The purposes, organization, and services of the curriculum resources center are discussed in detail. (See TM 001 363 for a description of the total project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, 364-372, 374.) (MS)

SOME HIGHLY DEVELOPED TEACHING DEMONSTRATIONS WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN PRODUCING A SPECIFIC VARIETY OF BEHAVIOR CHANGES IN INSERVICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND IN STUDENTS PREPARING TO TEACH. THE INVESTIGATOR FOCUSED UPON DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE FORMAL TEACHING DEMONSTRATION FOR PROMOTING TEACHER DEVELOPMENT. THE…

The seminar was ninth in a series of national annual seminars conducted for vocational educators responsible for coordinating and conducting personnel development programs. Major objectives were to: (1) Increase knowledge of personnel development models and strategies used in business and industry and of selected industry-education cooperative…

This resource guide is for elementary and secondary level educators who are interested in affective education and in formulating their own strategies for more meaningful learning experiences in their classrooms. The guide is based on the idea that affective learning is essential and that the best learning experiences are those in which the…

This is one of five volumes prepared to describe various aspects of the Del Mod System. This report attempts to compare baseline data gathered in 1970-71 to post experimental data gathered in 1975-76. Sections include analyses of achievement test scores, research conducted under the auspices of the Del Mod System, and a follow-up study of…

This manual was developed for the instructor coordinator of an inservice program designed to create an awareness in teacher aides, teachers, and administrators of the potential contribution of teacher aides to comprehensive career education. One of a 4-volume series, (the other three containing the separate programs for teacher aides, teachers,…

This report gives details of the entire process of developing and implementing an instructional service system in mathematics and science. The procedures involved in revising and validating baseline documents, in selecting instructional and supervisory staff, in developing curriculum materials, and in running inservice teacher workshops are…

This is the final report of the project on Teacher-Designed Reform in Teacher Education. The focus of the project was primarily on inservice education to improve instruction. The rationale was that teachers should determine the content and design of inservice education at the school building level on the basis of the kind of staff they want and…

Second-year evaluation of the career education projects at Saint Paul and Minneapolis from October 1975 through June 1976 was conducted in three phases: Management activities, curriculum development/inservice workshops, and student outcomes. Findings indicated evidences of community involvement, staff development through inservice activities, cost…

Describes way in which National Assessment of Educational Progress materials can be used by educators attempting to set instructional priorities and improve instructional programs. (JC)

On a needs assessment survey, 377 Togolese school administrators and teachers ranked the importance of 10 different administrative activities. Supervision and evaluation of personnel and instruction was ranked most important by administrators and least important by teachers. Teachers gave high rankings to planning instruction, in-service training,…

This paper discusses the preparation of a diverse early childhood workforce, including the child care community, Head Start, and paraprofessionals who serve families through community-based programs that should reflect the background, race, and ethnicity of the children and families served (NAEYC, 1996), as well as the many fields that are part of…

This State Policy Update provides background on professional development (PD) in adult education. Section 2 describes survey methods used to document how states funded and designed their PD systems. Section 3 reviews data collected by the survey of state PD systems, highlighting PD activities in Kentucky, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. It…

This final report discusses the outcomes of a North Carolina project designed to prepare professionals and paraprofessionals to deliver quality services in inclusive settings to young children with disabilities and their families. The primary component of the project was to develop and implement an on-site, inservice collaborative consultation…

This final report describes accomplishments of the four-year federally funded Arizona Deafblind Project which attempted to: (1) identify all deafblind children in Arizona; (2) deliver technical assistance to families; (3) deliver technical assistance to service providers; and (4) enhance community oversight, coordination, and collaboration with…