The authors discuss the need for improvement of teaching at the college level and present a study in which they videotaped college instructors as a means of feedback and improvement of instructional techniques. (HMD)

The purpose of this paper is to present an inservice training program designed to give teachers three groups of selected skills which are useful in an individualized setting: a) recognition and reinforcement of children's self-management skills, b) identification and reinforcement of children's task performance skills, and c) teacher…

The teaching clinic is a group of teachers and supervisors working together in an organized way to assist each group member to improve his teaching skills. It consists of five phases: the Planning Session, Observation Session, Critique Preparation Session, Critique Session, and Clinic Review Session. The suggested time for the complete sequence is…

Teachers of adults are considered in terms of their needs and competencies, with components for in-service training programs presented. (LH)

A brief description is given of a validated National Diffusion Network Developer-Demonstrator project. Project: INSERVICE (Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8, Illinois) is a comprehensive teacher inservice training program that directly links the enhancement of teaching skills through classroom based inservice training to significant…

The final report describes a project designed to provide classroom teachers with inservice training on the education of handicapped minority children. The project was a joint effort between the University of Kansas (Department of Special Education) and the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Progress and accomplishments are charted according…

This publication is a teacher participant handbook for an inservice minicourse in developing children's oral language skills, developed by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. Four critical teachinq behaviors are stressed: (1) expand the complexity, flexibility, and preciseness of language and thought; (2) model new…

Most school systems fail to provide appropriate conditions for training employees. Individualizing staff development is an effective approach, although it requires a strong commitment by both teachers and school districts. Options of a program, the time involved, and cost are discussed. (MT)

The minicourse approach to inservice education is described and its effectiveness in teaching regular educators to cope with handicapped students is illustrated by increases in competency attainment and positive changes in attitudes. (CL)

The study was designed to compare the scaffolding skills of Korean teachers identified as developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) or inappropriate practice (DIP) in their beliefs before and after an in-service training experience. Based on DAP beliefs of 242 kindergarten teachers, 30 DAP and 30 DIP teachers were selected. Thirty (15 DAP, 15…

A look at school training centers, which provide teachers, paraprofessionals, preservice individuals, administrators, and parents and community representatives an opportunity to upgrade skills related to their role in the school milieu. (Author)

A systematic inservice training program for rural area teachers of severely disabled students featured weekly seminars, field visits, and supervised practica centering on 19 competencies. Eighteen of the 25 original trainees completed the program. (CL)

Survey responses of 222 teachers of emotionally disturbed adolescents identified four preservice and inservice priorities: (1) practical applications for teaching basic skills, modifying behavior, and developing coping strategies; (2) training and intervention to prevent burnout; (3) operation of and (4) renewed cooperation with general education…

A teaching practicum for gerontology graduate students involves collaboration between faculty mentors and students, learning contracts, and performance strategies to ensure goals are met. Deliberate ambiguity about graduate students' role in the undergraduate classroom and the need to balance high-quality instruction and development of teaching…