This author states her belief that there must be an answer to devising an effective and credible way to link compensation to professional development and improved teaching. Such a model would need to be transparent, equitable, and financially manageable for the school. It would need to marry objectivity with the art of teaching, and have buy-in…

The teacher program described here is intended to provide a model for the teaching of science in individually guided education, emphasizing teaching strategies that are drawn from successful Individually Guided Education programs. Information is provided here on the purposes and content of the program as well as activities and resources. A…

Teachers' professional improvement programs mustbe individualized according to the teacher's self-assessment of the problem and provide for self-involvement in the improvement process. (MW)

This report evaluated a 2-week summer workshop for 37 teachers, supervisors, and administrators involved in the study and implementation of individualized instruction programs in western New York. After a brief introduction, general objectives and planning procedures of the workshop were presented. Participation selection was based on a…

The characteristics and structures of school-focused inservice teacher education are explored by educators and researchers in 16 essays. An introductory article gives the rationale for more and better school-focused inservice education, particularly because of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142). School-focused…

The role of the special resource teacher can be seen as that of a consultant to the classroom teacher in increasing the teacher's awareness of his or her own problem-solving experiences with the learning disabled child. (Author/PHR)

Since the controversial concept of Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) has been or will shortly be mandated by many state legislatures, it is now important to stress the teacher education component of the concept as opposed to teacher training. While training teaches students to perform previously stated, uniform, or similar tasks, education…

Discusses the preservice education of art teachers. Suggests that there are three major challenges for teacher education programs. Points out the need to individualize such programs, the need to update curricula in order to answer the call for reform, and the need to ensure that teachers have a firm commitment to art. (KO)