Professional development in most schools has a predictable look and feel: summer workshops, brown-bag luncheon trainings, and the infamous in-service day. These events can be successful, and there is no doubt they have helped numerous educators become better at what they do. Web 2.0, however, opens up a new world of professional learning. This…

Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of a professional development program for early childhood educators that facilitated emergent literacy skills in preschoolers. The program, led by a speech-language pathologist, focused on teaching alphabet knowledge, print concepts, sound awareness, and decontextualized oral language within naturally…

Two action research projects were designed to examine the effectiveness of cultural training workshops as a means of increasing communication and interaction between black parents and educators in an urban school district. An important feature of the workshop was participation by black parents as part of the training team. It was assumed that…

Discusses the leadership role Tennessee has assumed in aerospace education with its extensive workshop programs for teachers and the Bachelor of Science Degree and Masters in aerospace education which have been developed at Middle Tennessee State University. Also described are the National Aerospace Education Symposiums conducted in Tennessee…

The Distinguished Cooperating Teacher Program at Chicago State University was developed to train cooperating teachers to supervise student teachers. The program departs from traditional practice by changing the roles of the classroom teacher and the university field supervisor. The supervisor's role becomes that of coordinator while the teacher…

Twenty-six principals from schools in North Carolina participated in five days of leadership training. They then participated in a 2-week staff development workshop within their own schools but met together again for leadership analysis after the end of each day's staff session. A faculty environment survey was administered to all staff before and…

This interim report evaluates the achievement of seven objectives in the Francis R. Howell School District Innovative Program. The objectives of the program were teacher improvement in the areas of: (a) effective questioning, (b) the writing of behavioral objectives, (c) diagnosis and evaluation, (d) individualized instruction, (e) science…

This training series was developed to improve the working relationships between supervising teachers and their student teachers. This supervising teacher's edition contains suggestions for such teachers as regards various activities dealing with the supervising/teaching situation, behavior problems, change, conference sessions, communication,…

This session focused on the types of chemistry courses taught in the high schools and the financial support of high school chemistry labs. (BB)

Author shares a recent experience he had with a group of faculty and administrators which reinforced his faith in the ability of his colleagues to improve processes of teaching and learning, decision making, and interpersonal relations. (Author/LF)

Describes a two phase summer workshop for teachers involved in planning curriculum materials for an interdisciplinary environmental program designed to blend math, science, history, social science, English, and art with career-cluster vocational education. (GR)

This report describes the rationale, approach, and design of a four-week workshop conducted at Western Washington State College in 1976. Fifty-six foreign language teachers participated. Activities included language classes, a course in cross-cultural communication, and instruction in nontraditional methods of language teaching. (CHK)