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Imel, Susan – 1990
Professional development, a continuing process of activities that enhance professional growth, should be planned and managed by the individual. Although part-time adult educators may be able to consult with supervisors in planning professional development, more often they work in relative isolation and must take sole responsibility for their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Planning, Guidelines
Barnett, Harvey – 2003
The goal of any professional development program is to inform and change teacher behavior as a result of new information. Professional development activities need to be designed in a way that ensures that teachers' time and your investment in time and money pay off in increased student achievement. Getting teacher buy in is important when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness
Sun, Ping-Yun – 2001
Since the Internet has become a primary information source, this digest offers a list of online resources to assist teachers and educators in conducting research and curriculum development and in meeting the National Standards for Arts Education in Theatre. The digest provides brief summaries of three Web sites on theatre education. It then…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Needham, Robbie Lee – 1986
Communications technologies have the potential to transform the educational process. In the community college context, these technologies have the power to change the the roles of faculty. On one hand, these changes might mean a reduction in the number and status of teachers. On the other hand, communications technologies may afford teachers…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Computers
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon – 1996
This digest examines the spread of mentoring in the United States, obstacles to realizing the potential of mentoring as a vehicle of reform, needed research, and selected issues of policy and practice. While the education community understands that mentors have a positive effect on teacher retention, the question of what mentors should do, what…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Risinger, C. Frederick – 1986
The workshop is the most convenient and frequent means of inservice education. The purposes and types of social studies inservice workshops are examined, guidelines for effective planning and implementation are provided, and helpful hints and areas of caution designed to assist in conducting successful workshops are suggested. Six typical formats…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Curriculum Development, Evaluation
Richardson, Michelle; Simmons, Deborah – 1996
This digest provides a framework for professional development of outdoor educators. Outdoor and environmental educators share similar principles of outdoor learning. Thus, the performance standards recently drafted by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) can serve as a useful guide for outdoor education generally.…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning