Forty-four teachers (K-12) participated in a 6-hour university training course on teaching gifted students. Data were collected via questionnaires administered before, during, and at the conclusion of the course. The major problems perceived in the initial rating were planning, identification, and time. Before, midway through, and after training,…

The DALSTRA (DALis/STRAsser) Inquiry Teaching Strategy is a model of teacher behaviors regarding teaching as a process composed of three categories of actions: basic behaviors, goal-directed behaviors, and diagnostic behaviors. The materials in this document were designed for use in an inservice education program in DALSTRA inquiry methods, and…

This report deals with the issue of inservice teacher education and discusses in detail several new ventures and projects located in the Des Moines geographic area. The report reflects the views of several individuals--representatives from the Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines Public School System, Polk County Board of Education, and…

This paper presents a proposed strategy for developing and utilizing a needs assessment strategy based on Competency Based Teacher Education. The three steps in the strategy are the identification of teaching skills needed in a particular situation, the development of a procedure for determining teacher needs in relation to the identified teaching…

Discusses the importance of skillful planning to good teaching and presents ways of helping teachers become good planners.

Research on competencies needed by regular and special education teachers to enhance the integration of handicapped students is reviewed, and found to be limited. Changing roles and perceptions of regular and special educators are noted, as are findings of inservice attempts to develop mainstreaming skills. (CL)

Trainers, vocational teachers, and counselors undertook inservice training that encompassed theme-oriented work, project work, work related to their specific occupational group, and practical guidance. Cooperation among the three groups and enhancement of teaching skills were emphasized. (SK)

Results from an experimental study suggest that (a) participation in classroom management workshops enhanced teachers' (N=29) organizational and management skills; (b) district personnel could be trained to deliver the workshops and conduct classroom observation; and (c) training procedures that were successful with secondary classrooms were also…

This study investigated the impact of a project-based graduate practicum experience that was facilitated online. The study investigated the effects of the online practicum experience by: (a) using quantitative data to assess the learning and professional growth of the practicum participants in comparison to a group of teachers that did not…

The practicum developed and implemented an inservice teacher education program to improve services to exceptional children in group settings based on a newly developed resource manual, two workshop series, and observation/evaluation of teachers in their classes on a bimonthly basis over a period of 8 months. Eighty-nine preschool teachers…

A secondary level in-service teacher development program designed to incorporate innovative teaching abilities is described. For journal availability see SO 504 329. (DE)

An in-service microteaching program provided insights into specific skill areas and significant weaknesses in teaching practice. (MSE)

A rationale, a model, and several suggestions are presented for increasing and maintaining the rate of classroom implementation of new teacher skills developed through inservice training programs. Because the health-related instructional areas have received insufficient attention in post-training studies, the suggestions are presented in the…

Reprint from "Research and Development: Advances in Education, a publication of the U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Research.

The final report analyzes the achievements of Project SERVE, a training program for teachers of multiply handicapped/visually impaired students. The two basic objectives were (1) to prepare teachers who have demonstrated both generic teaching competencies as well as skills related to the target population; and (2) to produce teachers who have…