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Robb, Laura – 2000
An effective teacher must continue to learn, problem-solve, and respond to the evolving needs of his or her students. Ideally a culture of inquiry, reflection, and self-evaluation should develop. Voluntary inquiry-based reflection identifies problems and issues within a school and allows teachers and administrators to develop professional study…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inquiry, Reflective Teaching
Wildman, Terry M.; And Others – 1985
Intended for beginning teachers in Virginia, this handbook is designed to serve as a guide for negotiating the first few years of teaching. The concept of teacher as problem solver is promoted throughout the manual. The handbook is organized around the idea that the beginning teacher's main tasks are to: (1) discover how to learn from their own…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Instructional Media and Technology. – 1984
Designed to assist educators in planning for the use of microcomputers in their schools, this guide begins with a brief statement of a philosophy for the use of computers in education. The main positions expressed by this philosophy are that students must have the opportunity to learn about the role of technology in society and to acquire the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Courseware
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1986
The Beginning Teacher Assistance Program was adopted by the Virginia Board of Education to ensure that teachers certified by the state demonstrate the minimum competencies necessary to perform satisfactorily. The first section of this booklet describes the program's assessment component and lists the 14 competencies teachers are expected to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Minimum Competencies
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Adult Education Service. – 1979
This administrative guide was developed to provide local school divisions and other agencies operating federally funded Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Virginia with the purpose, requirements, and procedures for conducting these programs. The guide is divided into eleven sections. The introduction covers the purpose and scope of ABE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Eligibility
Smith, Paul; Baker, C. Woodson – 1980
Focusing on the Outdoor Leader Basic Training Program, a major component of the Wilderness Encounter Training and Certification Project developed in Virginia to serve adjudicated youth, this document outlines the Leadership Certification process for Wilderness Encounter Programs. First is an overview of wilderness programing and the need for a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Certification, Course Objectives, Delinquency Prevention
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This guide, which is intended primarily for adult education practitioners in Virginia, explains the process of developing workplace basic skills programs. Presented first is background information on the guide's development. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's seven chapters: the need for work force education (changes in…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
