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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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What We Know and Need to Know about Teacher Education and Special Education
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Spooner, Fred; Algozzine, Bob; Wood, Charles L.; Hicks, S. Christy – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
Researchers have conducted two prior longitudinal retrospective syntheses of the journal "Teacher Education and Special Education." The present authors' approach is different; they analyze only the content published during their tenure as editors. They define big ideas that they believe are representative of what they published. They found that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Research Methodology, Disabilities, Program Descriptions
Improving Content and Technology Skills in ADD/ADHD via a Web Enhanced Course
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Jordan, LuAnn; Smith, Sean; Dillon, Ann S.; Algozzine, Bob; Beattie, John; Spooner, Fred; Fisher, Ashlee L. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2004
Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) create concerns in public education and in teacher education programs. Because of continuous advances in technology, distance learning is a viable option for delivering coursework to preservice and inservice teacher education students challenged by geography, time…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Special Education Teachers, Public Education, Online Courses
Evaluating Instruction in Distance Learning Classes.
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Beattie, John; Spooner, Fred; Jordan, LuAnn; Algozzine, Bob; Spooner, Melba – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
This study compared student ratings of graduate teacher education courses given either on campus or off campus through distance learning technology. Overall, course, instructor, and general ratings were similar for the course given regardless of setting or delivery format. Discussion focuses on appropriate applications of distance learning…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Distance Education
Distance Education and Special Education: Promises, Practices, and Potential Pitfalls.
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Spooner, Fred; Spooner, Melba; Algozzine, Bob; Jordan, LuAnn – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1998
Addresses the promises, practices, and pitfalls of distance education for training additional special-education teachers. A table summarizes current distance-learning practices broken down into use of either asynchronous technology or synchronous technology. Advantages (such as fewer teachers reaching more students and low cost instruction) and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Distance Education, Educational Practices, Educational Technology
Probabilities Associated with the Referral to Placement Process.
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Algozzine, Bob; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1982
Analysis of the numbers of referred students who were evaluated and the number of evaluated students who received special education from 1977-80 in 94 districts revealed that, overall, the probabilities associated with the evaluation of referred students and delivery of special education sevices to evaluated students were high. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Referral, Special Education
The Regular Education Initiative--Can We Proceed in an Orderly and Scientific Manner?
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Maheady, Larry; Algozzine, Bob – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1991
This article addresses system-level, teacher-level, and child-level concerns to be addressed if efforts to operationalize the Regular Education Initiative are to be given a reasonable scientific test. Diagnosing current teacher competencies and improving upon relevant skills is seen as crucial to the attainment of child-level objectives.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education