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A Distance-Delivered Teacher Education Program for Rural Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Teacher Candidates
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Lohfink, Gayla; Morales, Amanda; Shroyer, Gail; Yahnke, Sally; Hernandez, Cecilia – Rural Educator, 2011
This article describes a collaborative, distance-delivered, teacher preparation program for rural, culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) teacher candidates. Multiple institutions partnered with one university in order to diversify the teaching force in the region and meet the needs of CLD students living there. In describing the program's…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Rural Areas, Financial Needs
Rural Teachers Integrate Technology into Early Childhood Education.
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Swick, Kevin – Rural Educator, 1988
Describes the development of an early childhood education course for rural teachers emphasizing: (1) the role of technology in rural children's and teachers' lives; (2) basic computer skills for teachers; (3) developmentally appropriate uses of computers with three- to five-year-olds; and (4) effective integration of computers into early childhood…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Programming for Mildly Handicapped Students in Rural Schools.
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Vasa, Stanley F.; Steckelberg, Allen L. – Rural Educator, 1981
Focuses on three major issues in meeting the needs of mildly handicapped students in regular classes in rural areas: appropriate programming within a limited curriculum; limited professional development opportunities; and utilization of rural delivery systems for special education. Offers strategies for change. (JD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs