Described and discussed is the idea of inservice teacher education through "Microcourses," a format developed by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development and built upon Stanford University's microteaching concept. (LS)

There is nationwide pressure by the taxpaying public to have teachers be accountable for what they are trying to teach. Massive inservice education programs may become necessary for school districts to equip teachers to cope with this change. Staff development in many school districts often consists of a lecture or speech by some "expert" on…

Of the major professional groups, there is probably none that is as undertrained as teachers. For this reason, teachers and administrators will be responsive to relevant, superior training, especially if it helps them to perform with a greater competence and sense of achievement. A quantum jump can probably be made in the use of technology if the…

The author discusses what mainstreaming is, reasons for mainstreaming, Public Law 94-142, and preparing personnel for mainstreaming. (MF)

A summative, follow-up evaluation of an inservice program, Project TIME, focuses on intrinsic and extrinsic factors of three major aspects: program effectiveness, program efficiency, and program acceptability. The approach can be used to improve program effectiveness and to determine the classroom generalization of teachers' skills, knowledge, and…

A model of inservice designed for leadership personnel is described in terms of three parameters: steps in inservice, focus of interaction, and levels of intensity. The model's application is addressed from needs assessment through evaluation. (CL)

The Arts in Special Education Project of Pennsylvania (ASE) works cooperatively with intermediate units to make arts inservice workshops and special events available at regional and local sites. Descriptions of ASE efforts in inservice, information, assistance and resource materials, and presentations are given along with a list of ASE…

Describes an inservice session that included informal lunch discussions with nonteachers who had experience relevant to the inservice topic. (MCG)

Audioconferencing, a system of interactive communication among three or more separate locations through telephone lines, is one promising solution to budgetary problems in inservice teacher education. Carefully planned networks with equipment appropriate to the size and frequency of conferences are time-saving and cost-effective in keeping…

An inservice program on mainstreaming was based on teachers' needs/concerns identified in assessment interviews which were then largely addressed in a job-embedded approach. (CL)

Assessed inservice education for teachers in adult basic education programs in Ohio over seven years. Discusses changes in teachers' involvement in the program, changes in their careers, and their preference for regional rather than local inservice activities. (JOW)

In December 2003, The Finance Project staff published and disseminated a paper that synthesizes the delivery and financing of professional development in education and gives an objective summary of the various debates in the field. This paper outlines the current status of both pre-service and in-service professional development for teachers,…