Conference papers outlining strategies for implementing change through inservice education are presented. Three opening papers deal with the general theme of the conference: "Effective Inservice Education" (Gordon Lawrence); "A Panel Discussion on Staff Development" (Margaret L. Trent, Robert W. Evans, and Frederick R. Cyphert); and "Evaluation of Inservice Education: A Harder More Revealing Look" (Ben M. Harris). Six papers address major issues in inservice education: "Translating Priorities into Action: A Planning Process" (Lilburn P. Hoehn); "Process Strategies for Effective Staff Developers" (Richard T. Vacca and Jo Anne Vacca); "Improving School Practices Through Principals' Inservice" (James LaPlant, Gerald Prince, and Harold Rowe); "Teacher Centered Inservice" (C. William Phillips); "Implications for Staff Development in the 1980s" (James King); and "Teaching Concepts: Implications for Teacher Development" (Thomas C. Gibney). Five papers discuss curriculum directions in basic skills for the 1980s: "A Summary of Basic Skills in Mathematics Presentation" (Margaret Bledsue Kasten); "Staff Development for the Three Rs" (Elizabeth Dillon-Peterson); "Implementing a Basic Skills Program in an Urban Setting: A Summary" (Isabelle Carter); "Discovering Writing: A New Look at Written Communication" (Charlotte K. Brooks); and "Principals' Reading Leadership Program" (Peggy E. Ransom). (JMK)