This article describes a large-scale teacher education programme" which employs a self-contained package of materials designed to train teachers to use specific teaching skills." (Author/AK)

Changes in meeting the educational needs of certified teachers must be effected. (CK)

An account of environmental education summer programs conducted by the Utah Cooperative Extension Service for elementary school teachers and administrators. (LY)

Simulation is an appropriate technique for inservice education. Current research on simulation lends credibility to its usefulness as a training technique. A simulation game called "Choices" is described. (Author/MLF)

The author presents guidelines developed from a teacher in-service training program in San Antonio (Texas) designed to instruct regular education teachers in specialized methods, curricula and materials, and management techniques for use with integrated handicapped students. (SBH)

The author addresses the issue of teachers' dissatisfaction with inservice education. Sections consider what teachers need to know, the inservice system, and the role of schools of education. (SBH)

The introduction to the special issue on inservice education (EC 113 771-778) reviews the impact of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, on in-service programs and considers several in-service models. (CL)

In June, 1973 a Microteaching Laboratory was opened at the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri, Nigeria. The Laboratory is used for preservice and inservice teacher education. (BD)

Offers a step-by-step approach that will help the subject matter expert be a communicator of information as well as an instructor. (JOW)

This is a summary of the May 2009 EdSource report, "Algebra Policy in California: Great Expectations and Serious Challenges." The report focuses on California's policies regarding mathematics, in particular state standards for when students should take Algebra I. It also provides a comprehensive look at state data related to both student…

For the past 15 years, Catholic colleges and universities have developed programs serving Catholic K-12 schools by preparing teachers and leaders for Catholic school contexts. University-school partnerships provide an opportunity for Catholic institutions of higher education to extend beyond developing human resources to strengthen Catholic K-12…

Online course enrollment has increased dramatically over the past few years. The authors cite the reasons for this rapid growth and the opportunities open for enhancing teaching/learning techniques such as video conferencing and hybrid class combinations. The authors outlined an example of an accelerated learning, eight-class session course…

In recent years, increasing numbers of professional development programs have dealt with assessment literacy for teachers and/or administrators. Is assessment literacy merely a fashionable focus for today's professional developers or, in contrast, should it be regarded as a significant area of professional development interest for many years to…