Outlines the process by which students at Lawrence Central High School in Indiana improved academically through the teaming of two teachers in a particular subject area, and hence reducing teacher isolation. (JC)

Describes a seminar for experienced classroom teachers in which participants schedule weekly conversations with other teachers to explore deeply one teacher's teaching practices and theories. Goals are to appreciate the art of teaching, to gain release from isolation, and to attain more congruence between theories and practice. (Author/JM)

Nine examples of research findings are listed with the suggestion that teachers should be responsible for interpreting these findings in light of their classroom experience. (PBS)

A project was developed involving a state organization of teachers and teams of teachers in local school systems to demonstrate how selected teaching practices could be disseminated to interested teachers. The state organization provided the organizing link among the different school systems and established criteria. The members of the area teams…

Discusses three issues that may weaken the professional development movement in higher education: overemphasis on teaching methodology in faculty development, administrative apathy towards the programs, and the lack of a philosophic framework upon which to develop the programs. (AYC)

Community college instructors have, of their own volition, isolated themselves from the academic disciplines in which they were trained, from the universities and the secondary schools, and from the broad currents of the two-year colleges. This reclusive complex stems from three phenomena, one relating to the teacher as human being and…

Utilizes the experiences of seven elementary teachers to examine issues and attitudes concerning whole language learning. Although the seven teachers often feel alienated within their own profession, they remain adamant in their commitment. Discusses their conversion to whole language learning and the influence of the New Zealand school. (MJP)

Summarizes the recent changes in the highly centralized national geography curriculum in Japan. Prominent reforms include the implementation of environmental studies in the elementary schools and a broader emphasis, across the curriculum, on world geography. In teacher education, emphasis is now placed on teaching skills rather than subject…

IN A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INNOVATION AND SHARING OF CLASSROOM TEACHING PRACTICES, DATA WERE ANALYZED FROM A 95 PERCENT RESPONSE (473 OF 499 TOTAL) TO A SELF-REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED TO THE ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS COMPRISING 21 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY…