A recent model for the design of staff development programs for educators includes 5 stages--readiness, planning, training, implementation, and maintenance--each of which is defined by a set of 4 to 11 practices. To test this model and the relative merits of its 38 practices and its underlying assumptions, a national questionnaire survey of over…

Computer assisted instruction, software design, and course organization are among the topics discussed in this varied, 15-paper collection which includes descriptions of specific projects, general essays and practical suggestions for improving or implementing computer-oriented instruction. The following papers are presented: (1) "Organization…

This paper describes a training program which was designed to train teachers how to use computer applications such as database management systems and spreadsheets in their classrooms; how to modify applications according to their teaching practices; and how to learn from their experiences in using computer applications in the classroom. A group of…

This manual provides an overview of the contents of a program focusing on supervisors' communication skills and strategies that enhance teachers' abilities to reflect, learn, and apply insights to their own actions when teaching. It is intended for principals, supervisors, mentors, department chairs, master teachers, teacher educators, peer…

A model designed to assist planners of professional development programs develop training programs for administrative mentors is described in this paper. A brief overview of basic concepts and definitions of mentoring is followed by a discussion of factors necessary to the development of mentoring, which are: trust, adequate resources, open…

The differential effects of two different types of problem-solving training on the problem-solving abilities of gifted fourth graders were studied. Two successive classes of gifted fourth graders from Weslaco Independent School District (Texas) were pretested with the Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM) and Thinking Creatively With Pictures…

A study examined what effect, if any, vision training exercises had on reading achievement. It was hypothesized that training students to control more accurately the speed and direction of their eye movements would improve their visual skills. However, it was also hypothesized that a more efficient visual system would have no effect on reading…

Through interactive-observation, the strengths of the video recorder (actual viewing experience) and the strengths of the computer (capability for feedback, record keeping, and problem analysis) can be combined and used in the preparation of personnel to educate handicapped children and youth. In the area of communicative disorders, accurate…

The report presents evaluation data on the Cross-Program Training Project to train foster parents, teachers, and social workers who are jointly responsible for the care of special needs children, especially preschoolers. The project featured five major components: (1) site development, (2) training needs assessment on which to develop programing,…

A collaborative effort on the part of teachers from and consultants for the University of California, Irvine/California Writing Project, this guide presents ideas for teaching writing as a process at all levels of the curriculum. Each section of the guide presents an essay introducing the section topic, followed by practical ideas for teaching…

A training instrument, designed for cooperating teachers and university supervisors, allows them to examine their willingness to give and receive feedback from their student teachers and each other. The "Student Teaching Triad Communication Survey" contains ten questions dealing with willingness to receive feedback and ten questions dealing with…

Designed to provide a conceptual and workable framework for the development of interdisciplinary information systems in Southern Africa, this handbook focuses on Southern Africa's information needs and addresses the problems between theory and practice in information transfer and utilization. The handbook is divided into two major parts. The four…

A collaborative effort on the part of teachers from and consultants for the University of California, Irvine/California Writing Project, this guide presents ideas for teaching writing as a process at all levels of the curriculum. Each section of the guide presents an essay introducing the section topic, followed by practical ideas for teaching…

This report is a review of findings and recommendations following a study by the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) Committee of the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education (NASDME). The assessment of NASDME's Skills Information System (SIS) was initiated in September 1984 and completed in December 1985. Section 1…

The book describes procedures used to provide nonsheltered community based vocational training to moderately and severely/profoundly handicapped students at the secondary level. The program is desgiend to enable students to make the transition to paid employment in two or more part-time jobs as a viable alternative to a single full-time job as…