This study investigated the extent to which pre-service instructional technologists were prepared to assume roles in providing the systemic support needed by science teachers. The participants in the study engaged in a one-semester graduate course focused on integrating technology into science instruction. Through qualitative methods, this study…

In the summer of 2011, the Tennessee Department of Education contracted with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) to provide a four-day training for all evaluators across the state. NIET trained more than 5,000 evaluators intensively in the state model (districts using alternative instruments delivered their own training).…

As part of a Canadian International Development Agency funded project working with rural teachers in central China, recent graduates Lebans and Radigan spent a month teaching in Chinese schools. The primary purpose of the project is to work with members of the Sichuan Provincial Teacher Training Centre and rural teachers from Wenchuan County…

Recent educational changes in China such as the decentralization policy and the marketization of education have introduced concepts such as performativity, competition and effectiveness to the education sector and they have become part of the educational lexicon. Such policy shifts force more local participation in teacher education programmes and…

The Lerum Competence Development Project seeks to develop a model for educator inservice training to improve the quality of day care. Lerum is a small community outside Goteborg, Sweden, with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The expansion of childcare provision within the community necessitates support of the teachers because of economic and…

This paper describes a professional development program created to establish a new role for junior high school science teachers--the Support Teacher program. The program, developed through the collaboration of the American Federation of Teachers, Michigan State University, and Toledo (Ohio) Public Schools, provided a mechanism for developing local…

The extension and research systems of land-grant institutions are in trouble. Six factors demonstrate the scope of the problem: significant cuts for agriculture in the Clinton administration budget; lawmakers opposed to extension research; federal budget deficit; state budget constraints; decreased power of agriculture in Congress; and…

This brief report summarizes the staff development benefits that occurred as a result of teachers participating in the Research and Development Utilization Program (RDU). Surveys of 540 teachers revealed the five most frequently cited staff development benefits to be: (1) learning more about curriculum development; (2) learning more about the…

In examining the linkage aspects of the administrator's role, one must seek answers to three basic questions: What leadership functions must be performed by the administrator? What supports are needed by the administrator? What training is required of the administrator? Answers to these questions should enhance the understandings, skills, and…

Today an alienated generation of students is demanding change within educational institutions. In those institutions placed under pressure there has been no guiding principle or integrative philosophy behind the changes that have occurred. In recognition of this lack, a concern for long-range planning is emerging and the CERLI staff has undertaken…

The report provides a survey of staff development (SD) managers in 505 English, Welsh, and Scottish further education colleges (227 responses). The objective was to determine how much SD has changed and matured since incorporation, and how much it has created benchmarks. Findings indicated that few staff developers had a relevant SD qualification.…

Discusses the restructuring of the Mankato, Minnesota school media program, accomplished by merging library and technology programs. Addresses time frame; necessary equipment and resources; computer networking; scheduled in-service training; and involvement of parents, teachers, and the school board. A sidebar lists five elements vital to a…

Asserts that the process of democratization in Russia requires restructuring all spheres of society, including public education. Describes efforts to bring democratic practices to school administration and encourage individual autonomy to primary-level teachers through inservice education. (CFR)

Asserts that full implementation of the national geographic standards will require their adoption by all states and school districts. Discusses the role of professional associations and teacher education in the implementation process. Maintains that the national standards provide the geography education community a unique opportunity. (CFR)

The formal structures which have been established to support the process of educational change in Italy are explained. A series of laws passed since 1973 created a new model of school and gave teachers a right and duty to inservice training. The Regional Institutes for Educational Research, Experimentation and In-Service Training are described in…