Mauksch has been a central figure during the past decade in the social movement to improve the teaching of sociology. This interview explores the details of his interest and activities in the teaching movement and examines the intellectual commitments and organizational experiences that have led to his promotion of teaching sociology. (Author)

Mental rehearsal, which involves the interrelated processes of visual and verbal rehearsal, is advocated as a form of self-directed staff development. The formats utilized by teachers include physical relaxation, positive thinking, mental and physical readiness, verbal cue practice, nonverbal cue practice, content practice, methodology practice,…

Basic tips on techniques especially helpful to new teachers are listed. (MJL)

To accommodate technological advances that are changing the nature of occupations, the scope of teacher training and upgrading must be broadened to keep the profession current. (SK)

Briefly describes a model of inservice teacher training that emphasizes the importance of coaching support for teachers who are implementing new teaching skills in their classrooms. (Author/RH)

Discusses the need for vocational educators to keep up with developments in their field. Details updating practices at provincial and territorial levels. (JOW)

Presents a case study in supervising and evaluating a new teacher in which the principal verbalized the teacher's assumptions about her performance and about the teaching profession as a whole, in addition to giving hard observational data. (WD)

Divides suggestions for professional development in teaching technical writing into the following categories: self-help (readings), professional meetings, seminars, institutes, internships, and graduate study. (RL)

Describes a personalized reading self-study in which a teacher reads selected articles, maintains profiles on rate and comprehension for each, and then describes the reading and makes recommendations for further development based on cumulative profiles. (FL)

This evaluation model is an attempt to provide a workable formula for a typical school setting. The key ingredient is a climate of professionalism and mutual trust. (Editor/RK)

Considering technology as a process of curriculum planning may lead to more effective use of it. Taking into account the curriculum orientation of teachers (intellectual traditionalist, social behaviorist, experimentalist) helps identify specific facilitators and barriers to their use of technology. (SK)

Discusses the concepts of reflective practice and communities of practice as they relate to faculty development, and offers an extended example from a program at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. (EV)

Describes some of the techniques the Institute for Career Development (ICD) uses to establish a learning community among the program leaders, including instructors. Considers how when adult education programs are structured with both centralized and decentralized elements, the organic and ongoing staff development needs can be addressed indirectly…

Describes the author's experience when a staff developer helped her teach writing. Concludes that she has experienced firsthand how writing every day, writing about the things she knows, talking about her writing, and sharing her writing with trusted colleagues has helped her improve as both a writer and a teacher. (SG)

Reflects on what the author has learned about university teaching from her experience being a novice student of karate. Asserts the value for even seasoned teachers to maintain a beginner's mind that is "free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and to open to all the possibilities." Concludes that from this new…