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San Jose, Christine – 1978
The primary functions of a teachers' center and the qualities to look for in individuals who will form the core staff are delineated. Three main tasks for a teacher center are: improving instruction in the classroom; bringing people together to effect the improvement; and coping with the complexities of change in people and institutions that the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Consultants, Individual Characteristics, Needs Assessment
Collier, Arthur J., Jr. – 1979
The major features of the Florida plan for inservice teacher education are presented. Central to this plan is the organization of educational improvement centers not only for teachers but for all school personnel. The program was mandated by state legislation and receives state funding. This state-wide program is administered at the state level…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Governance, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedHruska, Merrita; Hawley, Robert C. – Journal of Staff Development, 1982
A seven-part sequence for evaluation of a teacher center includes: (1) determining the purpose of evaluation; (2) identifying decision makers; (3) identifying areas of concern to decision makers; (4) determining what information is necessary to make decisions; (5) determining the means of collecting information; (6) organizing and using the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Devaney, Kathleen, Ed. – 1979
As a collection of articles this book is intended for use as a guide for planning and building teacher centers. The beginning articles tell how a combination of convictions, experience, high energy, and happenstance formed the first American teacher centers. The next several articles focus on practical matters such as staffing, needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Facility Requirements, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Needs Assessment
Download full textSchmitthausler, Carl M., Ed. – 1978
Suggestions are made for the use of local education agencies in the establishment of successful continuing education centers for teachers. The following topics are discussed: (1) the federal and state programs: a comparison; (2) alternative ways of viewing centers; (3) relationships with colleges and universities: some options; (4) regional…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Government Role, Professional Continuing Education
Hruska, Merrita – 1980
A description is given of an exemplary Teacher Center program that is based on established knowledge of the characteristics of adult learning processes and motivation. Four features distinguish this program: (1) The Center staff operates out of a small office and takes its services to the teachers in their own buildings; (2) Emphasis is placed on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Behavior Change, Educational Objectives
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1981
This report outlines the roles and responsibilities, pertaining to the improvement amd coordination of statewide teacher inservice, of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) in the state of Washington. After a field-based research study was conducted, a system was devised by which the SPI can improve coordination of staff development…
Descriptors: Coordination, Inservice Teacher Education, Linking Agents, Needs Assessment
