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Albrecht, Kay – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Discusses confrontations which lead to growth in day care teachers. The steps of confrontation discussed include: (1) identifying the problem; (2) describing the desired behavior and how it will come about; (3) determining how the successfulness of the change will be measured. (RJC)
Descriptors: Day Care, Guidelines, Interpersonal Communication, Professional Development
Ryerson, Diane – VocEd, 1981
Examines methods of reducing teacher burnout, including strong peer support systems, teacher participation in decisions that directly affect their job performance, flexible scheduling, provision of advancement opportunities, inservice training programs, fair wage scales, and the understanding of school administration. (CT)
Descriptors: Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Development, Professional Development
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James, Terry L. – Teacher Educator, 1980
Suggested ideas for the effective use of the student teacher in the early stages of the assignment include: allowing the student teacher to work with small groups of students; team teaching at least one unit; and having the student teacher prepare a special activity related to one of the subject areas. (JN)
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Professional Development
Heimlich, Joe E.; Norland, Emmalou – 1994
Designed for adult educators in various settings who are seeking to improve as teachers, this book describes a process adult educators can use to examine their beliefs about teaching and current teaching behavior in depth. It is intended to guide them through an exploration of who they really are as teachers, and then, through experiential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Professional Development, Reflective Teaching
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Jantz, Richard K.; Weaver, V. Phillips – International Journal of Social Education, 1992
Encourages traveling by teachers to enrich the multicultural curriculum in their classes. Includes suggestions and resources for planning overseas trips and using them to broaden teachers' perspectives and to provide background material for curriculum development. Outlines "case studies" of trips to Hungary and Greece. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Ross, E. Wayne, Ed. – 1994
As reflective teaching has been a major concern in education with the movement for increased teacher professionalism and involvement in all aspects of school decision-making, the 10 articles in this volume address reflective practice in the social studies with an emphasis on how reflection and inquiry can contribute to both teacher and curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry
Edwards, Clarence M., Jr. – Spectrum, 1986
A teacher professional development program in Virginia identified 15 performance indicators of effective teaching. Teachers are given 5 years and 30 observations (during which only teacher strengths are documented) in which to demonstrate and assess their proficiency. Peer evaluations and monetary incentives are successfully utilized. (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Incentives
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Kourilsky, Marilyn – Journal of Economic Education, 1993
Contends that most teachers do not effectively identify and correct student misconceptions and mislearning. Reviews models to identify student mislearning and ways to help students correct the mislearning. Describes a staff development program in which mentor teachers received training using these instructional strategies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Change
Barclay, Kathy; Boone, Elizabeth – 1993
Sharing both collective and individual experiences and insights about whole language, teaching, and educational change, this book explains whole language instruction and its implementation on a school-wide basis. Each chapter moves from research to theory, and from theory to application in classrooms that actually exist. The book explains why…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Patrick, Al; And Others – Issues in Education, 1985
Reviews historical and ideological roots that developed the teaching profession as a proper role for women. Includes research from a current study investigating the importance of domesticity in the personal and professional attitudes of male and female teachers and the general population of the state of Oklahoma. Includes 13 tables of data. (MD)
Descriptors: Data, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Feeney, Stephanie; Freeman, Nancy K. – 1999
Ethics--in the form of knowledge and skill in making responsible professional decisions--is one of the most fundamental qualities of a competent early childhood educator. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) developed its Code of Ethical Conduct to promote the application of core values, ideals, and principles to…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Codes of Ethics, Day Care
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Gann, Jeanette H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Describes a concerns-based approach to professional development programs designed to implement current reforms in mathematics education. Identifies seven Stages of Concern and includes a table of typical statements, expressions of concern, and intervention strategies a change facilitator can follow with teachers at each stage. (MDH)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Change, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Conlin, Michaele – 1992
This Teaching Adult Learners Kit (TALKit) is an inservice "cafeteria" that offers many choices to the workshop planner/facilitator. The core of the kit is a series of structured workshop activities designed to help teachers build a teaching foundation--a working philosophy for adult education. Activities focus on three areas: the philosophy of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Szekely, George – Art Education, 1993
Describes the "Adopt-a-School Project" that is part of the preservice art education program at the University of Kentucky. Contends that the confidence gained during this experience encourages the students to continue in art education and in their own personal art production pursuits. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Tom, Alan R. – 1998
Professional development schools (PDSs) are usually viewed as school-university partnerships aimed at regeneration of teacher education and/or the reform of public schools in general. This paper examines the gap between creating a PDS structure and achieving these goals, suggesting that bridging the gap may require destabilization of both faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Elementary Education
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