The purpose of this study was to explore the extent that contingent faculty from Michigan's 15 public universities engage with on and off-campus professional development (PD) to improve their teaching practice. Addressing a spectrum of research questions, this study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative…

This study examined the impact of a yearlong ambient professional development (PD) program-The Wayne Schools Global Geography Project (WSGG-project)-that focused on improving teacher quality through PD and classroom observations for in-service social studies teachers. The project targeted middle and high school social studies teachers and used…

The processes of developing and the results of testing a master's degree program designed to increase the number and quality of secondary-level earth science teachers are described in this paper. The master's program is intended to serve practicing secondary-level science and math teachers who lack subject-area endorsement in earth science. There…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO--(1) INTRODUCE SOUND FILMSTRIPS AS AUDIOVISUAL AIDS FOR INSERVICE TEACHER TRAINING AND (2) EVALUATE AN INSERVICE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF CHANGES IN SPONTANEOUS TEACHER BEHAVIOR. FIFTY-ONE TEACHERS (DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS OF AN INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM) WERE OBSERVED IN THE FALL BEFORE PARTICIPATING AND IN THE…

The Michigan Department of Education defines professional development as a planned and organized effort to provide teachers and other educational workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate improved student learning and performance. The purpose of this paper is to provide a rationale and plan for professional development programs…

The Michigan Vocational Education Personnel Development Project has three components: (1) participant involvement by basing activities on self-perceived needs; (2) collaboration among Michigan State University, the state department of education, and the Michigan Association of Area School Administrators; and (3) a systematic process for planning,…

THREE METHODS OF EMPLOYING COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA FOR TEACHER TRAINING WERE USED TO TEST THREE HYPOTHESES--(1) STUDENT TEACHERS WHO ANALYZE THEIR TEACHING PERFORMANCE WITH THE HELP OF TAPE RECORDINGS WILL RECEIVE HIGHER RATINGS THAN STUDENT TEACHERS GIVEN ONLY CONVENTIONAL CRITIQUES, (2) STUDENT TEACHERS WHO ANALYZE THEIR TEACHING USING KINESCOPE…

Reviews the efforts made in Michigan's plan of improvement in mathematics and science education. Assesses the progress attained in preservice and inservice programs, developing partnerships, attracting outstanding students, and increasing the quantity and quality of science and mathematics teachers. Includes a description of the operating…

State mandates for teacher professional development and continuing education, and funding for those mandates are a high profile topic in the North Central region. Examination of specific state requirements for professional development, the relationship among professional development, teacher certification, and continued employment, and direct…

PROPOSED IS A 5-YEAR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR CULTURALLY DIFFERENT PUPILS IN SEVERAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONE AREA WITH A RELATIVELY STABLE POPULATION OF VARIED NATIONAL GROUPS AND IN ANOTHER WHICH IS PRIMARILY LOWER-CLASS AND TRANSIENT. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INVOLVE INSERVICE EDUCATION FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS, GUIDANCE,…

Adjunct faculty, that is, part-time instructors employed for a specific purpose who may not be teachers by profession, comprise more than 50% of the total teaching faculty in community colleges. This study investigated what selected community colleges identified as professional development needs of adjunct faculty, and what adjunct faculty…