Discusses the Education Renewal Center (ERC), a self-supporting, "do-it-yourself" graduate school set up by Lamar (Colorado) School District for southeastern Colorado educators. Describes ERC's beginnings, teacher recertification credit, unexpected benefits, and courses for expanding horizons and building skills. Offers tips for starting…

In this book, faculty from nine universities describe innovations undertaken in the context of their institutions' administrator preparation programs. The goal is to inform the profession about recent efforts to strengthen preparation programs in school administration. Following the introductory material--the preface, foreword, and…

The Training for Interprofessional Collaboration Project (TIC) is a joint effort of five professional schools of the University of Washington and various community sites and agencies to provide preservice (graduate level) and inservice training in teacher and interprofessional collaboration. The guide includes bibliographies, case studies,…

The ideas, approaches, and issues guiding the efforts at principal reform are described in the following areas: (1) generic management skills or instructional leadership; (2) teaching experience as a requirement for the principalship; (3) restructuring principal preparation programs; (4) evaluating competency and proficiency; and (5) selection…