Explores the use of an institutionally-sponsored program of reflective teaching (RT) activities at a university-based intensive English program in the United States. The activities are analyzed in terms of their function not only as a means of teacher development, but as a socialization mechanism for the teachers into the role and practice of…

Describes structured sharing, a training template that facilitates mutual learning and teaching among participants, tapping into the power of concurrent co-creation of performance interventions. Presents compressed instructions for conducting four structured sharing games and gives detailed instructions on one activity to try out. Provides an…

Describes a professional development seminar conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on middle school education. Discusses how the week-long seminar, featuring nationally known speakers, breakout sessions, and team problem solving, has evolved since its inception in 1981 to meet the needs of participants. Describes the seminar's…

Describes Kean University's new faculty mentoring program. Delineates a four-component model: new faculty are assigned to a qualified mentor, protege-mentor pairs are required to have regular developmental meetings, mentors and mentees must observe the other's class, and the mentors and mentees participate in a group dialogue. Provides…

Longitudinally investigated the socialization, promotion, and tenure experiences of tenure-track Holmes Scholars, examining the entrance of older, second career minority scholars into a changing profession. Data from site visits, surveys, and interviews suggest that elements of the Holmes Scholarship Network enhance research productivity and…

Announces the intention of the Association for Science Education (ASE) to assemble, record, and disseminate science teachers' professional knowledge and skills about science teaching in celebration of the organization's centenary in 2001. (WRM)

Summarizes the events that took place at the Primary Science Seminar held by the Science Teachers' Association of Western Australia (STAWA). Features instructions for seven time-related activities taught at the seminar including Sundials, Water Clock, Sand Timer, Pendulum, Tornado Timer, Marble Timer, and A Matter of Timing. (WRM)

Examines the process of creating formalized partnerships between public schools and colleges, using data from experiences establishing such partnerships. The paper addresses how an agenda of mutual benefit to both parties is established and implemented; discusses how partners are identified; describes negotiations about the scope of the work; and…

A small-group process used for self-directed, continuous professional development tries to integrate three elements: creation of a safe, risk-free, listening ambience; ongoing examination of research on brain/mind learning principles; and implementation and integration of new strategies and practices into a coherent model. (Contains 10…

Presents a model for understanding the socialization process of physicians, nurses, and social workers as a way for acquiring a professional identity based on values and meanings. Explores the literature as it relates to this framework and describes the educational implications of these patterns for professionals who must work together. (RJM)

Reviews elements that impact the delivery of therapeutic recreation services, emphasizing elements that are external to the discipline and influence practice and elements that are internal to the discipline and must be addressed if therapeutic recreation is to continue its evolution as a competitive health and human service discipline.…

Discusses how three different models can be used to serve gifted children: separate classrooms, resource rooms, and the consultant-teacher model. How differentiated curricula can be used in inclusive settings and the characteristics of a differentiated classroom are highlighted. The need for appropriate professional development is emphasized. (CR)

Responds to an article that examined 10 dichotomies in teacher education (SP 527 128), suggesting that too much time and energy are spent debating false dichotomies and addressing two specific dichotomies (preservice versus inservice and campus versus school site). Recommends that professional educators pool their energy and collaborate (rather…

Teachers' emphases on six general educational goals were studied in samples of 144 and 157 Norwegian teachers over two years. Results suggest that teachers' goal emphases are, to a considerable degree, the result of professional socialization, and that several classroom characteristics are basically unrelated to individual differences in teachers'…

Describes how a group of teachers sought to overcome the difficulties of major innovation by working with a change agent to critique their current practice, devise a more authentic science for school science, and implement their ideas. Contains 36 references. (DDR)