Inservice approaches to curriculum development for teachers of gifted students should emphasize the approach. Teachers should understand thinking skills so that they can help pupils think efficiently and then express those thoughts. (CL)

Project SPECTRE, a program to assess the relative cost effectiveness of four types of special education inservice approaches, indicated that direct instruction produced more knowledge gain and greater cost effectiveness than independent study. Using university personnel in remote sites was the most effective direct intruction method. (Author/CL)

Describes the Los Alamitos approach to inservice teacher training. (IRT)

Cites need for cooperation between schools and universities. Describes program of the Center for Professional Development at the University of Kentucky.

The author reports on an evaluation of a Black Experience Seminar regarding its cognitive/intellectual and attitudinal impact on participants. (RWP)

Author relates impressions of her recent tour of Storybook England sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Foreign Study League. (MM)

This article is not about teacher retirement but about teacher stagnation due to boredom, lack of motivation, and lack of recognition. Some solutions are proposed, including workshops and continuing education. (JA)

Describes an inservice program planned by the participants. (Author)

Instructional media is applicable to inservice teacher education. (4 references) (SJ)

Keeping teachers up to date in environmental quality or any other subject area requires a continuous effort by instructional materials specialists and in-service teacher educators. (Author)

A look at some cases where the work of colleges has been directly aimed at helping schools by providing assistance", loaning equipment and encouraging production of educational resources by staff and students. (Author/AK)