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Russell, Susan Jo – Journal of Staff Development, 1983
Staff developers training teachers to use computers should design learning experiences that encourage teachers to reflect on the learning process itself. These reflections will help them understand how their students learn new material and solve problems. LOGO is a particularly appropriate tool for this purpose. (PP)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1987
The inservice programs in this publication demonstrate varied approaches to staff development. The programs range from districtwide efforts with a particular topic, such as thinking skills, to the creation of teacher centers and highly individualized growth plans such as a voucher system. The programs demonstrate a commitment by the district to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Weibly, Gary W.; Olivarez, Ruben Dario – 1979
Summaries are given of the formal presentations, seminar group discussions, and problem solving sessions of a Teacher Corps conference on professional improvement by means of inservice teacher education and improvement of individual school climates. Evaluation of the conference is presented in the form of the Context/Input/Process/Product (CIPP)…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods, Input Output Analysis

Rich, Yisrael – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1990
This article considers the relationship between teachers' ideological beliefs about education and the decisions they make, focusing on beliefs regarding purpose of schooling and process of knowledge acquisition. The effects of teacher beliefs on adoption and implementation of instructional innovations, particularly cooperative learning, are…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology
Moreland, Neil; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Six articles highlight governmental initiatives to encourage staff development in the United Kingdom. The Grant-Related In-Service Training Scheme (GRIST) is described from the perspectives of sponsoring institutions and local education authorities; course approval criteria established by government are reviewed; and teacher education through…
Descriptors: Criteria, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Servatius, Joanna Dee – 1980
The effectiveness of a teaching method known as "pyramid training" is appraised. This training method was implemented in an inservice program called the Classroom Management Training Program (CMTP). The pyramid technique progressed in the following manner: A three day training session in classroom management skills was taught by a a consultant to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Williams, Joseph H. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of an inservice staff development program in promoting change in patterns of teacher-child interaction. The program used (1) the combined techniques of systematic analysis of teaching behavior with the Behavior Ratings and Analysis of Communication in Education (BRACE) observation system, (2)…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Communication
McLaughlin, Milbrey Wallin – 1975
In the last decade, the Office of Education has granted several billions of dollars to local educational agencies (LEAs) in an attempt to stimulate, and sometimes force, educational improvements. This paper was presented at a symposium considering experiences accumulated in a recent national study of federal change programs as they have (or have…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Cheung, Wing-ming; Cheng, Yin-cheong – 1996
This paper presents a framework for understanding and facilitating teacher self learning in the school organization at the individual and group levels. It focuses on how individual teachers and their groups acquire self learning and self renewal while managing their work. The paper also discusses implications of the framework for teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
Meinhard, Richard, Ed. – 1992
The Oregon vision for transforming science education is called concept/process-based science. It is not a program but a conceptual framework which presents goals for the direction of science program development. It focuses science programs on helping students develop basic scientific understandings through the use of the key processes of human…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Burke, Lisa S. – 1993
This independent training manual, which is intended for individuals preparing to become adult literacy tutors in Pennsylvania, provides an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of tutoring adult literacy students. Presented first are a preface, definition of literacy, and tutor awareness inventory. The following topics are examined:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet, which was produced as a follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, presents examples of key areas where research is currently being conducted by various public and nongovernmental agencies and recommends ways to enhance communication among researchers. The first 75% of the booklet reviews recent research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Cooper, Richard – 1999
A staff development program was conducted to provide adult educators in Pennsylvania with information about adults with learning differences and information about using alternative instructional tools and techniques to instruct such adults. The following four training sessions were developed: (1) Teaching GED (General Educational Development) Math…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students