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Gottlieb, Esther E.; Yakir, Ruth – 1994
This study, a case study of Israel from a larger study of faculty perceptions around the world, examined faculty perceptions of determinants of teaching quality. The questionnaire asked about academic career patterns, work loads and allocation of time, attitudes toward teaching, methods of teaching and evaluation, research and publications,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Colleges, Faculty Development
Sydow, Debbie L. – 1993
In October 1992, a task force on professional development was established to identify ways in which the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) could use professional development to enhance its educational programs and services. This report provides information on the development of the task force, discusses findings, and presents recommendations…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Institutional Research, Needs Assessment
Hinman, Elaine B. – 1992
This major applied research project report describes the implementation of a program for grades 6-8 at an English language middle school in the Antilles Consolidated School System in Puerto Rico. The Ramey School students are the dependents of transient, active-duty military personnel, or civilian federal employees. The program sought to reduce…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Weimer, Maryellen – 1993
This book for new college teachers is a guide to the fundamentals of college teaching organized around research-identified components of effective instruction. Individual chapters focus on enthusiasm, preparation and organization, the ability to stimulate thought and interest, clarity, and knowledge and love of the content. Chapter 1 takes an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction
McHaney, Jane; Wallace, Deborah; Taylor, Beverley – 1998
The purpose of the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Coca Cola/Board of Regents Classroom Technology Initiative was to develop preservice and inservice teachers' expertise in educational technology such as computers, presentation software, and multimedia and to teach educators to apply those skills to content instruction. Project goals were to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Fine, Carole; Tinzmann, Margaret Baker; Anderson, Mary; Anderson, Whit; Pitlik, Deborah – 1998
This research-based professional development course is designed by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory to offer participants ways to connect technology with teaching and learning, and to examine ways to apply technology innovations to instruction and to improving teaching and learning. In the six, 2-hour sessions, participants (who…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Ford, Elinor R.; Durante, Sheila Rae; Ristau, Karen, Ed.; Haney, Regina, Ed. – 1997
The As We Teach and Learn program consists of an instrument to assess the Catholic dimension of a school and is designed to be used with study modules in a faculty-meeting format. Module topics include: "Faith Community"; "Faith Development"; "Religion Curriculum Articulation: Faith as the Root of all Instruction";…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Christianity
McGinnis, James; McGinnis, Kathleen; Ristau, Karen, Ed.; Haney, Regina, Ed. – 1997
The As We Teach and Learn program consists of an instrument to assess the Catholic dimension of a school and is designed to be used with study modules in a faculty-meeting format. Module topics include: "Faith Community"; "Faith Development"; "Religion Curriculum Articulation: Faith as the Root of all Instruction";…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Christianity
Laffey, James M.; Musser, Dale; Tupper, Thomas – 1998
Believing in the importance of learning from field experience and valuing the development of reflective practitioners has led the College of Education, University of Missouri-Columbia to reform its undergraduate teacher education program. Concurrent with the curriculum redesign was an effort to use technology in the service of the new program…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Keller, Robert; Owens, Tom; Clifford, Matthew – 1998
The 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) offers states federal assistance to develop and implement statewide systems for ensuring that all K-12 students have a seamless transition from secondary education to high-quality employment and/or further education. This report describes findings from studies by the Mid-Continent Regional…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Strategies, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
A Senate committee met to discuss the appropriate preparation of teachers for schools of the future. Senator James M. Jeffords from Vermont presented an opening statement and discussed the need for high quality, competent teachers. Senator DeWine's opening statement discussed how education has changed over the years and what it still needs to…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1998
In 1996, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future published a report, "What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future." The state of Missouri entered into a partnership with the National Commission to study and debate issues raised in the report. In 1997, the Missouri Commission on the Future of Teaching convened for…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development
Hunt, Nancy P. – 1998
New technologies such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) have led to recent discoveries about how the brain works and how people learn. The interactive capabilities of World Wide Web-based instructional strategies can be employed to better match how we teach with how we know students learn. This paper…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1998
This booklet urges teachers to teach in North Carolina, explaining that North Carolina is fast-growing with much to offer. North Carolina has a strong commitment to improving schools and has received high marks on a national report card for academic standards, student assessment, and providing equitable resources. The framework of educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Educational Technology
Curtis, Stephen M.; And Others – 1991
At Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York, over 90% of the students are ethnic minorities, and two-thirds are women. Among BMCC freshmen, 70% require some form of remediation. Faculty development efforts at the college emphasize the issues of serving an ethnically diverse student population and of reinforcing the basic skills of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, Faculty College Relationship
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