This critical retrospective review describes the ideation, creation, and implementation of a faculty development fellows program at a regional comprehensive university. The authors share their perspectives as fellows regarding primary considerations for designing the program, including attention to the fellows selection process, required…

This paper examines the key issues and elements to consider in developing and sustaining teaching development programs for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in connection to a large multi-institutional, higher education reform network. Based on interviews with 47 participants at eight member institutions and the central administration of…

This report describes the first-year progress of the Fredonia/Hamburg Teacher Education Center and is concerned with aspects of the general format, program, and organization of the center. Chapter one defines and discusses the development of competency-based programs and describes the purpose of the Teacher Education Center at Fredonia/Hamburg.…

This monograph is intended to: (a) outline the background and current extent of teacher centering in the U.S., (b) stimulate intercenter communication, (c) identify resources for potential program developers, (d) raise some developmental problems and issues confronting center builders, and (e) provide a framework for a systematic analysis of the…

Activities to date under the federal Teacher Centers Law (Public Law 94-482) are described. Opportunities for the submission of new proposals, or rewriting and resubmission of rejected proposals are described. National Education Association interest in these activities is made clear. (MJB)

This report describes the Teacher Resource and Computer Training Center Program that was enacted in 1984 by the New York State Education Department to provide systematic, ongoing professional development services for the state's teachers. It is a collaborative program involving teachers, school administrators, higher education representatives,…

A report is given on how teacher center activities, services, and resources are different from traditional approaches to staff development. (JD)

The successful operation of teacher centers is critical if the problems evident in teacher education are to be resolved. (JD)

The clustering of teacher centers facilitates teacher sharing of information and resources, encourages professional development, and assists in the change and development of the centers. (JD)

This proposal for the creation of a teacher center is divided into three sections: (a) a statement of the goals of the initiators, (b) budgetary information, and (c) needs statements of Alachua County school personnel and the University of Florida, College of Education. The goals are: (a) to strengthen the relationship between university and…

The purposes and potentials of teacher centers are discussed. (JD)

Cooperation among a teacher center, the local education agency, and the institution of higher education provides a strong foundation for improving teacher center inservice activities. (JD)

A teacher center emphasizing reading-oriented experiences would have a substantial effect on how educators teach reading. The need for such a center is reflected in the widely held belief that competent teaching of reading provides students with opportunities for success in most curricular areas. Planning an effective teaching center with a…

This booklet presents plans for a regional, university-based teacher center that encompasses preservice and in-service teacher education and the dissemination of R&D (research and development) information. The efforts of the University of Toledo to conceptualize and begin implementation of such a center are described. It is stated that the…

Describes the development of a teacher resource center for early childhood educators sponsored by the Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC). (CM)