Students who are deafblind are a unique population with unique needs for learning, communication, and environmental access. Two roles have been identified as important to their education: teacher of the deafblind and intervener. However, these roles are not officially recognized in most states. Because of this lack of recognition and the low…

The teacher training program drew on the most effective techniques of special education, condensing them into a course on how to teach. The program, implemented with regular secondary teachers on a voluntary basis, provided on-site practical training with follow-up. Reflections are offered on reasons for the program's success and training models…

Describes implementation of a staff development project on cooperative learning. Notes that an important by-product of this project was the informal communication that occurred among teachers as a result of their common experiences. (RS)

Indicates that staff development is a fundamental part of adult basic education. Describes a staff development program used in New Mexico and makes recommendations for other programs. (JOW)

Describes a training program designed to bring a competency-based adult education process approach to staff development for English-as-a-Second-Language instructors. (SK)

Selected results of an examination of the Hunter model are presented as two conceptual limitations of the Hunter model are discussed: "Curriculum and Instruction," and "Supervision vs Evaluation." (JD)

This paper describes a schoolwide staff development model based on a proactive instructional approach to solving problem behavior. Discussion focuses on comparison with traditional models of staff development, reactive approaches to school discipline, and students with diverse learning and behavioral histories. (DB)

As one means of serving their clients, Ginn and Co. made a commitment in the early 1980's to provide inservice workshops for teachers that more closely related to customer needs. The vehicle for assessing these needs and ultimately designing appropriate inservice activities is Stages of Concern about the Innovation (SoC), one of the diagnostic…

Because of recent educational innovations with regard to learning disabilities, more effective methods are being sought for informing the school staff about new developments. A model is presented for establishing and implementing a staff development program in reading. (JN)

The author describes the Massachusetts and Northeast Region manpower planning projects, discusses the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) as a dynamic process, and reviews problems in its implementation in special education. (CL)

The staff development model described in this paper involves collaborative planning in which the teachers are involved, while also providing a mechanism to assist participants to identify their inservice needs. The model consists of three major components: (1) the preliminary input of a selected committee which produces a needs assessment survey;…

A description is given of the development and implementation of an inservice program, "Project Excel," which was designed in accordance with andragogical theory. This theory is based upon four major assumptions: (1) as people grow, they become increasingly self-directed; (2) as people grow, a reservoir of experiences which provide a…

An emphasis on full staff involvement has been the focus of school improvement efforts at Beacon Hill Elementary School in Kelso, Washington. Following a process for improvement through the application of effective schooling research results in instructional programs, the school has involved staff in planning, goal setting, and extensive inservice…

This volume contains papers presented at a symposium which focused on ways to mediate or tailor change facilitation efforts. The symposium's purpose was to: (1) describe and analyze the best clinical attempts to use Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) tools as guides for mediating staff development efforts; (2) present a conceptual scheme for…

Gifted students require differentiated curriculum, and teachers of gifted students require differentiated inservice to address their needs in dealing with those students. This article describes the use of one dimension of the Concerns Based Adoption Model, Stages of Concern About the Innovation, which matches inservice opportunities to the needs…