…

The Houston Teaching Academy, sponsored by the University of Houston College of Education and the Houston Independent School District, prepares student teachers for inner-city classrooms while simultaneously giving practicing teachers access to new research and instructional strategies. One survey showed that academy student teachers learned to…

Describes the career development plan adopted by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Public Schools. Reviews the preparatory steps through which new teachers rise to career status. Assesses the role of "mentors" or master teachers, the administrator's role, and the impact of the teachers' action-growth plans. (PGD)

The experience of the Kenmore (New York) Public Schools with an inservice program for school board members and district level administrators and staff suggests the issues that must be addressed when convincing district personnel and board members to accept and support the concept of local school initiatives for educational improvement. (PGD)

The basic purpose of helping teachers to enrich the curriculum of their own classrooms is a common bond between teacher centers where teacher participation and individualized training develop professional creativity, and emphasis is placed on the fact that the major influence upon children's schooling is the teacher. (JD)

The Bicentennial celebration can help us to reevaluate our responses to cultural diversity and to build on these valuable strengths for a more equitable future. (MM)

Outlines a model for the preparation of preschool teachers that utilizes a preservice/inservice, competency-based approach. (Author/JG)

Administrators in Red Bank, New Jersey, are confident that mastery learning is the key to their students' higher achievement. (Author)

Simulation is an appropriate technique for inservice education. Current research on simulation lends credibility to its usefulness as a training technique. A simulation game called "Choices" is described. (Author/MLF)

Teachers' actions are thought to produce certain types of student thinking. To devise effective inservice programs, educators must understand four learning principles and five thinking dimensions enabling students to develop positive learning attitudes and acquire, integrate, and extend their knowledge. A new "curriculum" of preservice…