The staff development program of the Elmira City School District, New York, is designed to assist teachers in teaching to the specific objectives of the curriculum, and to ensure that teachers have the requisite knowledge and skills to accomplish this. The plan provides an opportunity for every teacher, building administrator, and the…

Provided in this guide are workshop materials which present an overview of the kindergarten curriculum and provide designs for transparencies for use in instruction. The overview discusses: (1) areas of learning in the kindergarten, including learning of knowledge, skills, dispositions (i.e., attitudinal habits), and language; (2) intellectual…

Incountry Resource Centers (IRC) are vehicles for sharing technical information among persons working to further development goals, and the workshop described in this trainer's manual is designed to help local Peace Corps staff and/or volunteers to establish, expand, or improve an IRC appropriate to the needs and conditions of their country.…

A description is given of the activities that occurred during the initial three years of planning and implementing a staff development program aimed at effective teaching and supervision in the Glendale, California, Unified School District. The report focuses on the third component of a five-year master plan, the planning and implementation of a…

A guide to developing lesson plans for classroom instruction in English as a second language (ESL) based on learning style theory draws on the experience of the Arlington County Schools (Virginia). It begins by describing the theory of learning styles, their applications, and the process of developing lesson plans by "4matting," which postulates…

Employer-sponsored career development programs can be a vital force for increasing productivity, reducing employee turnover, and insuring that an organization has a pool of motivated employees from which to draw new talent. However, none of these benefits can occur unless organizations undertake initiation of career development programs according…

To assist school systems in establishing computer competencies for inservice teacher training and personnel hiring guidelines, the North Carolina State Board of Education in 1985 approved the recommendations of a state task force, and identified three levels of computer competencies for teachers (K-12), i.e., competencies needed by all educators,…

This paper discusses four conceptions of excellence (excellence as proficiency, excellence and disciplinary initiation, excellence as self-actualization, and excellence as social responsibility) and shows how they can be addressed within a science, technology, society (STS) approach to science instruction. Additional topics considered include: (1)…

This collection of training materials has been compiled and organized as a resource for providing support to regional dissemination and school improvement projects and activities. The materials comprise a broad spectrum of resources applicable to the training needs of personnel in intermediate and local education agencies, state departments of…

To update a 1984 study of the status and use of microcomputers in Jackson and Josephine Counties (Oregon), revised questionnaires were distributed to the 82 schools contacted in the initial survey. Two forms were used: school and individual teacher. The school survey addressed makes and models of computers in the building, locations of the…

A description is given of the development and evaluation of a staff development model that was used by District of Columbia teachers. The model was based on the belief that teachers learn best through an analysis of their own behavior and thoughtful application of ideas to their own contexts. The first phase of the study defined over 50…

The third in a series of literature reviews, this monograph presents three articles on skill generalization among individuals with severe disabilities. Kathleen A. Liberty analyzes the results of 15 studies to determine how teaching self-control affected students' performance in training and generalization, "Behavior-Control of Stimulus…

In order to identify important clinical questions in long-term care settings for older adults, it may be helpful to examine the psychological consultant's role in these settings. A consultant is often faced with some staff members who think he has all the answers and by others who think he has none. The consultant may also encounter a strong…

This guidebook is designed as a workbook and resource for workshop participants at regional meetings on bilingual vocational training (BVT). Since the book was intended to be introduced as parts of lecture, discussions, or participatory exercises in the workshops, not all is necessarily self-explanatory. The book treats only selected topics in…

Planning staff development programs to meet changing state education agency (SEA) needs can best be undertaken by considering first what the SEA is trying to accomplish. If we look at the priorities and emphases given by the SEA to its various managerial, service, and leadership tasks, concepts of agency role and mission begin to emerge. By…