An extensive, three-year inservice training model is described as implemented MACOS in a elementary social studies program. (KM)

Discusses the criticism of the radical reformers in education and what can be learned from them. (MB)

Ideas are presented on ways to upgrade the qualifications of today's teachers. (CK)

Speech given before the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (22nd, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 1969)

Examined the work of four facilitators involved in five different approaches to literacy reform ranging from externally adopted to internally developed interventions. Findings highlight the different roles of facilitation as viewed by the facilitators themselves in relation to these varied approaches to reform. Facilitators gave very different…

Reports from the first international technology education conference in Asia provide insight into the state of the field in Asia. Looks at difficulties, teacher education, and change in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China. (JOW)

Based on the bestselling book "Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning", and its companion volume, "Data Wise in Action", this DVD and Facilitator's Guide offer insight into one of the most challenging steps in capturing data about school performance: observing and analyzing instructional…

In a Midwestern school district, teachers and administrators have specific concerns and opinions about professional development (PD) related to differentiated instruction. Carol Ann Tomlinson, the guru of differentiated instruction (DI), refers to DI as meeting the needs of students by adjusting instruction in order to address how they learn…

Siedentop and Locke (1997) proposed three critical elements that must exist in our profession to make a difference and achieve systemic success in physical education (SSPE): (a) quality PE in the schools, (b) effective physical education teacher education (PETE)programs, and (c) a working relationship between the two. Using Cuban's (1992)…

Although the United States has the largest economy in the world, it has vulnerabilities. The growth rate of productivity has slowed. The U.S. net national savings rate is at an all-time low. The nation's educational system is performing well below the best international levels. A disenchanted electorate views federal institutions with increasing…

This monograph surveys the literature relating to the role of the principal as change agent and the process of educational change, and reviews those characteristics that research has found to make principals more effective and efficient change agents. The introduction identifies four relevant perspectives in the research on instructional…

This paper deals with the impact of recommendations in the Carnegie report ("A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century") on administration in schools. The Carnegie report gives a bold new outline for improving teachers' roles in the schools by greatly strengthening their decision-making role and advocating a much more…

To ascertain the degree of utilization of bilingual programs and the concerns and questions teachers may have about their implementation, the Division of Bilingual and International Education of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory conducted a study which had four objectives relating to implementation of bilingual education programs in…