On May 7, 1988, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction was awarded State recognition by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This publication presents the current approval status of the 46 colleges and universities in North Carolina (both public and nonpublic institutions) that offer programs leading to…

This report presents information on Troops to Teachers (TTT), a Washington state program designed to help former military personnel enter public education as teachers. Since the inception of the program in 1994, nearly 3,000 service members have made the transition. A 45-item survey was completed by 1,171 TTT participants in 1998 used to examine…

For technology to be integrated into K-12 classroom practice, teacher learning of the technology must occur at the preservice and inservice levels. Three suggested approaches to encourage technology learning and subsequent use by preservice and inservice teachers are: (1) finding the self in the technology (preservice teacher education); (2) "if…

Belen Public Schools (New Mexico) received a Goals 2000 grant for teacher education and technology integration. The Belen Goals 2000 professional development project established two three-day teachers-teaching-teachers workshops. The first focused on using an integrated software package and the second focused on using e-mail and the Internet.…

This document consists of four issues (a year's worth: Nov 1995; Jan,Mar,Oct 1996) of a newsletter devoted to issues of importance regarding community college education and provides updates on activities and policies of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The November 1995 issue highlights affirmative action and offers a…

This study investigated stress levels and the sources of stress upon students enrolled at American River College (California), a community college of 20,000 students. Participants responded to a questionnaire measuring degrees of stress experienced in 43 life events within the past 12 months. Each individual's stress weights were then summed to…

This manual on Early Childhood Services (E.C.S.) focuses on strategies for enhancing social skills in young children and describes 10 two-hour training sessions. The goals of the training are to help teachers understand and identify young children's social development difficulties; to offer guidelines for dealing with inappropriate behaviors; and…

Teacher education professors need to intensify their searches for cooperative ventures between their campuses and community schools. It is crucial for teacher education students to be initiated into school day realities during their early semesters. This paper describes seven outreach efforts at St. Norbert College (Wisconsin) designed to increase…

This report explores what state boards of education can do to enhance the performance of classroom teachers, and it looks at those areas within the teaching profession that are ripe for improvement. The document focuses on four main areas upon which state boards of education have direct impact: (1) revamping policies and regulations for teacher…

This document provides an overview and description of the Fitchburg State College (Massachusetts) Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) Program in Professional Staff Development and the subsequent establishment of the Professional Development Center. The purpose of the certificate is to enable veteran master teachers, specialists, and…

This paper describes the process of structuring a Writing across the Curriculum Workshop for college faculty and reflects on some of the workshop's problems and highlights. Workshop participant selection was based on previous expressions of interest from faculty or from recommendations of department chairs. The workshop itself consisted of six…

Documenting the 1991 fall session, this report provides resolutions adopted by the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges. The resolutions are divided into the following 13 categories and topics: (1) the Academic Senate, including research, rules and procedures, and attendance at meetings; (2) accreditation, including self-study…

This paper calls for the use of experience-based teacher education and staff development to foster strong school communities. The authors discuss an evaluation of the Experiential Curricula Project at Stanford University, an innovative course sequence for prospective teachers. They focus in particular on the program's ability to foster community…

Consistent with education reform efforts, the Jamaican Government invited The Commonwealth of Learning to participate in an on-site needs assessment survey. Previous examination results revealed a need to strengthen teaching and learning in English, mathematics, and science, as most primary school teachers required enhancement in both the content…

The PARTNERS program is designed to assist educators in a problem-solving process and in making appropriate intervention decisions for students with learning and behavior problems. Through presentation, reading, discussion, and activities, participants have an opportunity to learn about and use an effective educational problem solving,…