A demonstration project tested the efficacy of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) as a means of providing individualized in-service education in mathematics to elementary school teachers. Seventy-eight teachers were assigned to matched experimental and control groups; the former received a CAI version of the Modern Mathematics (Modmath) course on…

In this information packet for special education administrators, the literature on collaboration between regular and special educators is reviewed, issues relative to the implementation of collaboration are discussed, and eight model sites are described. After an introduction, distinctions between collaboration and consultation are drawn. Key…

The Neighborhood Schools Project in Iowa was designed to evaluate a new special education service delivery system emphasizing prereferral intervention, collaboration, problem solving assessment, and frequent performance monitoring. Approximately 130 students with Individualized Educational Plans at 12 schools and an equal number at comparison site…