This paper discusses challenges and opportunities arising during the development of open educational resources (OERs) to support communicative language teaching (CLT) with interactive whiteboards (IWBs). iTILT (interactive Technologies in Language Teaching), a European Lifelong Learning Project, has two main aims: (a) to promote "best…

Four primary papers and additional related reaction papers are presented from a conference sponsored by the Association of American Library Schools, the Organization of American States, and the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, which was held to promote a useful dialog between educators from North American library…

Outlines initial training and continuing education opportunities for foreign language teachers at the elementary and secondary level in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and the United States. (MDM)

Discusses changes in the professional development opportunities available to Montessori practitioners. Contains brief descriptions of inservice programs of the North American Montessori Teachers' Association and the Montessori Teacher Education Collaborative, including a teacher induction program, the Montessori Academy, a program for developing…

The material in this report is taken from the Sausalito Teacher Education Project (STEP) Progress Report prepared for February 15, 1967, and is intended as an overall description of the project which is a cooperative effort of San Francisco State College and the Sausalito School District to establish an off-campus Teacher Education Center. An…

Colleges that have prepared students for entry-level school positions are now turning their attention to the development of continuing professional education programs. If educational needs and expectations of employed school personnel are to be satisfied. program development will require a new kind of interaction between schools and colleges. For…

This is the seventh of eight volumes consisting of series of publications of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults (CSLEA), such as Notes and Essays, Research Reports, Occasional Papers, and Conference Reports. These materials provide both theory and practice in the area of non-credit liberal education offered by colleges and…

This document presents an overview of the objectives, organization, and modes of university participation in the Fort Worth, Texas, Teacher Center. The Center was initiated with four objectives in mind: (1) to improve both participating schools and the education of teachers through field-oriented experiences; (2) to develop a viable educational…

Schools of education must go beyond public school teacher preparation to prepare men and women to work in a variety of learning settings. The C.W. Post School of Education at Long Island University has developed innovative programs and cooperative arrangements to meet the needs of the postindustrial society. (Author/MSE)

The two guides combined here profile the services available through the Michigan Lifelong Learning Link, a program developed to provide continuous adult professional development activities designed to enhance educator effectiveness. The "Perspectives" guide describes the activities funded by small incentive, consultant, and…

Describes how Drake University Head Start, the largest Head Start agency in Iowa, provides extensive support for staff and parents in developing high levels of professional competency. Education and employment opportunities are provided through: a parent university; teacher associate/bus associate workshops; employment and tuition waivers;…

A 12-month program provides adult Indochinese refugees with the basic communication skills and understanding of American culture needed to help them secure or upgrade employment. Offered through the community college system, the program is divided into four levels of instruction: non-literate, beginning, intermediate, and upper intermediate. The…

The first year report of the Health Education and Welfare (HEW) Region 2 Adult and Continuing Education Staff Development Project administered by Montclair State College reflects the objectives and activities of New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands as they sought to improve their staff development capability in 1972-73. The…

The University of Massachusetts-Lowell's efforts to help Southeast Asian refugees reconstruct their academic credentials for teaching and further higher education are described. The program evolved in response to refugee frustration at difficulty in establishing existing teaching credentials and obtaining admission to higher education…