The aim of this study is to examine studies conducted within the Movement to Increase Opportunities and Technology (FATIH) project in order to reveal the current position of the project and to determine further research gaps. A method based on thematic content analysis was used for the study. Academic studies that have been analyzed in research…

The aim of this study is to examine the in-service training activities organized by the Ministry of Education of Turkey for the last 15 years (between 2001 and 2015). Two main starting points were identified in commentaries on in-service training; (1) Teacher needs which are part of the field of teacher training (2) Technological developments…

Teachers' problem-based learning knowledge, abilities, and attitudes are important factors in successful K--12 PBL implementations. This article describes the development and use of a free, online module entitled "Design a Problem-Based Learning Experience." The module production, aligned with theories of andragogy, was a partnership…

The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) is a statewide education program located in the Midwest of the United States. The goal of the program is to leverage teacher education to improve and increase energy literacy in Wisconsin's K-12 schools as a means of contributing to statewide energy savings. Created in 1995, the program continues…

This paper will describe a unique partnership among the Department of Teacher Education and School of Engineering at the University of Dayton (UD) and the Dayton Regional STEM Center (DRSC). This partnership resulted in the development of the STEM Education Quality Framework (SQF), a tool to guide educators in teaching, learning and refining STEM…

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) coordinates Federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education pursuant to the requirements of Sec. 101 of the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology…

IMPACT is a media and technology program designed to support and promote effective instruction through the integration of technology. The model is currently being implemented in 30 K-12 schools throughout North Carolina. This evaluation study investigated the effects of this model on the attitudes, behaviors, and activities of students and…

Analysis of progress reports on school inservice regarding mainstreaming revealed most frequently selected priority objectives (including knowledge of classroom strategies, understanding of handicapping conditions, skills for adapting methods); a variety of types of inservice activities; and more frequent use of learning activities which directly…

A five-step process is outlined for planning successful inservice programs in special education: (1) needs assessment, (2) establishment of priorities, (3) selection of delivery strategy, (4) design of content and methods, and (5) evaluation. Sample planning records and forms are included. (CL)

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…

The data show that South Dakota teachers believe that past inservice education has generally been ineffective, have definite ideas about how inservice education should be redesigned, are willing to participate in planning and designing future inservice activities, and support inservice education as a way of improving their instructional skills.…

Professional learning is an important process in enabling teachers to update their pedagogical knowledge and practices. The use of online technologies to support professional learning has a number of benefits in terms of flexibility and scalability. However, it is not clear how well the approach impacts on teachers' classroom practices. This…

The paper describes a heuristic model of the teaching-learning process, proposes an implementation model of individualized instruction, and reviews results of a study evaluating both models in an inservice teacher training program. (CL)

Inservice training procedures used to implement the Teaching Resource Classroom Model (a program for moderately, severely, and profoundly handicapped students) were evaluated with 94 teachers and administrators. The model is composed of the following 10 components: delivery of appropriate cues and consequences, assessment of student skill level,…