Describes, within the political context, European Union cooperative efforts for educational quality, recognition of qualifications, and open/distance learning. Concludes that success depends on the diversity of education and training systems in Member States. (SK)

The Curriculum Improvement Program links the University of Illinois at Chicago with public school teachers for inservice education. Its Whitney Young High School project engages teachers in systematic reflection and collaboration on common problems. (SK)

Contains the highlights of the history of the Florida Scholastic Press Association. Traces the changes in the association over the years. Concludes that the constancy of the association is found in its activities, its schedule, university sponsorship, and the vitality and vision of the advisers and students. (PA)

Notes that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing allows for a variety of critical thinking activities, extensive use of computer technology, and the involvement of the entire faculty, staff and administration in the learning process. Presents a few activities that teachers can do with their students based on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle. (SG)

Provides a case study of RadioSource.NET, an Internet broadcasting venture developed collaboratively by land-grant university communication departments to share resources, increase online distribution, and promote access to agricultural and natural and life science research. Describes planning, marketing, and implementation processes. (Contains 18…

Considers how theory might move multilingual literacy research forward. Discusses implications of considering greater emphasis on multilingual literacy theory development. Concludes that increased attention to multilingual literacy theory might enrich understandings of multilingual learners' literacy in many ways, most especially by leading…

Describes how the teachers in the Bitterroot Network--encompassing Idaho, eastern Washington, and eastern Oregon--have overcome difficulties in communication and cooperation across great distances and have used the Foxfire core practices to integrate fragmented teaching theories and methods into an effective "whole" teaching style. (SV)

Responsible education reform requires teachers to collaborate and break out of the many types of isolation imposed on them, as successfully evidenced by teachers at Mynderse Academy, New York. Teacher isolation affects the knowledge they can share with students, because curriculum involves the way the world enters the school. (SM)

Describes the cooperation movement, the first in a series of twentieth-century attempts to broaden responsibility for language instruction by involving faculty across the curriculum. Notes that the movement raised central issues of curricular organization and language pedagogy to which later reformers returned. (MG)

The consulting teacher model can be an effective tool for serving gifted students with learning disabilities, by facilitating collaboration among teachers, administrators, and parents. Steps are given for conducting collaborative consultation to help such students, and examples highlight situations in which teacher consultation and collaboration…

Partnerships are an integral part of the core values of community education. Through partnerships, the community education process can be used to address virtually any educational problem and demonstrate an impact at the local level. The best coalitions are those in which all segments of the community are involved. (SK)

This article examines an in-service project undertaken by a British local education authority (LEA) in order to encourage a sense of shared responsibility for special needs by its secondary teachers, to foster the LEA's whole school approach. Issues arising from the in-service course and lessons learned from it are described. (JDD)

Describes three interrelated models for faculty development: (1) the School Improvement approach, in which school staff identify institutional goals and their own needs; (2) the Readiness, Planning, Training, Implementation, Maintenance (RPTIM) model; and (3) a model of effective inservice activities in RPTIM training and implementation phases.…

Suggests that school/business partnerships provide a means to mitigate the high cost of educational technology. Describes necessary elements for the establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships. Lists possible business partners, such as parents, small businesses, trade organizations, and local governments. Provides examples of successful…

Describes how coteaching can enhance reflective practice. Three phases of coteaching help promote reflective practice and professional growth are described: building trust and setting goals via initial interviews, reflection-on-action, and reflection-in-action. Recommendations for staff developers are included. (SM)