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Using Early Intervention Demographic Data To Discern Training Needs by Geographic Locale.
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Taylor, Janeen M.; Carran, Deborah T.; Baglin, Carol Ann; Van Rembow, Deborah; Fleming, Judith A. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study conducted demographic analyses of Maryland's early intervention data by geographic region for training implications. The data were collected from January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1995. Although there ware many areas of overlapping needs, results indicated that training needs can vary from one geographic locale to the next. (Contains…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Early Identification, Early Intervention
Putting the Research To Work: Professional Development Models from Michigan.
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Hoffman, Ellen; Thompson, Ginny – TechTrends, 2000
Describes statewide professional development programs in Michigan that were developed to train teachers in technology use. Discusses Teach for Tomorrow, which combines online learning with local facilitators and peer support networks; and the Great Lakes Education Network Best Practices project, which combines lesson plans from the Web with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Lesson Plans
Delivering Staff Development to the Small Rural School.
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Storer, John H.; Crosswait, Diana J. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Small rural schools incur greater expense and hardship to take advantage of staff development activities, usually held in cities or universities. The Iowa Intervention Initiative (III) overcame practical and logistic problems to hold teacher workshops for 79 small rural Iowa schools. Discusses III goals, recruitment of participants, selection and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Models
Using a Creativity Paradigm to Evaluate Teleconferencing.
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Heinzen, Thomas E.; Alberico, Susan M. – American Journal of Distance Education, 1990
Describes a study of state employees that was conducted to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the use of teleconferencing to increase creativity among workers. A model of creativity is explained, the pretest/posttest used to assess teleconferencing effectiveness is presented, and implications for teleconferencing are discussed. (eight…
Descriptors: Correlation, Creativity, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
A New Beginning: A Blueprint for a Career Development and Training Plan for Maryland's Child Care Professionals.
Maryland State Dept. of Human Resources, Baltimore. – 1993
This report describes the activities of the Maryland Clearinghouse Training Advisory Committee (CTAC) in developing a statewide training plan for child care providers (called the Core of Knowledge Training Program) and presents the main ideas of the plan itself. The CTAC was created in 1992 to draft a comprehensive plan for training, education,…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education