This booklet presents a description of the Responsive Education Program (REP) by summarizing the book entitled "The Responsive Education Program." Each of the 12 parts of the summary is a two-page abstract of a paper in the book. The papers summarized describe the program's goals, objectives, principles, and application to the classroom…

An instrument to assess elementary school teachers' knowledge of a subskills approach to teaching reading has been developed. In the first phase of the development, an outline of test content was devised and submitted to four reading authorities for evaluation. The second phase involved writing and selecting items for the preliminary test form.…

Discusses several research studies that relate directly to elementary school science inservice education projects. Studies reviewed focus on metric achievement; year-long projects; one-day projects; minicourses; curriculum changes; and periodic maintenance. Also cites criticisms of existing programs and qualities an effective inservice program…

In 1996, Tennessee became the first state to connect every public school to the Internet via a single network, ConnecTEN. This case study examines the staff development opportunities made available to teachers for training in the use of computer-based technology, focusing on teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of the training and their…

Describes how a principal at a diverse elementary magnet school conducts staff development. She believes her role as staff developer is to focus development efforts. She encourages creating mandatory study groups, keeping teachers with the same students for two years, finding workday hours for training, and trying new, research-based innovations.…

Paper describes one approach to preservice teacher education that considers the experiences of other nations and cultures in meeting the educational needs of students, arguing for the merits of closely analyzing particular examples of English elementary school practice in the context of an advanced undergraduate course in elementary teacher…

One fiscally poor elementary school created a place for quality work by staff and maintained the standards for many years through various ongoing teacher development activities. An essential factor in developing the school culture was believing that teachers must be honored, supported, and trusted before they could honor the students. (SM)

Reports a study that examined eight Canadian elementary schools that were implementing cooperative learning, describing the context and design of the cooperative learning project, identifying nine common concerns of elementary teachers beginning to implement cooperative learning, offering suggestions to staff developers for supporting teachers,…

Describes the United Kingdom's National Writing Project, examining schools in Berkshire that emphasized writing to teach secondary school students science, math, design, and technology. Results suggest teachers need more knowledge about writing for learning in school subjects if they are going to stress the role of writing across the curriculum.…

Describes problems of and lessons learned from the University of South Carolina's restructured preservice literacy methods course that encouraged and supported reflective inquiry and practice in literacy teaching. The course included an after school literacy tutoring program for at-risk children and parents. (SM)

Examines how specific aspects of cases and the case-discussion process can foster informed, strategic inquiry among elementary mathematics teachers, focusing on development of one's own understanding of mathematics, use of the student perspective for feedback, recasting of the familiar as strange and the simple as complex, and a critical…

Discusses issues that affected the perspectives and roles of music education such as Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, a national interest in educational accountability, the National Standards for Music Education, and research focusing on the correlation between music skills and higher achievement. Recommends teaching strategies…

This document provides a research study of a 10-year elementary school teacher science staff development project, "The Science in Rural California Teacher Enhancement Project." The study investigated the long term effects on teacher participants 3 to 5 years after project contact: beliefs about science, confidence levels about teaching…

In recent years, research on classroom climate has focused on developing instruments to measure the relationships between student perceptions of classroom climate and learning outcomes. However, very little has been done to help teachers improve their classroom climates. This paper presents findings of a study that attempted to improve classroom…

This study examined preservice activities that could maximize growth in technical expertise, teaching artistry, and reflective thinking in beginning teachers. The study was part of a broader project involving 42 elementary school teachers. The 42 participants represented three very different undergraduate academic institutions and a variety of…