Discusses the role of school administrators in supporting school library programs and suggests ways that teacher librarians can encourage them. Topics include leadership from the principal; shared vision; professional development programs; planning opportunities; adequate support staff; school reforms; community and district advocacy; and raising…

Introduces the Science Education Leadership Fellows (SELF) program which is an innovative cooperation program between teachers and scientists. Engages teachers in subject areas such as microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and other professional development activities. Presents an activity in which students observe bacteria cultures and…

This in-depth case study tracks the development of an urban school district's adoption of an educational technology plan over the course of a three-year time span. Highlights include technology planning, professional development training, technology supported curriculum development, technology implementation, and a cyclical model of intervention.…

Examined the characteristics of the college-school collaboration process in Professional Development Schools (PDSs), using meta-ethnography to analyze 20 case studies about the PDS collaboration process. Results yielded 12 themes about the collaboration process (e.g., unwillingness to work with others, prior relationships, sustained funding,…

Describes a holistic, integrated approach to teacher selection, evaluation, and retention, collegial teaching and professional support, resource allocation, teacher professional growth, and teacher and student opportunities to learn within a state and district standards-driven context. Presents a descriptive case study of school reform using this…

Describes a recent national project focusing on involving teachers in carrying out action research in their teaching of vocabulary and the vocabulary learning of their own students. Teachers are given the opportunity to raise their professional knowledge and awareness of vocabulary issues and then to investigate their own classes. (Adjunct ERIC…

To assist engineering students to "view" and access online engineering information sources in a layered manner, Engineering Information Sources and Access (EISA) was developed. Discussed are design features of EISA's front-end, ATEIS. The level of interoperability was compared across four controlled vocabularies on selected terms for targeted user…

The shortage of school library media specialists (SLMSs) has accentuated the need for establishing and promoting mentoring programs in K-12 schools. Mentoring programs for SLMSs in two large urban school systems are addressing the needs of new SLMSs. Sample orientation/mentoring program activities are given. (AEF)

Suggests that professional planning, not high-stakes testing, "an Industrial Age solution to an Information Age problem," is the key to education's future. Proposes that the day for school library media specialists and teachers should be equally divided between teaching and professional planning-four hours of instructional supervision and four…

Delineates the decentralization of power in Swedish education, describing the National Headteacher Training Program, which was designed to ensure that school leaders have the competence to lead the development of educational activities and to promote respect for the rights of students and parents. The main goal is to create school leaders who are…

Describes programs at the University of Phoenix to develop and enhance faculty effectiveness. Discusses training for first-time online courses; continuous online training (including: the Faculty Writing Workshop; Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum; Grading, Evaluation, and Feedback; Learning Teams; and other courses); faculty peer reviews;…

Asserts that the field of early childhood education (ECE) should reclaim some powerful words to reconnect them with ECE traditions and professional values. Includes discussion of academics, assessment, reading, standards, and structure. Concludes that using these words can be beneficial in discussions with other professionals and policymakers…

Outlines four aspects of a revamped child care system in the United States: (1) neighborhood early learning programs; (2) a community support system for quality care; (3) reinvented financial assistance; and (4) a career development system. (KB)

This article describes an innovative action research project based at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom that involved the professional development of teachers and instruction using specially developed Moon tactile code materials to teach literacy to pupils who are blind and who have additional disabilities. (Contains references.)…

Discusses theoretical, instructional, and professional development strands for improving reading and writing instruction for adolescent African-American students. (PKP)