A survey of 128 teachers was undertaken to identify preferences and needs for inservice education. Among responses were that the best planners of inservice programs were the teachers and administrators who participate in inservice and that the best time for inservice activities was during regular school hours. (PHR)

An inservice summer program provides renewed self-confidence and teaching perspectives by having teachers participate as learners in outdoor experiences. (CMJ)

The article discusses the right of the classroom teacher to be trained under the requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The law's mandate for a Comprehensive System of Personnel Development is noted, and the additional demands made upon teachers due to the law are pointed out. (SBH)

Research conducted with a sample of 86 classroom teachers concerning the teaching of reading suggests that the needs they report must be analyzed by objective means to determine the underlying conditions that result in expression of the symptoms. (Author/MLF)

This short quiz for teachers is intended to help them to brush up on their calculator operating skills and to prepare for the types of questions their students will ask about calculator idiosyncracies. (SJL)

Discusses the benefits of sex equity programs, sex equity legislation, and what Wisconsin is doing to achieve sex equity. Includes a list of resources. (JOW)

Reports on a 1979 survey of 183 elementary music specialists in Connecticut, Indiana, and Washington state on their use of Orff and/or Kodaly music education techniques and their attendance at workshops on these two methods. (SJL)

To insure accountability for community service programs, suggests a program of professional development and evaluation for community service faculty. Profiles the community services instructor, identifies objectives and priorities for professional development, and describes the current professional development program offered at Richland College,…

An update of resources on in-service education that focuses on composition, stressing regional projects in the National Writing Project. (DD)

A new approach to follow-up support, the "SOS" tapes were given to 57 first-year learning disabilities teachers with the instruction to record problems and wait for responses. (PHR)

In-service activities for regular and special educators in a small, private university (Furman University) are described. (CL)

College faculty (n=25) attended a lecture on cooperative learning and participated in a cooperative learning exercise. They perceived cooperative learning as a positive influence on classroom goodwill and student learning and were uncertain that it would increase motivation. They performed significantly better on a test following the exercise than…

The Community in the Classroom project in rural Virginia attempts to develop communities of teachers and learners in the classroom, build curriculum around external community issues, and involve learners in community work. Staff development for adult educators helps them deal with giving up power in the classroom and playing appropriate roles in…

This paper describes the Western Carolina University Teacher Support Program, serving special education teachers in Western North Carolina. Program components include collaborative problem solving and mutual teacher support sessions, electronic networking, an information and materials search service, mentoring, on-site/in-class consultation,…

Evaluation of a teacher-training program in school management targeted at middle managers is based on a survey of 129 course participants, with a 76 percent response rate. Participants were satisfied with course content, delivery strategies, and support facilities; dissatisfied with the lack of direct school experience. (Contains 5 tables and 34…