Focuses on the legacy of achievement of Virginia Haviland, whose career was dedicated to youth services, the writing and reviewing of children's literature, and scholarly research. It offers an investigation of Haviland's success in mediating her personal desire for a connection with child-related interests with a need for professional…

Presents five tips for successful planning and implementation of distance education programs in organizations: (1) obtain support from top management; (2) focus on specific projects; (3) take time and resources to plan thoroughly and design well; (4) select media tools according to program needs; and (5) select, train, monitor, and reward…

Describes the Leadership Institute for Environmental Education (LIFE Ed) program whose mission is to support teachers' leadership roles, enhance environmental education competencies, and present strategies for strengthening instruction in environmental education across the content areas. Activities include leadership building, extended staff…

Examines the role of theory in second language teacher education. The article argues that for theory to make sense to teachers, it must be situated in the context of their own thinking. The study cites the creation of professional development schools as one way to provide teachers with a context for theory. (20 references) (Author/CK)

Describes the professional activities undertaken by the author after acting as an adviser for high school and community college student newspapers. Discusses experiences related to graduate study, involvement in campus politics, teaching journalism at other colleges, writing textbooks, and editing professional journals. (AJL)

Notes that children biting other children is a serious health concern, because of the danger of infection. Explores the ethical dilemma of upholding child and family privacy while promoting home-center partnerships when one child is biting others. Offers viewpoints of parents, teachers, and center directors and reports the responses to this…

Provides examples of the mathematics explored in a project that involved teachers in seminars in which they solved problems that focused on algebraic thinking across the grades. Presents the project as a model for staff development for teachers across grade levels. (DDR)

Guidelines on the review writing process for librarians are provided. Reasons for reviewing, tips on getting started, and suggestions for great reviews are presented. Benefits include expanding personal knowledge, stimulating scholarly debate, and giving young librarians in undergraduate and college libraries a place to start publishing. (AEF)

Reviews all netcourses for teachers in mathematics and science, highlights the advantages of netcourses, and discusses the differences between conventional and network-based courses. Uses this analysis to predict the early emergence of netcourses for the professional development of teachers. (12 references) (JRH)

Discusses some of the challenges that faced "English Education" during the author's tenure as editor, 1986-93, namely those concerning the lack of voice among teachers locked in a system, the narrow range of professional articles published, and the reluctance of professionals to write speculative or narrative articles. (TB)

Describes an inservice professional development program, Project LIFE (Laboratory Investigations and Field Experiences), that has successfully implemented guidelines from the National Science Education Standards. Includes a three-week summer course; an independent science research project; academic year follow-up through workshops, classroom…

Reviews and discusses research related to mentoring and university faculty career development. The incidence of faculty members reporting mentoring is high, particularly for informal mentoring, with the greatest frequency occurring early in careers. Results do not support the primacy of one mentor and the classic mentor/protege relationship. (SLD)

Offers a model for the integration of technology into the school curriculum. The school described here used an integrated program that empowers students, faculty, administration, and parents to utilize technology for the promotion and enhancement of academic excellence, Christian ethics, and global responsibility. School won a U.S. Department of…

Describes a project in an elementary mathematics methods course in which preservice teachers developed performance assessment tasks then administered these tasks in a K-8 classroom. Presents the guiding framework for this project, the project design, and the teaching and learning experiences for project leaders and preservice teachers. Includes…

Examines changes in the problem posing strategies of a group of elementary preservice teachers as they posed problems to pupils. Indicates that the teachers' problem posing practices were changed from posing traditional single steps and computational problems to multiple approaches and solutions with open-ended and exploratory problems.…