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US Department of Education, 2014
Developing positive school climates and improving school discipline policies and practices are critical steps to raising academic achievement and supporting student success. However, there is no single formula for doing so. Rather, the growing body of research and best practices in the field should inform locally developed approaches to improving…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Culture, Discipline, Prevention
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Welch, Robert J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Outlines an innovative district-wide staff development program that improved morale, lessened the teacher burnout rate, and saved the district money. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Job Satisfaction, Morale
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA. – 1989
This manual supplies the written materials that accompany or supplement a video program on developing and implementing peer coaching among inservice teachers. The video program consists of two tapes, the first, or main program tape, explaining the process and giving examples, and the second supplementing the first by providing an in-depth look at…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Parkay, Forrest W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Describes the Southwest Texas Program for Improving Basic Skills Instruction in the Secondary Schools. It promotes a thoughtful, inquiry-oriented dialog between a university and six participating schools that encourages teachers to become more effective decision-makers. (MD)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Decision Making, Educational Change, Instructional Materials
Showers, Beverly – 1984
This paper rests on two propositions: that inservice training must radically change to result in the transfer of training to classroom practice, and that inservice training must be embedded in coherent school improvement programs in order for change to be sustained. Accordingly, the first section reviews three recent research studies designed to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Fullan, Michael – Corwin Press, 2004
The author provides staff developers and educational leaders with tools needed to facilitate a workshop or study group, designed around his book. It gives chapter-by chapter activities focused on moral purpose and why it plays such a critical role in changing the context of school leadership. This guide explores in depth: (1) "Changing the…
Descriptors: Principals, Writing Exercises, Workshops, Study Guides
Laine, Sabrina W. M. – 2000
This report provides education leaders and policymakers with a lens to examine model professional development in education and the private sector. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of how organizations support or fail to support a work culture that values ongoing education, and to better understand what comprises the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Reiss, Karla – Corwin Press, 2006
In this resource, educational coach Karla Reiss helps superintendents, principals, and teachers understand the fundamentals of effective leadership coaching programs that result in long-lasting educational change. Using a balance of theory and practice, Reiss offers 11 core competencies adopted by the rapidly growing coaching profession including…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Leadership Effectiveness, Ethics, Educational Change
Clagett, Craig A. – 1988
A collaborative study was conducted by representatives of the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce, the University of Maryland University College, and Prince George's Community College to identify the training and professional development activities most desired by county business leaders. Surveys were mailed to 5,000 of the 15,125 businesses…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Continuing Education, Educational Needs
Van Tassel-Baska, Joyce – 1986
Six policy issues emerging from a Midwest dissemination conference on the Richardson Study are highlighted. The focus is on facilitating policy initiatives in gifted education among local and state school districts. Policy statements on each of the following issues are cited: improving identification procedures; articulating goals, programs, and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
As part of a study initiated by the Illinois State Board of Education to provide information on which to base personnel policy for the state's schools, this report presents staff recommendations for future state policy governing all certified educational personnel. Recommendations cover the essential areas of personnel programs, including (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Evaluation, Personnel Management, Personnel Policy
Marshall, Ann – 1982
PRISM, the Pittsburgh Research-Based Instructional Supervisory Model, was initiated when the superintendent convened an Instructional Leadership Committee (ILC) to develop a plan for improving instruction and instructional leadership within the district. The Pittsburgh Public Schools' Learning Research Development Center then conducted a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Symington, David; Osborne, Roger – 1983
Science programs provided for primary school have not always been successful. A major reason suggested is that some programs place demands on teachers which many teachers find difficult to meet and which give rise to concerns which restrict their development as teachers of science. Based on the work of the the Learning in Science Project…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Popper, Barbara K.; Hausslein, Evelyn – Early Childhood Bulletin, 1994
This special double issue of the "Early Childhood Bulletin" explores issues for parents who are members of Interagency Coordinating Councils (ICCs) for their states' early intervention programs. The first article discusses issues parents may want to consider before they assume new roles in their ICC and in related activities. It also…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Mattson, Beverly – 1995
This report presents samples of models and strategies for determining professional development needs of special education personnel. The following areas are covered: definitions of needs and the needs assessment process; personnel needs assessment regulations under the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development, the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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