Reviews the factors that any teacher motivation plan must incorporate to be effective and outlines 11 principles that should be followed in designing career ladder plans to meet teacher needs, increase teacher competence, and facilitate effective instruction. Warns against potential pitfalls in career ladder plans. (PGD)

Argues that although today's teachers are better educated than ever before, they also need authority to match their responsibilities, an environment conducive to professional growth, and the support of society. (Author/JG)

A program in Columbus (Ohio) assists teachers to develop instructional activities that will foster students' overall problem-solving skills. A sample of the books used in the program is listed. (MLF)

The Questions to Upgrade and Encourage Student Thinking (QUEST) program is designed to improve student reading comprehension by improving teacher questioning skills. (Author/MLF)

Studies about how schools improve indicate that the process of improvement happens simultaneously on two levels: the individual teacher level and the level of the school as an organization. Staff development, networking, and problem-centered activities are current approaches found promising for school improvement. (Author/MLF)

There is evidence that staff development results in improved supervisor-teacher and teacher-student relations. (Author)

Teachers and students socialize one another in a reciprocal relationship. They both win--or lose--depending on the teachers' awareness and understanding. (Author)

Summarizes the Southern Regional Education Board's findings concerning 1980s teacher improvement reforms. Salaries doubled in 15 southern states, with pay increases tied to increased teacher accountability. However, available state funding covered evaluations, not staff development; pay-for-performance programs generated heated debates; and…

In an interview, Bruce Joyce discusses the value of peer coaching and how it can be used effectively to train and develop teachers. (MD)

Describes the inservice teacher training program developed by the Lennox School District for first- and second-year teachers and experienced teachers new to the district. It combines training workshops with a continuing teacher/coach relationship emphasizing positive reinforcement. (MD)

A new staff development model postulates that teachers' beliefs and attitudes change as a result of changes in learning results, which in turn stem from changed classroom practices. Evidence supporting this model is summarized, and implications for staff development practice are discussed. (MCG)

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which social studies teachers in Kansas and Missouri are familiar with and use the materials published by various social studies projects appropriate to high schools. (Author)

Describes a comprehensive staff development program for secondary teachers incorporating workshop sessions, peer observation, post-observation conferences, and classroom experimentation. Discusses the selection of classroom management, instructional activity sequencing, and teacher expectations as training topics and comments on training process…

Outlines the content and training methods used in the Program for Effective Teaching (PET), the successful staff development program of Newport News (Virginia). PET promotes application of five instructional skills: selecting learning objectives, teaching to the objectives, establishing learner focus, monitoring learner progress, and enhancing…