Describes the use of audio and video tape recordings and interaction analysis to develop teacher self-awareness in an individualized inservice program. (JG)

The design, implementation, and evaluation of faculty development programs have become a priority in both public and private institutions of higher education. This paper discusses a program that has been successful in meeting the needs of both experienced and new faculty members at The Autonomous University of the North East (UANE) in Mexico. The…

From a special section, "Talent Awareness Training.

The report documents a task oriented workshop on the training of personnel in bilingual/bicultural special education. Chapter 1 contains workshop presentations with the following titles and authors: "Introduction and Biographical Information"; "Some Considerations in Second Language Learning" (T. Z. Park); "Improving Services to Hispanic Hearing…

This study was undertaken by the participating school systems and the University of Maryland to systematically examine the 14 teacher education centers which have been in operation since the mid-1960's. The questions investigated were the following: (a) In what preparatory experiences are student teachers engaged? (b) Do experienced teachers…

This document contains five chapters. The first chapter is entitled "The Need for Self-Evaluation." It explains why teacher self-evaluation is necessary and outlines the basic assumptions underlying teacher self-appraisal. Chapter two looks at the value of videotape recorders in providing an objective, neutral record of teaching. Chapter three…

A five-state study conducted by the University of Iowa has shown that teachers indicated that their chief requirement of an inservice program was to improve their teaching skills. They felt the need to update teaching techniques, be evaluated on the basis of performance rather than length of service, and be able to demonstrate productive…

The goal of Minicourse 5 is to increase the skill of inservice teachers (grades 4-6) in tutoring students whose understanding of mathematical concepts and procedures is weak. Emphasis is on actively involving the student in the tutoring process and developing his understanding, rather than rote learning, of mathematical concepts. The course…

This report covers the evaluation of preliminary field testing of a 1-year experimental training program designed to reach a larger number of Head Start teachers and teacher aides at a lower cost but provide an inservice program that was at least as good as an 8-week college program. The program began with a 4-day workshop for 60 teachers and…

This entry was submitted by West Chester State College, West Chester, Pennsylvania, for the Distinguished Achievement Award Competition sponsored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The Office of Student Teaching at West Chester sponsored nine monthly sessions designed to help student teachers, classroom and cooperating…

School boards and teachers must begin a serious, in-depth dialog on the role of inservice and the evaluation of teachers to increase pupil productivity in the classroom. Microteaching, videotape feedback, and modeling can be useful inservice tools to improve teachers' instructional skills. (Author)

A questionnaire was distributed to teachers in a northeastern urban school system to ascertain the availability and usefulness to them of 10 continuing education activities. A Spearman correlation coefficient was computed. The resultant negative correlation between availability and usefulness indicates that the most useful activities tended to be…

Teachers who experienced positive change in the learning outcomes of their students after an inservice workshop on mastery learning expressed increased personal responsibility for both positive and negative student outcomes and increased affect toward teaching, but they expressed decreased confidence in their teaching abilities. (Author/RD)

This article, a roundtable discussion between practicing educators, is reprinted from La Escuela en Accion,'' Feb 1972, v5, p 16-19. (Editor)