Reports a study examining the differences between the types of questions asked while teaching reading by teachers educated in the Science Curriculum Improvement Study method of inquiry-discovery science instruction and teachers of reading not educated in this science instructional approach. (TO)

Asserting that elementary teachers are going to become increasingly involved with economic concepts, and that economic education at the elementary level is at an important developmental stage,'' the author explains how economics can be included in the curriculum without taking other subject matter out, and suggests approaches to the training of…

The school can help abused and neglected children by establishing policies, training staff, and ensuring administrator commitment. (Author)

Investigated the effects of learning disabilities teacher training for consultation with classroom teachers. Learning disabilities resource teachers (N=4) received communication skills training, and resource teachers (N=4) received conceptual assumptions training. Training resource teachers in communication skills resulted in significantly higher…

Reviews the successes and shortcomings of the University of Utah Graduate School of Education's partnership with three Utah school districts to establish seven school-based professional development centers. (Author/WD)

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

Individual and group Level of Use interviews measured the effectiveness of a 7 week inservice program designed to teach eight regular elementary physical education teachers to individualize instruction for handicapped students. Among findings were that five teachers became users of individualized instruction and that each teacher adapted to change…

A model for change is currently being tested in a collaborative effort between a national research center and a large school district: the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin and the Jefferson County, Colorado, Public School District. (Author/MLF)

Nationwide dissemination of the Iowa Chautauqua Model for inservice professional development of K-12 science teachers has led to new professional development programs in many states. Discusses a formative evaluation of the implementation of the Collier Chautauqua Program (CCP) which focuses on teacher enhancement resulting from participation in…

Analyzed elementary teachers' discussions in an inquiry group focused on the teaching of mathematics, comparing teachers' responses to four types of activities designed to create dilemmas which might prompt their reconsideration of instructional beliefs and practices. Samples of teacher talk related to each activity are presented. Only one…

Describes how two university instructors implemented the staff development component of a competitive U.S. federal literacy initiative in two elementary schools. Notes that Reading Excellence Act (REA) was enacted to give schools direct financial assistance to improve reading instruction. Suggests the greatest lesson the authors learned was…

Describes a workshop, focusing on the books of Donald Crews, which demonstrates how children's literature can be incorporated into the reading program. Emphasizes the need for workshops in which teachers can read and work with literature in the same ways they would with children. (MM)

Three levels of staff development were provided to 300 elementary teachers to train them in curriculum compacting for high ability students. Teachers eliminated about half of the content for targeted students. Teachers receiving the most intensive training created higher quality compactor forms for students and used more replacement strategies and…

Describes a teacher's efforts to adjust teaching a new grade level (her third in three years) and to teaching the process approach to writing. Discusses how her department head assisted her in adjusting to the change and pursuing inservice teacher education opportunities. (RS)