Abstract
The presence of a long term staff development mechanism such as the Area Service Centers in Illinois provides several key lessons regarding the effective utilization of inservice opportunities within a statewide network. The patterns of effectiveness cited in this article have evolved out of a relatively long and rich history of service provision in gifted education. Instructive lessons for gifted education inservice which are featured in this report include attention to real needs, well-planned developmental models, training efforts targeted toward specific outcomes for specific groups, opportunity for followup observation and monitoring, and techniques by which educators can continue personal staff development and renewal.
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