The introduction to career education is designed to acquaint teachers, counselors, and administrators with the background, concepts, and terminology which will be helpful in the planning, design, and/or implementation of career education programs. The book can be used by an individual working alone or in a workshop setting. An approximate time…

This report considers a number of ways to improve or reform college instruction. The methods discussed vary from those that would attempt to change what the teacher does to those that would change primarily what the student does. Which particular way one chooses to improve instruction undoubtedly depends on one's underlying philosophy of…

This document contains an instrument and procedures designed for the observation of Teacher Corps interns. The instrument covers four areas: (a) academic preparation, instructional preparation, and preparation to meet community needs and expectations; (b) instructional performance and performance in the community; (c) student success and…

This study, using a test group of five colleges--2 state colleges, a liberal arts college, a multipurpose college, and an urban community college--investigated the effects of student feedback on improving teaching at the college level. Students rated instructors with a 23-item "Student Instructional Report," which included course objectives,…

After a brief review of the position of women in educational administration, the Commissioner examines the role of leadership in encouraging change and improvement. Administrators have a particularly sensitive and demanding role as working partners with teachers and the community. The Office of Education is moving to give school districts a major…

To effectively carry out three-way conferences or any form of evaluation that supports individualization and promotes growth, it's important to learn to describe behavior rather than make inferential judgments or diagnoses. Suggestions for writing behavior descriptions were made. (Author/RK)

Summarizes suggestions for things that teachers can put into practice immediately to improve their teaching effectiveness, regardless of their mode of teaching. (MLH)

Discusses five principles that every teacher can use to increase effectiveness: guide the student's learning, provide for practice, evaluate and give feedback, motivate, and individualize. (MLH)

Assisting teachers to identify their strengths and weaknesses is a continual challenge, remarks this principal, who with his staff confronted the situation by developing a self-evaluation instrument for his school. The author invites inquiries from readers about this project which he and his teachers feel has been successful. (Editor)

People differ. This is a fact educators must acknowledge in planning inservice activities for both teachers and administrators, the author points out. Only when we design inservice programs to best fit the individual will we be able to help people achieve professional growth. (Editor)

Characteristic trends in growth and development include the progressive incorporation of audiovisual work into modern teaching method, university involvement in training, the appearance of training initiatives in new sectors, and the adaptation of teacher training programs to adult education requirements and their specific learning modes.…

Discusses the Alberta Project, a research program on teaching, comprising two phases, one occurring in 1975-76 and the other in 1976-77. (RK)

At the City University of New York (CUNY) the Faculty Development Program (FDP) helps develop faculty teaching skills by enrolling professors in courses they plan to teach. A writing instructor details his experiences while participating in English 0.4. (MD)

This brief self-administered quiz provides teachers a quick survey to evaluate their teaching styles. Each answer includes an evaluation. Recommendations for teachers who wish to improve their teaching styles are made. (JL)

Two teachers of expository writing at the college level observed each other's teaching. Their collaborative analysis of each other's work became a source of learning and change. (Author/LHW)