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Journal of Staff Development, 2013
Time for collaborative learning is an essential resource for educators working to implement college- and career-ready standards. The pages in this article include tools from the workbook "Establishing Time for Professional Learning." The tools support a complete process to help educators effectively find and use time. The following…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Time Management, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Teachers
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Lipton, Laura; Greenblatt, Ruth – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Discusses the need for coordinated efforts between an organization and its staff development support that are congruent with the articulated goals of the district, the school sites, and individual members of the organization. Strategies are presented for changing the role of staff developers in renewal efforts that support a learning organization.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Cooperation
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Lange, Richard E. – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Offers nine suggestions to help program chairpersons plan successful programs for professional meetings: clearly understand the organization's purposes and objectives, choose an annual site, experiment with times, announce meetings well in advance, plan various formats, plan for long-term professional development, expect the unexpected, use local…
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Higher Education
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Lee, Ginny V. – Journal of Staff Development, 1993
Discusses promising professional development strategies for schools seeking to operate as learning communities. Recent shifts in conceptions of schools and implications of these shifts for school leadership are explored, and the principles of professional development are discussed which are then connected to recommendations for staff developers.…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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Asayesh, Gelareh – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Discusses the importance of values education programs in the public schools, with some emphasis on the program in the Baltimore County Public Schools. The article cites authorities from other school districts, higher education, and educational associations, noting the important role of staff development and community involvement. (SM)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Program Development
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Tafel, Linda; Bertani, Albert – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Presents guidelines for staff developers who wish to create and sustain changes in schools. The article explains why staff development must be reconceptualized, discusses the emerging systems roles for staff developers, and shares information gained from extensive experience in applying a reconceptualized model of staff development. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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McCarty, Hancock – Journal of Staff Development, 1993
Represents a rethinking about professional staff who exhibit characteristics of being burnt out and offers an unusual approach to their renewal. The approach described requires that supervisors, administrators, or staff developes recognize that low self-esteem is at the core of the burned-out behaviors. (GLR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Burnout, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education