This study investigated how six mentor teachers understood and negotiated their roles as mentors in an elementary professional development school (PDS). Data were collected over 18 months from mentor and intern journals, field notes, interviews, e-mails, meeting minutes, and transcripts from PDS meetings. Each teacher participated in interviews…

This issue brief was developed as part of the Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices' framework for standards-based systemic reform. The brief focuses on one of the six major policy areas identified by the Consortium, professional development. It first discusses the concept of teachers as lifelong learners, then explores professional…

Sixteen rural K-12 regular education teachers from West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania completed a certification program focusing on inclusive practices for successful integration of special education into regular education classrooms. Data on competency acquisition and use were collected prior to participation and 6 months following…

Focusing on the early phases of writing and having special relevance to prekindergarten through grade 2 teachers, this book shows how teachers can use interactive writing to teach a range of foundational literacy skills by sharing the pen with young writers. Skill building includes: letter formation, letter names, phonemic awareness, spelling,…

This report describes a staff development training using a multimedia instructional technology program designed to increase the integration of multimedia materials by teachers into their curriculum. The objectives were for the teachers in the targeted group to demonstrate an increased use of instructional technology by generating products using…

As schools, families, and communities begin to come together, everyone benefits. A mother who teaches her son's class about traditional uses of native plants passes on important cultural knowledge and builds her own public speaking skills. A science class that tests the water quality at a nearby reservoir learns about local environmental issues,…

Suggestions for individual and institutional action to improve women's representation in higher education leadership are given, including professional development, special and temporary assignments, internships, rewards for competence and ability, mentors, self-direction, role models, resume writing, and development of an "old girls…

Colleague consultation is a form of peer-delivered clinical supervision incorporating the principles of team building with direct observation and conferral among teachers. Through cooperative efforts, teachers can draw on each other's experiences to develop new skills. Participation also helps build commitment to the overall goals of the school.…

Discusses the concept of maximal ethics as a basis of counselor behavior and describes the need for ethics development in counselor education training. Notes modeling aspects of counselor educator behavior and considers programming for ethical development in counselor training. Suggests resource materials for counselor training in ethics. (RC)

Although financial aid staff feel they are treated as second-class citizens, they are seen as their own worst enemy. Some recommendations to improve the profession include: avoid use of jargon, reduce use of forms, promote the consolidation of loan activities, establish goals and objectives, and improve organizational development. (MLW)

An introduction to the literature of public administration with the goal of assisting in the development of administrative abilities for practitioners in mid-level higher education administration is provided. The bibliography is divided by areas within this discipline and is prefaced by a brief description of each area. (MLW)

The Institute for Personal and Career Development of Central Michigan University has been administering graduate external degree programs for eight years. A survey of graduates is discussed that reveals: satisfaction with program, personal and career development, and accomplishment of educational goals and objectives of program. (Author/MLW)

The role of community colleges in relation to postgraduate studies for their presidents, faculty, administrators, staff, and board members is discussed. Community colleges are experiencing lowered personnel turnover and will face a time when in-service development will become a vital means of carrying out their missions. (Author/BH)

Describes a science program designed to attract children to science through an extended study of biology. Presents a detailed description of the various professional development activities and the results of the formative evaluation of the program. (DDR)

Describes Partnering for Elementary Environmental Science, a collaborative project between Ohio State University at Mansfield, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio, designed to provide professional development opportunities for elementary teachers, improve science education in rural…