The Portal School Program at Arizona State University is described as one method of promoting health education in elementary schools. Teachers are directly involved in curriculum decision making through inservice training. Elements of the program are explored. (Author/DF)

Addresses teacher needs during peer coaching trials, reviews peer coaching program features, and proposes a model to guide future planning, evaluation and research. The coaching program's critical components include classroom assessments, coaching team cluster meetings, and administrative support. Interrelations among components are discussed. (SM)

A teacher is in a position to identify a child who is the victim of child abuse. An inservice program in workshop form can train teachers to recognize an abused child, and to take steps to halt the practice. (JD)

A health workshop for elementary and secondary school teachers, designed to help a South Carolina health department and district schools cope with health personnel shortages, is described. (JMF)

Discusses five premises that shape design and delivery of postinservice staff development programs (focusing on health education): teachers respond to innovations in developmental stages; a multiphase approach is necessary; opportunities for teacher collaboration are crucial; staff development approaches must fit stages of teacher development; and…