Provides examples of innovative use of television in teaching students and providing teacher inservice training. (IRT)

One of the most important tasks in working with teachers is helping them develop their own abilities to create developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. This paper reflects on, from two perspectives, the ongoing process of teachers developing an understanding of how children learn and how that process affects curriculum…

An effective teacher must continue to learn, problem-solve, and respond to the evolving needs of his or her students. Ideally a culture of inquiry, reflection, and self-evaluation should develop. Voluntary inquiry-based reflection identifies problems and issues within a school and allows teachers and administrators to develop professional study…

This study compares the outcomes of two often used approaches for strategic HRD planning. Using methods framed within a strategic HRD planning framework the outcomes of a qualitative primary data approach are examined against quantitative labor market projections in a study of the future Minnesota tourism workforce. Results show each planning…

This document contains staff-development standards developed by over 50 educators. The standards are organized into three categories: context, process, and content. The section on context addresses the organization, system, or culture in which the new learning will be implemented. Process refers to the "how" of staff development and includes…

This document contains staff-development standards developed by over 50 educators. The standards are organized into three categories: context, process, and content. The section on context addresses the organization, system, or culture in which the new learning will be implemented. Process refers to the "how" of staff development and includes…

This videotape and accompanying guidebook are intended to help teachers as they support and supervise paraprofessionals in the classroom. Section 1 of the guidebook provides a self-assessment to help teachers evaluate their present support and supervisory skills. Sections 2 through 5 address four key knowledge and skill areas. These sections…

As part of a school reform program, focused initially on literacy the San Diego City Schools decided to create the position of school-based staff developer. Creating this position proved to be a daunting challenge, with considerable disagreement between the union and the school district. Data were collected about the early implementation of the…

This paper presents a case study as an illustration of the need to probe issues and assumptions that arise when outsider staff developers work with teachers from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. After tracing the historical and sociopolitical context of urban school reform, the paper examines the author/educator's experience of…

This paper discussed the need for clarification of the meaning of CBTE, emphasized the development of instructional materials and assessment procedures as necessary components of CBTE and the intimate connection between CBTE and teacher behavior research. (Author/RK)

This study describes the training conducted with selected regular employees of a federal agency to prepare them to serve as counselor-interviewers in the upgrading process. A comparison between the accomplishment of trainees as demonstrated in the training exercises and changes in their communication patterns (toward openness or closedness) is…

What schools are doing by way of using their staffs more effectively in the instruction of youth is explored here as the author reports his findings in NASSP's exemplary program files. (Editor)

Discusses how a staff meeting may be effective in aiding instructors with direction giving. (GB)

Describes ideas and activities to facilitate group self-relevant data sharing presented at a Colorado community education conference of community school leaders and administrators. (Author/DN)

Presents the President's report to the 58th Annual Meeting of the NUEA, Omaha, Nebraska, April 15, 1973. (Editor)