The National Writing Project (NWP) at Work monograph series describes NWP work, often shared informally or in workshops through the NWP network, and offers detailed chronological accounts for sites interested in adopting and adapting the models. The New York City Writing Project (NYCWP), with over 20 years of inservice experience, has learned that…

The need for civic education is an important and urgent issue throughout the world, particularly in the Chechen Republic, which is undergoing transition from a war culture to a peace culture. The European Commission, together with the Council of Europe and other entities, held a training seminar on civics teaching for teachers and school…

The purpose of this article is to analyze factors that influence special educators to remain in the field of education. School administrators are perplexed by the large number of teachers who decide to leave the field of education after three years. The retention rates of special educators' require school administrators to focus on developing a…

With the support of the Education Cabinet, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation launched the Professional Development Initiative in early 2004. The Initiative's Implementation Work Group focused on four key areas to enhance North Carolina's system of professional development for K-12 teachers. Those areas were: (1) Professional Development Online…

Americans are increasingly disenchanted with what they perceive to be lackluster efforts to improve schools. Some new approaches are needed. Schools must be re-created by local school leaders and by teachers who will focus on their vision or visions of what their school culture, learning, and teaching would be like if all conditions were as they…

This paper presents a model to enhance the research skills of junior academic staff through mentoring by senior staff, relating the application of this model to the University of Tasmania (Australia). The model provides opportunities for learning through reflection, interpersonal relationships, and the application of technology to enhance…

This report, an update of the National Coalition for Technology Education and Training's (NCTET) 1994 "National Information Infrastructure Requirements for Education and Training," is intended to serve as a guide for national and state policy makers and planners concerned with the role of technology in education. It begins with a review…

The purpose of this workbook is to provide an individualized approach to learning when using activities from the Exemplars program. This workbook can be an effective staff development tool because it can be used alone or in a workshop setting. It emphasizes that Exemplars tasks can serve as instructional tools as well as assessment tools. It…

In this collection of 32 narrative essays, scholars and teachers of English and English education share their excitement as they reflect on their professional growth over the last 30 years. The firsthand stories in the collection represent "a study of theory and applied theory, grounded in personal experience and academic study over many…

The Interprofessional Education and Training (IPET) Network recently assessed what is needed to foster a vital nationwide movement to develop interprofessional education and training as part of the normal mode of professional preparation for child and family services. It was decided that the top priority should be to facilitate the exchange of…

Intended primarily for human resources managers who are responsible for the development of executives, this paper lays out the potential advantages and hazards of enhanced feedback. It first looks at enhanced feedback and its rationale in detail. Four sources of data are described: numerical ratings and verbatim comments; data from the workplace…

A centerpiece of the collaborative exchange characteristic of the writing center at Rollins College, Florida, is the inclusion of peer writing consultants, who present their strategies and debate their Center's policies at regional and national conferences. In the Fall of 1984, some faculty and students from Rollins went to the first National Peer…

Teaching all children to read requires that every child receive excellent reading instruction, and that children who are struggling with reading receive additional instruction from professionals specifically prepared to teach them. The range of student achievement found in classrooms, with the inclusion of children who have various physical,…

Mentoring is of proven benefit to a variety of organizations, including academic libraries. A formal mentoring program for library faculty in a medium-sized academic library was created to take advantage of what is offered. Goals and objectives were established, the responsibilities of mentor, protege, and the professional stakeholders were…

Based on the view that the quality of children's early experiences depends largely on the knowledge, experience, and skills of the people who work with them, this guide for early childhood practitioners in Vermont is designed to help them prepare and carry out a personally tailored professional development plan. The guide is presented in four…