Describes implementation of a staff development project on cooperative learning. Notes that an important by-product of this project was the informal communication that occurred among teachers as a result of their common experiences. (RS)

Indicates that staff development is a fundamental part of adult basic education. Describes a staff development program used in New Mexico and makes recommendations for other programs. (JOW)

The regular education inservice initiative (REGI) is a program to train school personnel to integrate handicapped students. The University of Kansas REGI project trains teams of vocational and special educators to apply the curriculum development process to the development of inservice education. (SB)

Describes the "floating faculty" program developed by the Prince George's County (Maryland) Public Schools to provide onsite inservice training for school faculties in the district through the use of specially trained personnel that make up a "faculty-without-a-school." (JG)

This district in suburban St. Louis, is moving from a spotty and optional staff development effort to a well-defined one based on concepts adapted from systems theory. (Author/CB)

The 13 documents discussed in this annotated bibliography are primarily concerned with inservice programs for administrators but some coverage of inservice programs for teachers is included. (IRT)

A description is given of an inservice faculty development model for career education awareness which successfully produced affective and cognitive training by developing (1) awareness of and (2) response to the career education movement, and (3) knowledge of and (4) application of career education concepts, issues, and materials. (MJB)

Teachers in eight matched schools, four experimental and four control, were videotaped to examine the effects of a staff development program utilizing knowledge of objectives and immediate videotape feedback to modify the behavior of classroom teachers. Concomitants of teacher success in the program were also investigated. (Author)

This model for an inservice workshop is based on an ongoing relationship between a college or university (acting as consultant) and an instructional staff. The workshop is built around an actual problem situation facing the staff, in this case, the task of providing remediation in conjunction with the Florida State Assessment Test. The design of…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Believing that the knowledge and expertise of the District's staff are essential in the strength of the District as an effective educational institution, the Menlo Park City School District expanded its current staff development plan to be more consistent with current knowledge on the…

This case study was initiated to test and refine a procedural model for structuring inservice programs and to produce a comprehensive description of a district inservice teacher education plan. The study involved an analysis of the inservice education program in a single school district. The procedural model used in the study was formulated using…

Based on the Bay Area Writing Project, The Jefferson Parish (Louisiana) Writing Project (JPWP) was developed, focusing on improving writing instruction and writing itself. Each year, one public high school becomes a demonstration center for intensive staff development, school-wide writing assessment, and workshops for teachers at neighboring…