Describes a counselor education faculty peer review model that addresses the professional functioning of each member of the counselor education faculty regardless or her or his rank, salary, status, or administrative responsibilities. (Author/JBJ)

Presents a historical perspective of French immersion training programs in Canada. This overview shows that after a period of uncertainty, faculties of education are well prepared to provide immersion teachers with preservice and inservice education. The article maintains that teaching in immersion is in continuous evolution, and practicing…

Evolution of an Australian program to provide professional development for university faculty involved in graduate student supervision is described. The externally-funded program began with an action research project to study the collaborative relationship between supervisors and students. When a group process was found impractical, individual…

Describes a study of Catholic school administrators to determine practices related to staff development and decision making and the importance of spirituality. Indicates that respondents' Catholic identity was at the core of their educational strategies, with faculty's faith development emphasized along with academic development. (MAB)

Four lines of thought in philosophy that support the use of case studies and narratives to promote reflective teaching at the college level are examined. The four concepts include reflective practice or reflection in action; practical wisdom (contrasted with abstract wisdom); use of concrete cases for rational, practical decision making; and a…

Examines the value of action research within the context of the professionalization of teachers in continuing education, describing continuing education based on action research and highlighting a training course on school counseling and guidance for secondary school teachers that allowed educators to explore the relationship between teaching and…

This paper attempts to clarify the field of teacher development by proposing a classification of approaches to teacher development that include the main theoretical models currently cited. The four approaches discussed include cognitive-structural, skill acquisition, reorientation of concerns, and life cycle. (Author/SM)

Outlines a method for helping graduate students develop a teaching philosophy statement, describes a teaching philosophy workshop held at the University of Waterloo (Ontario), and suggests tools for graduate students to explore on their own. Presents feedback on the workshop and tools in excerpts from reflective papers written by workshop…

Although regents and administrators may be well versed in student outcomes assessment, many faculty members remain unaware--or skeptical at best--of this recent change. Document offers a review of assessment's brief history and presents one department's attempts to involve faculty in all stages of the assessment process. Contains 12 references,…

Examines some of the changes that are occurring in the nature of teaching, suggesting that institutions should respond strategically. The article outlines how staff can be educated, supported, and rewarded with respect to their teaching responsibilities, arguing that strategies employed should focus on reforming reward structures. The article…

Investigated the relationship between professional development and the raising of academic standards and attainment, exploring the perceptions of British secondary school senior managers regarding this relationship and noting their attitudes about barriers to organizational translation of professional development into improved student achievement.…

Discusses how to teach overcrowded, underresourced classes using various approaches, describing a South African science teacher development project that tested the potential of using translation activities to promote teacher change. The project resulted in a significant pedagogical shifts. Researchers note that for the provision of additional…

Explored Greek teachers' views on the role of teacher training for those involved in educating deaf children. Interview results indicated that teachers did not have appropriate preservice or inservice training for working effectively with deaf students they were being asked to serve. They considered their job difficult, felt insecure and…

Offers benchmark activities and questions related to the Learning Revolution as an inventory for use by colleges and universities committed to becoming more learning-centered institutions. Includes steps such as: revising mission statements, training faculty and staff, holding conversations about learning, identifying learning outcomes, creating…

Describes the role of the principal and assistant principal at Fairview Elementary School in creating a professional learning community. Notes parallels between the evolving cultures in the classrooms where literature circles are occurring and in the entire school becoming a learning community. Discusses the importance of literature, talk, choice,…