In this article, the author, a superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, discusses how they have addressed their school community's collective fear of failing to continue to grow. Staying focused on their individual and collective adult behaviors and respond to any manifestation or source of student failure, is the simplest…

The U. S. is losing its competitive edge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Thomas Friedman warns that America is not producing enough young people in STEM fields that are essential for entrepreneurship and innovation in the 21st century (The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, 2005). Blue ribbon…

Professional learning is an important process in enabling teachers to update their pedagogical knowledge and practices. The use of online technologies to support professional learning has a number of benefits in terms of flexibility and scalability. However, it is not clear how well the approach impacts on teachers' classroom practices. This…

This paper presents a list of periodicals that cover issues in college teaching for experienced and novice teachers. Periodicals are listed for 75 specific academic fields and for higher education in general. The specific academic fields include accounting, agricultural engineering, agriculture, agronomy, anthropology, architecture, art,…

A qualitative study of the perceptions of mentoring by early childhood teachers provides evidence for the concept of transformation for both mentor and protege in their personal and professional development. The concept of mentoring in early childhood education is presented as a viable strategy in the effort to professionalize early childhood…

The fundamental purpose of educational supervision is to increase the confidence and improve the competence of teachers. This book is a guide for supervisors and teachers in the training and development of teaching staffs in school systems; it also serves as an informal text for use in college and university systems. The book offers opportunities…

A look at four primary functions of the teacher--as dreamer, designer, developer, and diagnostician--with some suggestions for constructive change. (Editor)

A report on the new conception of faculty roles, with suggestions for the faculty member who seeks to improve his teaching and for the institution that seeks to help him do so. (Editor)

Interviews with faculty can stimulate their self-awareness and form the basis of a development program which can help them become educational leaders. (Editor)

Sources of further information on faculty problems, attitudes, and growth. (Editor)

The importance of correcting students' faults is stressed as the basis of teaching. (PG)

Discusses staff evaluation in terms of how much can be expected of a teacher according to his experience. (Editor)

Presents suggestions to humanize instruction and the learning process on the college or university level. (Author/PG)

SO THAT TEACHERS MAY LEARN TO IDENTIFY AND CONSTRUCT BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES, 2 TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING SLIDE-TAPES WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SLIDE-TAPES PRODUCED AND OF ACHIEVEMENT RESULTING FROM THEIR USE. THE TECHNIQUES WERE RATIONAL ANALYSIS (RA) AND SELF-SEQUENCING (SS). RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX TERMINAL…