Investigated the effect of a three-semester diversity cohort experience for college of education, arts and sciences, and K-12 educators. Survey results described three change/diversity-training factors: readiness for change, community building, and utilization of adult-learning principles. Results highlighted the possibility of delivering an…

The Management Education Alliance, a group of 15 business schools, including 11 predominantly minority schools, and 11 corporations was formed in 1994 to help minority schools identify and develop a specialty. It offers participation in faculty-development seminars, helps forge ties with the business community, and offers opportunities for…

Discusses how to incorporate instructional technology and diversity initiatives simultaneously in faculty-development programs. Indicates that issues such as vision, resources, institutional commitment, equity/access and faculty and student development are themes common to both initiatives. (JDI)

Describes uses for new technologies in teacher professional development. The paper examines literature on teacher knowledge and professional development; discusses how research can inform design of three types of technology to support teacher learning (multimedia, productivity tools, and telecommunication information systems); investigates how…

Examines how specific aspects of cases and the case-discussion process can foster informed, strategic inquiry among elementary mathematics teachers, focusing on development of one's own understanding of mathematics, use of the student perspective for feedback, recasting of the familiar as strange and the simple as complex, and a critical…

This study used observation and interviews to compare the discourse in workshop sessions that were part of a discrete-mathematics professional-development project for secondary mathematics teachers with the discourse in one participating teacher's high school mathematics classroom. By emphasizing the distinction between univocal and dialogic forms…

A university-school model science lab helps middle school teachers learn to use constructivism in the classroom by supporting their own knowledge construction. Elements of the educational environment are motive, time, reflection, community, and practice. Effective components for knowledge construction include authentic need, mistakes, cooperation,…

Racial stereotypes and discrimination have destroyed many bright futures by limiting the possibilities of people of color in America. Describes two initiatives that can be implemented in schools in order to help destroy negative images of race and reconstruct a more healthy foundation to build on: multiculturalism across the curriculum and…

Includes 15 articles by legislators, professional associations, and experts addressing issues of teacher professional development, the state and federal government's role, the effect of teacher quality on educational reform, and the use of standards. (SK)

Describes Forsyth Technical Community College's (North Carolina) implementation of a four-week "Teaching with Technology" workshop to train its faculty to better understand how technology affects teaching and students' learning. After providing an introduction to the available technologies, the course allowed each instructor to prepare materials…

Addresses issues surrounding teaching, specifically how within higher education individuals, including librarians, gain the skills and confidence required. Suggests that developing as a teacher happens when teaching and learning are the subject of serious dicussion and inquiry among practitioners. Discusses specific objectives for the teaching…

Looks at the effects of advancing technology on academic life, using a simplified version of a scheme for examining diffusion of innovations. Attention is given to technology's impact on teaching, research and scholarship, and service and outreach functions, and on special challenges posed by technology, barriers to its use, and its implications…

Describes the teacher's role as basic to the struggle for educational equity and achievement, noting the importance of preservice preparation. Examines how anti-immigrant legislation affects teacher preparation by forcing teachers to passively emphasize standardized approaches to addressing English learners' complex needs. Shares attempts to…

Describes the experiences of five teachers who volunteered to learn and work together electronically for professional development. They discovered that commitment was not enough. Underlying attitudes, existing relationships, and technology know-how all factored into challenges they faced. Two sidebars present tips for successful electronic…

For technology to impact student achievement, teachers must be empowered via extensive staff development. This paper presents building-level technology initiatives (e.g., peer training, super substitutes, and computer clubs) and district- level initiatives (e.g., establish a district technology committee, allow teachers to take computers home over…