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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1985
The Teacher Center Program offers a non-threatening environment where teachers, students, administrators, and other personnel are assisted in self-improvement, skill development, and career advancement. This program evaluation consisted of the intended inputs, processes, and outcomes, outlined on specially designed status report forms. The interim…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Staff Development, Teacher Centers
Download full textBicknell, J. E.; And Others – 1974
This report describes the first-year progress of the Fredonia/Hamburg Teacher Education Center and is concerned with aspects of the general format, program, and organization of the center. Chapter one defines and discusses the development of competency-based programs and describes the purpose of the Teacher Education Center at Fredonia/Hamburg.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Teacher Centers
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1985
Although basically for public and non-public school teachers, the District of Columbia Teacher Center Program target population also includes paraprofessionals, students, parents, and other members of the community. The objectives of the center are: (1) to plan, develop, disseminate, implement and evaluate inservice training, graduate courses, and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedYarger, Sam J. – Action in Teacher Education, 1980
This article provides some insights into the nature and variety of teacher centers proposed and how some were selected for funding over others. (JD)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Program Costs, Program Evaluation
Covert, Robert W. – 1975
This three-part report provides an analysis of the California Bay Area Learning Center (BALC). Part 1 provides (a) a network design to illustrate the major project components and their interrelationships, (b) a series of component descriptions listing the primary resources and project activities, and (c) a list of project objectives. Part 2…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Evaluation, Institutional Cooperation, Program Evaluation
Edelfelt, Roy A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
The former director of the national Teacher Center Project outlines nine of the most widely recognized problems in the development of teacher centers across the U.S. He concludes that the centers have given teachers a sense of greater control over their inservice education. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Federal Regulation, Inservice Teacher Education
Covert, Robert W. – 1975
This four-part report provides an analysis of the Rhode Island Teacher Center (RITC) pilot program during the fiscal year 1975. Part 1 discusses the Center's major function, objectives, and relationship to the Bureau of Technical Assistance within the Rhode Island State Department of Education. Part 2 examines the survey of teachers and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Peer reviewedBuxton, Amity P. – English Education, 1981
Examines data from three investigations of the impact of the Teachers' Active Learning Center (TALC)/Teacher Shelter, a program run in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notes ten features of the center that make it unique and successful. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
PDF pending restorationYarger, Sam J.; Mertens, Sally K. – 1980
Five hundred program proposals to the new federal Teacher Centers Program were analyzed with the aim of determining how educational leaders, especially teachers, see the potential for teacher center development. The rationale and process for content analysis is discussed. Descriptions of teacher center proposals are presented and comparison is…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Federal Aid, Program Content, Program Development
Guy, Muriel – G/C/T, 1978
The nine Illinois Area Service Centers for Educators of Gifted and Talented Youth provide assistance to school districts in identifying gifted students and evaluating programs for the schools. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Learning Resources Centers, Program Descriptions
Brictson, Paula – 1979
Changing curriculum, shifting student populations, and technological and societal demands require that school staff remain actively and continuously involved in staff development programs; because of these issues and the new mandated programs, more stable teaching workforce, and numerous and varied programs in Michigan, the Michigan Department of…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Governance, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment
Setranjiwalla, Zohra K.; Drummond, William H. – 1979
In compliance with the Teacher Education Center Act of 1973 (Section 231.608, Florida Statutes), a select group of Florida educators, Department of Education members, and State Council on Teacher Education Centers (TEC's) representatives developed proposed criteria for both the evaluation of teacher centers and evaluation of the evaluation…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Institutional Cooperation
Guillon, Jean-Claude – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1980
Reports on a round table of elementary school teachers who had attended inservice training programs. The teachers' motivation for enrolling in these institutes, the problems discussed during training and the impact of the program on their approach to teaching French were the round table main topics. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, French, Group Discussion, Inservice Teacher Education
Educational Cooperative Service Unit of the Metropolitan Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minn. – 1986
The accomplishments of the Educational Cooperative Service Unit of the Metropolitan Twin Cities Area (Minnesota) are described. The unit serves a seven-county metropolitan area, 13 associate member agencies, and 48 member public school districts and provides effective programs for school and educational personnel. During the 1985-86 school year,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Study Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Effectiveness
Hawthorne, Richard D.; And Others – 1974
This report presents a description of one attempt to gain some insight about the actual workings and quality of a particular formulation of the teacher education center concept. The report is organized to provide a background and rationale of the Kent State University Teacher Education Center (where the model has been implemented), the design and…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Educational Quality, Formative Evaluation, Inservice Teacher Education
