Community college adjunct instructors are an increasing percentage of the faculty. They also teach an increasing percentage of the curriculum. While some research in the adjunct arena has been performed, adjuncts typically do not enjoy an adequate amount of research. A 72-question, 266-item demographic and attitudinal survey was distributed to…

A central theme in this book is that there are many paths to literacy. The materials in this guidebook are intended to encourage those involved in teaching reading and writing to engage in dialogue and reflection with colleagues, to know their students well, to examine their own experiences and beliefs, and to generate and seek answers to their…

In professional development, attention to both collaboration and critical thinking in the various interactive socialization processes of teaching practices should be essential strategic elements in a formative environment. This study presents contributions from the teleinteractive dynamic established in a virtual environment for the critical…

The integration of technology into the curriculum is a key issue in today's schools. Whether technology should be used in schools is no longer an issue. Instead, the current emphasis is ensuring that technology is used effectively to create new opportunities for learning and to promote student achievement (The North Regional Educational…

Designed to promote the goals of the Kentucky Education Reform Act, the purposes of this training module are: (1) to identify common fallacies about instruction for at-risk students; (2) to identify factors associated with successful instruction for this population; and (3) to apply this learning to the extended school program at participants'…

Recognizing that reflective practice is an important approach for professional and staff development, this paper discusses the use of the teaching portfolio approach to improving reflection and reflective practices among early childhood education staff. The teaching portfolio approach involves collecting evidence of best practices; developing a…

This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year, federally supported project at the University of Massachusetts (Lowell) to develop a 4-year general education core program featuring both curriculum coherence and choices in courses for students. The curriculum was developed by faculty working in small interdisciplinary…

This paper summarizes the major points in a workshop that focused specifically on the challenges of transforming the teacher education program at Idaho State University to a standards-driven, assessment-informed, collaborative model. The program goal was that prospective teachers develop the knowledge, dispositions, and skills deemed essential for…

This paper discusses issues surrounding the delivery of interactive television systems at Grand Valley State University in Michigan (GVSU). Interactive television (ITV) systems are defined as those systems that connect two or more sites for the purpose of two-way audio and video communication. ITV systems can enable learners to work cooperatively…

This report asserts that the institutionalization of scholarship, namely research and professional development is essential to the future success of community colleges. However, at two-year institutions, there is no systematic planning or budgetary network for such activities, and the obstacles to performing research are many, including limited…

This paper presents an overview of eight issues that are central to the discussion of distance education and its relationship to institutional support and reward systems. Each section provides a brief description of the issue and a summary of what is currently known about reward practices and policies in distance education. The issues discussed…

This booklet for teachers reports what participants in the U.S. Department of Education's 1996 National Teacher Forum had to say about teacher leadership. Forum participants were 120 exemplary public and private school teachers nationwide. The report also includes thoughts of teachers who used e-mail to share their ideas on teacher leadership.…

The Teaching Assistant Training and Teaching Opportunity (TATTO) program began in spring 1991 at Emory University to prepare graduate students to be teaching assistants, instructors, and tomorrow's professors, and is based on the premise that doctoral students should be trained in both teaching and research. The first part of the four-stage…

At Valencia Community College's Osceola Campus, adjunct instructors make up over 75% of the teaching force. Adjunct faculty are given several challenges: to contribute to every aspect of campus life; to affect major instructional instruction; and to be aware of the constraints created by college policy and a regard for instructional excellence.…

This study examined the impact of three forms of literacy training (teacher education, professional development in literacy, and mentoring) on four Latina teachers in two urban elementary schools in Los Angeles, California. Data came from a larger study that examined how Latinas' own school experiences related to their instructional practices.…