This qualitative case study examines the relationship of teachers who mentor other teachers. We studied 125 autobiographical portfolios submitted by elementary and secondary teachers who had won awards as outstanding educators from their campuses and were competing at the district level. The research site was a midsize city (population 95,000) in…

The new Queensland "Mathematics Years 1-10 Syllabus" differs from previous syllabuses in that it has an outcomes structure that describes how students think, reason, and work mathematically. The main challenge for secondary teachers implementing the new syllabus lies in taking a more investigative approach to "working…

To improve the quality in teaching and learning, opportunities need to be provided where practitioners and researchers meet and share visions, disseminate findings, co-construct ideas, and set research agendas together. Visiting a conference is one well-known and established way to do this. But are they effective? A survey was conducted among the…

A total of 1533 regular education and special education teachers from eight school districts in four states rated their knowledge of and satisfaction with school psychological services. Perceived helpfulness of psychological services to teachers and children was also assessed. Finally, both groups rated their perceptions of school psychologists'…

Educators, practitioners, and policy makers have long debated the impact of the results of evaluation studies on educational practice. If evaluation is to influence practice, the communication gap between researchers and decision makers must be reduced or eliminated. In order to close this gap, evaluators must become educators, working with a…

This article discusses the (National Staff Development Council's (NSDC) 12 Under 12 project and how it helps the participating schools in closing the academic achievement gap. NSDC embarked on the 12 Under 12 project as a way of prodding schools into moving more quickly than the federal government's requirement that every student meet or exceed…

One problem with state speech organizations is the lack of common sense sometimes shown in selecting the geographic locations of the conventions. The best solution is for the conference to be held in the middle of the state, so that attendance will be greater and representation more even-handed. Some have suggested the elimination of state…

Although both the content and the practice of environmental education have been widely researched, its leadership is only partly understood. This study explores the importance of mentoring during the personal and professional development of leaders in environmental education. Four major questions were investigated. First, have leaders been…

This paper offers practical tips found useful in meeting the needs of children with special health problems within the classroom. It describes feeding techniques for children with gastrostomies or using nasal or oral gastric tubes. It outlines the implications of having a child with a tracheostomy in the classroom. Classroom management suggestions…

The author identifies eight areas of concern common to student teachers and suggests ways the cooperating teacher can assist in their mastery. (AG)

It is proposed that, contrary to traditional thinking, interdisciplinary communication can be enhanced, not limited, by specialization. A thorough understanding of common elements within any one discipline provides the bridge between disciplines. Two sets of examples of issues are examined. The first focuses on three disciplines in the social…

This examination of the communication and interpersonal aspects of the instructional developer/client consulting relationship suggests that communication breakdowns are more than likely due to a misunderstanding of the client's characteristics on the part of the developer. Several models of the consulting relationship are presented, and specific…

Human service professionals, lacking a viable model to incorporate primary intervention into the human service provider's role, seldom practice primary prevention. Collaboration is the most appropriate model for introducing primary prevention into a community human service delivery system. The collaboration model was applied in a midwestern…

An evaluation report is presented of the Resident Supervisory Support for Teachers, a peer supervision program designed to improve classroom instruction by training school personnel in concepts and strategies of school supervision, with an emphasis on a peer clinical approach. Participants are trained to help teachers identify their strengths and…

Describes how the community educator can develop an effective working relationship with his Congressman. (Author/DN)