The report documents activities of a 3 day conference to promote cross training and dialogue among New York State teachers, specialist educators, professors, state officials, and agency representatives involved in the education of handicapped children and adults. Summarized are presentations by Dr. Frank Bowe on issues of advocacy, the impact of…

This annotated bibliography presents citations to approximately 225 monographs, journal articles, and unpublished documents dealing with in-service education programs for two-year college faculty. These items represent a selection of the in-service education and staff development literature cataloged over the last 25 years in "Education…

THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN THE SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY ARE REVIEWED FROM A SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT'S STANDPOINT. THE RESULTS OF AN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROJECT INSTITUTED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY AN OVERSIZE SCHOOL POPULATION AND THE NATIONAL TEACHER SHORTAGE SHOW THAT TELEVISION STUDENTS IN…

THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TELEVISION'S CONFERENCE ON TELEVISION IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. THE CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS TELEVISION MATERIALS NOW BEING OFFERED IN MATHEMATICS IN ORDER TO STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE TELEVISION MATERIALS FOR THE NATION'S SCHOOLS. THERE ARE 3…

THIS CATALOG PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT TELECOURSES NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TELEVISION (NCSCT). THE CATALOG ORGANIZES AVAILABLE TELECOURSES BY GRADE LEVEL, AND HAS A SUBJECT INDEX FOR CROSS REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE CATALOG ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM NCSCT, BOX A, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, 47401. (MS)

A COURSE IN THE USE OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN FOR 20 TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND NINE TEACHERS OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE WERE (1) TO DEVELOP A GROUP OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION AND WHO WOULD BE PROFICIENT IN "COURSEWRITER" TECHNIQUES FOR…

THE ILLINOIS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN WAS COMPOSED OF FIVE PARTS. THE FIRST, REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES AND MATERIALS, OFFERED ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A PLAN FOR IMPROVING ITS SERVICES TO GIFTED CHILDREN. PROPOSED PLANS SHOULD INVOLVE A DESCRIPTION OF WHO WAS TO BE SERVED, THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES…

THE PROGRAM OF ADVANCED TRAINING FOR 50 FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN AND CITY COORDINATORS WHO ATTENDED THE FIRST NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IS DESCRIBED. HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE CURRICULUM WHICH WAS ITS ORGANIZATION AROUND TOPICS RATHER THAN COURSES, THE REPORT LISTS THE 40 LECTURE TOPICS, PRESENTED BY BOTH…

A dozen suggestions to improve school district inservice programs are made. (1) Bring a university program to the district; the teachers and administrators who participate will pay for it and earn college credits on their own time. (2) Be sure to provide some time for people to meet by grade level or subject area. (3) Use teachers as presenters…

The authors propose a format for conducting workshops whose goals are the development of programs of continuing education for teachers. The rationale for such inservice teacher improvement is based upon (1) the need to more capably deal with the individual differences among children; (2) the changing nature of the inservice education enterprise;…

This booklet, the fifth in a series of eight describing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lincoln Public School System Tenth-Cycle Teacher Corps program, discusses the basic characteristics of the inservice teahcer education component of the program. This inservice effort was developed to complement the ongoing staff development activities of…

This document is intended to aid inservice teachers in developing their classroom teaching skills through the use of role-playing techniques. The material is designed for use as part of an audiovisual teacher education minicourse. Suggestions are given for planning and executing dramatic experiences and learning activities. Use of a videotape…

The paper is designed to help managers of mainstreamed programs set up intensive staff training courses on mainstreaming. A brief analytic survey of the literature is followed by a discussion of practical applications of mainstreaming (including philosophy, curriculum, support services, and evaluation). The remainder of the paper reviews…

Research and practical ideas on inservice reading programs are the subject of this report from the National Right to Read Effort. The report deals with the following topics: producing an effective inservice program, constructive changes, planning, "do-it-yourself" teachers' centers, research on effective inservice education, and…