Uses a case study format to describe a British rural primary school's experience with evaluating a School Teacher Appraisal Pilot Study. Tips are provided for others embarking on similar ventures. Findings showed that appraisal does not take place in isolation and that long-term effects depend on its integration with other review and development…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

This report details the evaluation of 25 teachers who during 1970-71 participated in an environmental inservice workshop. They, plus a control group of 22 teachers, were tested before and after the workshop with two environmental awareness surveys. These surveys did not indicate a greater final knowledge of environment in the experimental teaching…

This practicum was developed to increase the use of instructional technology as a teaching strategy among elementary classroom teachers by implementing a series of inservice workshops and mentoring programs. Workshops designed with teacher input were developed and presented to the staff where the writer worked. Interviews were conducted…

A practicum was implemented to increase prosocial behavior of students in grades K-6 through a conflict resolution management program. The objectives of the intervention were to: (1) reduce student discipline referrals for antisocial behavior; (2) increase student conflict resolution scores; and (3) increase the prosocial behavior of students.…

An activity utilizing a bucket of pond water for study of microorganisms as presented to elementary school preservice and inservice teachers, and subsequently to their pupils, is described. Procedures for collecting, studying, tabulating data and extended activities are presented. (EB)

The practicum was designed to improve the multidisciplinary team (MDT) process for identifying seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) students within five elementary schools, with the primary goal of implementing a decision facilitation model in order to provide a more systematic approach to SED identification. Initially, inservice training was…

The research investigation reported in this document concerns a study of induction for beginning years teachers that involved an examination of the effectiveness of two models employed: one a loosely structured Buddy System (mentor plus beginning teacher) and one a highly structured Induction Team approach (mentor, administrator, and…

A "working party" (a decision-making group similar to the quality circles concept) comprised of public elementary school personnel (administrator, regular and special education staff), and parents, university special education faculty and graduate students worked cooperatively to develop and implement a manual sign inservice training package to…

The purpose of this study was to determine, first, whether there was a need for more counselors in the schools of Central and Northern New Hampshire; and second, whether the same area needed a counselor preparation program or an in-service continued training program. The study also attempted to gain specific ideas concerning the design of an…

Detailed statistical information concerning elementary school science education in the 1961-62 school year is contained in this document. Survey information from the approximately 1,500 school districts participating in the study describe: (1) the enrollment and organization of public elementary schools; (2) the science curriculum, facilities, and…

WORKING TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH EFFECTIVE GUIDANCE THROUGH A TEAM (WHOSE FOCAL POINT WAS THE TEACHER), THE GUIDANCE ASSISTANT IN THIS PROJECT OFFERED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES--(1) PROVIDED TEACHERS WITH METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS GUIDANCE WITHIN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH INSERVICE TECHNIQUES AND CONFERENCES, (2) SERVED AS A CONSULTANT TO THE FACULTY,…

This manual presents a taxonomy for the classification of elementary school mathematics content and provides training in the use of that taxonomy. The taxonomy is designed to classify the content of various curricular materials as well as the content of actual classroom instruction. Three factors are used to define the taxonomy: (1) general…

Filial therapy is the process of training parents in the ideas and techniques of play therapy, so that they can continue therapy at home. Extending the same idea to the school would reach less severely disturbed children who might not otherwise receive therapy, and would expand the therapeutic community to reach many more children. Teachers, as…

The Rural School Development Project (RSDP) was designed to improve the academic welfare of all elementary and intermediate school children in the Orleans (Vermont) Southwest School District, with three specific, measurable objectives--to improve students' reading achievement, to improve pupil self-image, and to increase the number of teacher…