A project was developed involving a state organization of teachers and teams of teachers in local school systems to demonstrate how selected teaching practices could be disseminated to interested teachers. The state organization provided the organizing link among the different school systems and established criteria. The members of the area teams acted as researchers into innovative teaching practices and as disseminators of the new practices. Difficulties that mitigated against the most effective involvement of the state organization included rapid turnover in leadership, political orientations, lack of local structure, and lack of experience with or commitment to research. The study demonstrates that there is a need for a vastly improved flow of information to teachers about available resources. There is a critical need for supportive interpersonal relations among teaching colleagues to create a climate of freedom to innovate, and to provide the motivation to do so. In-service educational activities (for teachers) are needed for a climate supportive of innovation. A bibliography and questionnaires for the study of innovation, along with other supporting material is appended. (RP)