The purpose of this study was to examine the productivity of three differing focuses for organizing teacher group consultation activities. These focuses were: (1) the curriculum, i.e., individualizing instructional materials; (2) personalizing classroom interactions; and (3) personalizing classroom interactions through classroom videotapings. The…

Reported is a study to identify various effects of a teacher training project which included in its objectives the initiation and implementation of new science programs. The program included four introductory sessions, a two-week intensive workshop, and follow-up and consultation sessions in the ensuing school year. The 68 teachers in the project…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest some ways in which present pressures on institutions and their facilities to be more productive can be more creatively met. The main theme of the paper is that many faculty are ready and able to change their styles of work and are prepared to engage in professional activities of substantially different…

Teaming is a step toward individualization or personalization of learning. Teams should be composed of from 3-6 teachers, one or more aids, student teachers if possible, and 60-150 students of varying chronological ages. The team training program should be designed to make all participants aware of changing expectations, and to build the skills…

The author advances two primary reasons for the failure of the American educational system with regard to student achievement: a) the lack of clearly specified educational goals and b) the failure of schools of education to teach aspiring teachers how to teach. To remedy the situation the author suggests two different sets of measurable goals, one…

Reported is a study to ascertain if experienced science teachers would modify their teaching behavior after observing and studying an instructional model; to ascertain if changes in teacher behavior after this experience would be in the direction of the model; to determine the relative effectiveness of different displays of the instructional model…

In a two-part study to determine if an inservice education program could change attitudes toward language and behavior in teaching language, 34 secondary English teachers took a graduate level linguistics course and participated in a four-day language workshop which included the writing of a language curriculum guide. A questionnaire was then…

Ninety-nine school systems out of 493 responding to a questionnaire stated that they accept educational travel as professional growth credit. This report examines the professional requirements which may be met in this way and the growth credit on the increment steps of the salary schedule. The policies of state departments of education regarding…

The problem under investigation in this report was the low achievement level of some students in the ESEA Title I Schools in Kansas City, Missouri. It was felt that part of this low achievement was due to a negative feeling among some teachers regarding the ability of the children to achieve. Kansas City mental health professionals and educators…

This paper surveys research literature on teacher education in Canada and the United States in an attempt to describe and analyze the current situation and add some new directions to the field. In discussing the goals of teacher training programs, it is concluded that these goals are dependent on the goals in education, i.e., learning. Some…

Changes that have occurred in the area of measurement and evaluation for the classroom teacher, as related to the specific area of elementary school mathematics, are discussed. From observation, it is suggested that developments in measurement and evaluation in the past have generally been somewhat detached from the classroom situation; have…

The concept of teacher education is broadened to include the transmission of effective, realistic, and contemporary education from classroom teacher to pupil. The tools necessary for this transmission are made available in a staff development program initiated by the Institute of Educational Development (IED). The program uses workshops, practice…

This book is divided into five major parts. Part One, "Background: Diagnostic Reading Instruction," discusses some of the common explanations of reading failure and provides a modern reading program in action. Part Two, "What the Diagnostic Reading Teacher Knows," operates on the hypothesis that those who teach reading skills must know such…

The Law Teaching Clinic was held at the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and sponsored by the Association of American Law Schools. Law teachers attending the clinic were chosen because of their limited law teaching experience; their willingness to read the advance materials and spend three weeks at the clinic; and the approval of the dean of their…

In the academic year 1970-71, Southern University initiated a program of teacher training for educational improvement. Prior to that time, Southern had been a member of a consortium called the Thirteen-College Curriculum Concept, a concept that stresses involvement of students in their own education, favors discussions over lectures, encourages…