Describes an innovative outreach program integrated with a university curriculum in which a group of pre-service teachers taking mathematics education as a major were involved in teaching mathematics to girls at Tennyson House. Reflects on what was experienced and learned from the intervention in terms of three aspects: (1) learning about…

Offers twelve suggestions for music teachers to assist them in their careers, such as know your school and community, find a mentor, be a good listener, analyze your teaching, and create balance in your life. Lists reasons why music teachers should participate in professional development. (CMK)

Describes several projects that have enabled teachers to leave the isolation of their own classrooms and think together about student work in the broader contexts of school improvement and professional development. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/MLF)

Details the development of a professional development program by teachers, for teachers focused on the use of a pond ecosystem. Explores watersheds, water flow, and water composition. (DDR)

Analyzes prospective teachers' opportunities to connect subject matter with workplace contexts. Examines the degree of importance prospective teachers place on workplace connections and the ways in which they incorporate these connections into classroom lesson plans. Suggests implications for teacher education and the support prospective teachers…

Offers an overview of a program designed to support part-time faculty at Johnson County Community College in Kansas. Describes the context for the program, the institutional and departmental initiatives, professional development available, an adjunct certification training program, and the resources used in part-time faculty development efforts.…

Discusses the Presidents Academy of the American Association of Community Colleges. States that the Academy has evolved into a network made up of the nation's community college CEOs, which provides a variety of practical leadership development and professional support programs. Describes the Summer Institute, DC Institute, and Taming Technology…

Addresses the critical need for leadership development in light of the significant number of community college leaders expected to retire in the near future. Discusses current options and recommended solutions for meeting the training needs of a new generation of community college leaders. Contains 10 references. (AUTH/NB)

Presents an annotated bibliography of resources on faculty and staff development at community colleges. Includes information on needs assessment, programs and initiatives at national and state levels, and offers national data for examining common issues. Discusses the future of faculty development programs. Contains 12 resources. (AUTH/NB)

Describes a study conducted in New Zealand that investigated factors affecting the use of technology in secondary schools. Focuses on the leadership role of the ICT (information and communication technology) coordinators, suggests that they could be agents of change to provide professional development, and discusses barriers to effective…

Discusses challenges teachers face with learners from different backgrounds. Presents service learning as an alternative framework for teacher education with the potential for engaging teachers in an active construction of knowledge and development of connections between community and multicultural teaching practices. (Contains 27 references.)…

Analyzed professional development spending at a recently restructured urban high school using information from budget and planning documents and interviews with school and district personnel. Data show that teachers in this school received $9,711 professional development resources on average with 98% of the spending on teacher time and training.…

Discusses a client analysis conducted to explore the professional development needs of 11 language teachers, five in South Africa and six in Canada. Employed a questionnaire and interviews to discover how each teacher's background and context affects his or her perceived processional development needs. (Author/VWL)

Reviews studies featured in this issue of "Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education" and examines the way that the study of practice can contribute to mathematics teacher education. Studying teaching in simulated or real situations offers considerable potential for both stimulating thinking about the application of theory to practice and creating…

Introduces a professional development workshop designed for in-service secondary school science teachers that provides experiences for teachers in inquiry-based physical science. Features three components: (1) a three week summer institute; (2) two one-day, follow-up workshops; and (3) classroom visitation. Promotes the inquiry approach in science…