This staff development program offers practices for K-8 educators who wish to be more effective in responding to the needs of all students, including students with mild exceptional educational needs. The program consists of seven 2.5 hour workshops which include short presentations, readings, and large and small group discussions. Effective teaching practices are reviewed, practiced, and modeled throughout each workshop. Under the guidance of a trained facilitator, participants identify teaching practices they wish to implement or improve upon; develop a plan for doing so; and provide each other with feedback by means of peer coaching. The guide contains the materials used in the workshops, with the exception of a few overhead transparencies. Units focus on peer coaching, organization of classroom time and space, ways to influence student behavior, the process of planning for instruction, effective lessons, and workshop evaluation and follow-up. Units 1 through 6 begin with a list of objectives followed by the unit reading. The unit reading describes the important concepts and practices for the unit and ends with a list of key points for quick review. Four units offer short papers on related topics. Most units also provide a summary questions worksheet, discussion questions, and application exercises. (RH)