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ERIC Number: ED286847
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 32
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Secretary's Discretionary Program: Planning Grant To Develop Teacher Incentive Projects. Final Report. Support for Innovative Teacher Projects.
Gittman, Elizabeth; Gottlieb, Karen
Support for Innovative Teacher Projects was a 12-month program implemented by the Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) of Nassau County, New York, designed to encourage and assist teachers in developing innovative projects in priority areas and in applying for funding. In collaboration with a university school of education, the project developed professional procedures for applying for support and objective criteria for selection of projects to be supported. Priority areas for teacher projects were identified as curriculum development, inservice development, contribution to teaching, cost effective programs, and community involvement. This report provides information on the project's background and accomplishments, with discussion of project components which included a five-member teacher committee responsible for the following: (1) acting as liaison between project staff and building teachers and administrators; (2) planning professional procedures; and (3) selecting teacher proposals for further consideration in the process. Evaluation of the project is addressed through establishment of evaluation criteria and surveys regarding teacher interest and collaboration. Implementation and dissemination strategies are discussed. Recommendations for program improvement and continuance deal with such topics as: (1) financial support for projects; (2) role of the teacher committee; and (3) encouraging wider teacher participation. (CB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
Identifiers - Location: New York
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A