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Download full textCastleman, Jacquelyn B. – 1996
This practicum reports on the creation of a professional development school (PDS) designed to improve field experiences for early childhood education majors at a rural private college. The goal of the project was to increase the number of qualified teachers at a local primary school who would be willing to participate in the supervision of student…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement
Willis, Dahna R. – 1993
This paper describes the outcomes of a practicum that initiated site-based-management strategies to support the consistent implementation of a quality school-age child-care program. Implemented at a multisite child-care center, the program sought to enhance staff members' job satisfaction and maximize their opportunities for professional growth…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Education, Needs Assessment
Robinson, Louester A. S. – 1999
Noting that in many areas, family child care providers lack both available training to enhance their professional skills and an organized professional network for continual support, this practicum project implemented and evaluated the effectiveness of a curriculum to prepare family child care providers for state certification through a community…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Certification, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
Kroehl, Candace Olin – 1993
This practicum focused on the problem of inservice training failing to meet the individual professional needs of a diverse summer staff in an early childhood center. The solution strategy utilized a needs assessment survey and consultations with staff members to determine areas of need and interest, the results of which were used to devise a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Individual Needs, Inservice Teacher Education
Lopez, Mary Kathryn – 1992
The preservice teacher education practicum described in this practicum paper sought to provide affordable, convenient reading tutorial services for K-8 children. Participants were mentor teachers, preservice teachers, and students from the community. A twilight school was established that provided professional development opportunites for teachers…
Descriptors: After School Education, College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Overlock, Terrence H., Sr. – 1994
A 5-year Title III grant received by Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC) in 1989 provided funding for professional development (PD) activities at the college. To evaluate the impact of the grant and plan for the continuation of the professional development program, a study was conducted in 1994 near the end of the grant period. Following a…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes
Chapman, Shirley M. – 1996
This report describes a practicum project designed to help first- through fourth-grade teachers acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and strategies necessary to work effectively with a diverse student population; improve the social and academic performance of culturally diverse students; and increase parent involvement at school. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
