Twenty-five instructors from 11 different community colleges and 13 different disciplines participated in a six week institute at Texas A&M University, geared to improving teaching in junior and community colleges. The participants had an average of 5.08 years of experience in college level teaching, and all had at least a master's degree.…

To help teachers in medical education improve their teaching skills, the book offers practical assistance and methods of improving the teaching-learning process. The first chapter, Behavioral Objectives and Improving Teaching, is devoted to the development and utilization of educational objectives and constitutes the first part of the book. Part 2…

This book gives detailed reports on twenty-five projects in teacher training, specifically designed to prepare teachers for teaching disadvantaged children. These reports give a comprehensive mixture of local problems and their solutions which can provide patterns or models for problems in any area. Part I describes the projects in terms of their…

The purpose of this two-year research project at Illinois State University was to develop a concise training program designed to enhance the ability of teachers to facilitate problem-solving behaviors on the part of elementary and secondary school pupils, with particular emphasis on creative hypothesizing. Specifically, the program was designed to…

The Western Institute for Science and Technology, operating since 1968, has had as its objective taking certain of the most promising of the techniques emerging from educational research, combining them, and testing their validity by implementing them in selected school situations. Vanguard, the instructional model which has emerged from this…

This annotated bibliography provides a guide to books on the theory and practice of language teaching. Instructional materials for classroom use are not included. Eight sections of materials are contained in the work: (1) language, (2) language teaching, (3) English for speakers of other languages, (4) French, (5) German, (6) Italian, (7) Russian…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of testing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of valuing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

This book contains strategies for bringing out energetic, active participation in every training session. "Bright Idea" sections offer ready-to-use solutions, and a full complement of checklists, forms, and additional resources help the trainer take training to new levels of fun, participation, and results. Chapter 1 explores how the brain…

This document presents research intended to help teachers and administrators improve the quality of instruction. Topics include: (1) classroom (e.g., teachers carefully orient students to lessons, teachers provide clear and focused instruction, teachers routinely provide students feedback and reinforcement regarding their learning progress,…

This study examined the effectiveness of teachers trained in a Professional Development School (PDS) versus a traditional program. The paper begins with data from earlier research which shows that PDSs prepare graduates better for teaching and managing classrooms than do traditional programs. This study used the North Carolina Teacher Performance…

This executive summary describes a resource about innovative teaching that profiles and analyzes the work of eight educators working in secondary school communities in Australia. Each case study in the resource is intended as a stand-alone snapshot of good practice in which voices of students, colleagues, principals, and community members…

Designed to instruct teachers in the construction and design of their own Learning Activity Packages (LAP), this article is itself an LAP, teaching LAP design through activities and instructional objectives. Journal availability: see RC 503 504. (SB)

Good teaching will help people learn to speak and listen in the community of truth, to understand that truth is not in the conclusions so much as the process of conversation itself. Fear of public conflict is a major barrier to creating spaces where the community of truth can be practiced. (MLW)

Identifies qualities found in master music teachers by observing one teacher's performance when conducting a fifth grade class. Praises these teachers' devotion; musical skill; inspiring classroom practices; and diligence. Highlights theatrical skills used in music classes. Suggests that these teachers derive enormous satisfaction from their work.…