Based on two premises for successful inservice training (collegiality and peer training capabilities), this article describes four steps for organizing an effective program: awareness, understanding, guided practice, and implementation. The fourth step is more effective when accompanied initially by peer coaching, mentoring, or team teaching. (MLH)

Describes an interactive television educational delivery system connecting three small schools in rural Iowa. (MD)

Students benefit when educators personalize a high school by developing a sense of community. A Puerto Rico international school employed middle-level concepts (interdisciplinary teams and advisory programs) to build community. Community-minded educators develop a definition unique to their school, know the characteristics of effective…

Describes the successful team-teaching model used to combat learning disabilities in Iowa City (Iowa) secondary schools. Regular and special education teachers work together with selected students in traditional classroom settings. The model promotes improvements in students' self-concepts, absence rates, and academic achievement, as well as in…