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…

Research indicates that state pre-k programs with higher teacher qualification requirements improve children's school readiness so states get the most out of their investment in early education. This 2010 report, authored by Marisa Bueno, Linda Darling-Hammond and Danielle Gonzales, reviewed research on training for pre-k teachers and concluded…

The principal author developed a workshop through the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program, based on central Wisconsin's prairie chicken population, to present teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality environmental education. Seventeen high school teachers attended the 2003 workshop. Pre-and post-workshop surveys were…

The purpose of this research was to discern and analyze the motivation underlying participation of postsecondary teachers in organized inservice education programs. (JOW)

Discusses the benefits of sex equity programs, sex equity legislation, and what Wisconsin is doing to achieve sex equity. Includes a list of resources. (JOW)

The report analyzes progress of a project to provide inservice and instructional materials to help Wisconsin vocational teachers modify programs for handicapped students. The first section summarizes project accomplishments, including material collection, inservice activities, cooperation with other agencies, and development of audiovisuals on…

Recent surveys of teachers and principals regarding their perceptions of professional development needs and preferred modes of delivery for inservice teacher education revealed similarities and discrepancies between the two groups. The findings indicated that joint development of inservice programs would be beneficial. (Author/WD)

Described are the training activities for personnel in special education proposed for project year 1977-78 by the Wisconsin Division for Handicapped Children under Title VI-D. (SBH)

Schools across the nation have been charged with the task of conducting functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) to aid in the development of behavior intervention plans (BIPs) to address the challenging behavior of students with special education needs. In response, schools have initiated efforts to provide the various members of their student…

Describes an ongoing program that brings together science faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and area school science teachers. The program offers lecture-dinner evenings and an annual science teacher day. Concludes that the program is well attended, cost effective, and readily transferrable to other locations. (PR)

Since 1987, the school district of West Allis-West Milwaukee (Wisconsin) has reviewed and revised its elementary reading program based on the philosophy that spoken, read, and written language must flow naturally from the child, be used in meaningful ways to communicate real needs, and involve tradebooks. Numerous inservice presentations and…

THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONS THAT MIGHT EXIST BETWEEN TEACHER KNOWLEDGE OF AND PRACTICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION. PRELIMINARY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS WERE A SERIES OF GENERAL QUESTIONS GROUPED UNDER THESE MAIN CATEGORIES--(1) TEACHER KNOWLEDGE OF COMPREHENSION THEORY,…