Described is an inservice training program for part-time faculty involving workshops, weekly meetings, and practice sessions designed to provide training in instructional techniques. Results indicate a need for such programs because part-time faculty outnumber full-time faculty in clinical dentistry programs yet receive little formal training in…

An overview of the development of kindergartens in Israel. (CM)

Six National Education Association regional conferences for 1980 are described. The conferences present information for teachers on such topics as testing, mainstreaming, stress, discipline, public policy, professional development, multicultural/bilingual education, and class size. (RJG)

Describes how a process of collaboration between teachers and administrators is necessary for successful teacher evaluation. Guidelines are presented and then applied to an observation model. (MLF)

The supervisory challenge of the decade will be preventing teacher burnout. Suggestions are offered that administrators can use as part of the supervisory process to stimulate teachers to embark on a program of personal growth. (Author/MLF)

The author contends that in order to change teacher classroom behavior, the thought processes of the teacher (while teaching) must be made conscious and be altered through in-service training. (JKS)

Argues that a portfolio is a place for teachers to organize information, demonstrate growth and development, and make their thinking visible, but also allows them to monitor and manage their own learning--truly a professional development tool. Reviews briefly four books on teacher portfolios. (SR)

Discusses the four-week summer Memphis (Tennessee) Urban Writing Institute, during which a furor erupted over the dilemma of grading. Provide a number of approaches to grading students' writing, including minimalist grading, cassette grading, collaborative grading, and portfolio grading. Suggests that teachers consider the grading dilemma and…

A survey of state directors of gifted education on teacher certification in gifted education revealed that 27 states have standards. Twenty-four states require certification, and three provide an option. Suggestions are offered for the establishment and/or upgrading of certification/endorsement in gifted education. A chart illustrates current…

Investigated reasons for tensions among stakeholders, such as Ontario's ministries of education, teacher associations, local school districts, and university teacher education programs regarding the meaning and implications of professional development. Interview data clarified stakeholders' perspectives and priorities and noted that effective…

Explored the range of professional development opportunities available to teachers in four secondary schools affiliated with one school-university partnership. Data from observations, structured tasks, surveys, and interviews with participating teachers provided information on the types of opportunities teachers found most valuable and conditions…

A study involving three general education elementary teachers and three students with disabilities evaluated the effects of a training package for teaching teachers to embed the use of constant time delay in their classrooms. Results indicate that only after training did teachers embed the procedure correctly and frequently. (Author/CR)

Discusses three major needs in special education teacher preparation: (1) developing coherent teacher education programs in special and general education; (2) preparing teachers so they understand the assets represented by student diversity; and (3) figuring out what collaborating special education teachers need to be prepared to do. (CR)