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Ryan W. Pontier; María del Pilar Delgado; Teresa J. Medina; Susanne Peña; Mido Chang – TESOL Journal, 2024
This conceptual article focuses on how a National Professional Development grant through the Office of English Language Acquisition in the U.S. Department of Education supported multilingual paraprofessionals' equitable access to and participation in high-quality, ongoing professional development aimed at supporting young multilingual learners,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Multilingualism, Staff Development
Snowman, Ann Mackay – Journal of Access Services, 2013
Every U.S. state and the District of Columbia has a law on the books that protects a library borrower's privacy, both an ethical and legal obligation of the library. In addition, FERPA further restricts access to users' records. Getting the message across to staff can be a challenge, especially if you employ students or volunteers who may not…
Descriptors: Ethics, Library Services, Confidentiality, Staff Development
Parker, Amy T.; Nelson, Catherine – American Annals of the Deaf, 2016
Students who are deafblind are a unique population with unique needs for learning, communication, and environmental access. Two roles have been identified as important to their education: teacher of the deafblind and intervener. However, these roles are not officially recognized in most states. Because of this lack of recognition and the low…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Systems Development, Accessibility (for Disabled), Standard Setting
Gage, Mary Ann; Fredericks, H. D. Bud; Johnson-Dorn, Nancy; Lindley-Southard, Barbara – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2009
Results are reported for 3 years of in-service training provided to managers and direct care personnel employed in community, residential, and vocational programs for developmentally disabled adults. The data demonstrate the efficacy of the training model in that 1015 (97%) of 1080 training objectives attempted were completed by the trainees at…
Descriptors: Training Objectives, Disabilities, Group Homes, Trainees
Raval, Harini; McKenney, Susan; Pieters, Jules – Studies in Continuing Education, 2010
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are being recognized globally for their influential role in realizing the UN Millennium Development Goal of education for all in developing countries. NGOs mostly employ untrained para-educators for grassroots activities. The professional development of these teachers is critical for NGO effectiveness, yet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nongovernmental Organizations, Models, Lesson Plans

Burtnett, Francis E. – Journal of Career Education, 1979
An in-service model for the career education staff is presented. The graphic presentation permits the sponsor to study the various components of the model and how they interrelate. The narrative section defines the various components and describes the importance of personnel, financial resources, facilities, and other support systems. (CT)
Descriptors: Career Education, Inservice Education, Models, Staff Development

Welch, Frances C.; Daniel, Cherry – Journal of Staff Development, 1997
Describes one South Carolina school district's approach to staff development for classified staff (e.g., nurses, custodians, bus drivers, food service workers, maintenance personnel, substitutes, and secretaries). Program planning, implementation, and evaluation involved collaborative and comprehensive efforts. This paper makes seven…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Staff Development
Boutwell, Richard C. – 1979
This model for an inservice workshop is based on an ongoing relationship between a college or university (acting as consultant) and an instructional staff. The workshop is built around an actual problem situation facing the staff, in this case, the task of providing remediation in conjunction with the Florida State Assessment Test. The design of…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education

Gee, Thomas C.; Forester, Nora – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
The statement that "every teacher is a teacher of reading" is an ineffective cliche. However, cooperation among secondary school content and reading teachers can be achieved through establishing schoolwide reading teams, offering services and inservice education for content teachers, pairing reading and content teachers, publishing newsletters,…
Descriptors: Inservice Education, Program Implementation, Reading Teachers, Secondary Education
LoPresti, Marilyn – Executive Educator, 1989
Although bus drivers, teacher assistants, secretaries, hall aides, and cafeteria workers are vital to the school organization, they are often overlooked entirely by inservice training and staff development planners. This article describes a Long Island (New York) school district's successful staff development day exclusively for nonteaching…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Morale, Professional Development
Nelson, Mary – Illinois Libraries, 1995
Describes a library staff inservice day developed at the Oak Lawn (Illinois) Public Library to meet the needs of a staff with diverse ages, interests, and duties. Recommends offering a variety of sessions that staff may choose from, provides examples, and includes a summary of evaluation results. (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education, Library Personnel, Public Libraries

Peters, Dustin A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
Highlights the initial restructuring efforts begun by a Pennsylvania high school participating in the Coalition of Essential Schools. After several years of discussion, the staff undertook summer inservice training featuring a reading project, an ideal/reality exercise, a shadowing project, and a school visitation process. Choosing an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, High Schools, Inservice Education, School Restructuring
Fortaleza, Judith A. – 1985
The paper outlines a procedure of providing staff development designed to meet the needs of all educational personnel, including teachers, support personnel, administrators, and parents. The role of the Central Ohio Instructional Resource Center in staff development is examined, followed by a discussion of needs assessment methods (such as content…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Stone, J. Fulton – 1978
The concept of staff development and continuous improvement for teachers and administrators is discussed in the context of a state-developed plan that allows teacher certification renewal only after participation in an approved local staff development program. The plan stipulates that local educational agencies identify student needs and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hunter, Madeline – Principal, 1988
Outlines how to develop productive staff meetings that foster professional staff development. Three steps to follow include developing a staff development committee, designing a long-range staff development plan, and planning staff meetings that become a lesson in themselves. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Education, Planning, Professional Development