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Leigh, Cindy; And Others – 1987
This staff development guide provides a description of the kindergarten; overviews of kindergarten classroom learning centers; and transparencies for use in a teacher training workshop. The description of the kindergarten briefly focuses on the definition and philosophy of the kindergarten; the history of the kindergarten; principles of…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Kindergarten, Learning Centers (Classroom), Primary Education
Download full textGregory, Martha Wille, Ed. – 1993
This training module was developed to introduce postsecondary personnel to the support services available for students with disabilities at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The module covers the definition and philosophy of support services, including the development of rehabilitation services, independent living, and the disability rights…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Programs, Community Services, Disabilities
Engeldinger, Eugene A., Comp.; Stevens, Barbara R., Comp. – 1983
A general list of suggestions for effective library instruction and library instruction projects in a variety of disciplines are presented in this guide. Developed in a faculty and academic staff development seminar, the Library within the Curriculum Project, these projects illustrate diverse aproaches to library instruction with the common goal…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Sources
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1982
After providing a synthesis of research on the teaching of writing, this booklet offers summaries of writing programs in Washington State. Included are descriptions of (1) the Kettle Falls Secondary Language Arts Project, (2) the Kettle Falls rating scale for student writing, (3) Project WRITE, (4) the Puget Sound Writing Program, (5) the Edmonds…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Content Area Writing, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education
Gregory, Martha Wille, Ed. – 1993
This training module was developed to introduce postsecondary personnel to the support services available for students with disabilities at Southwest Missouri State University. The module covers the definition and philosophy of support services, including the development of rehabilitation services, independent living, and the disability rights…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Programs, Community Services, Disabilities
Bloom, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A manual for training paraprofessionals to provide home intervention and instruction to mothers of handicapped infants and preschool children is presented. The following objectives of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, project are described: teaching mothers about child development; obtaining information about each child and the child's environment; and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Home Instruction
Stevens, Barbara R., Comp.; Engeldinger, Eugene A., Comp. – 1984
A general list of suggestions for effective library instruction and library instruction projects in a variety of disciplines are presented in this guide. Developed for a faculty and academic staff development seminar, the Library Instruction within the Curriculum Project, these projects illustrate diverse approaches to library instruction with the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Heinicke, Peter; Henrie, Carolyn; Gronewold, Jerry – 1998
The Entry Year Assistance Program of Educational Service Unit #11 in Nebraska is a staff development project to train mentor teachers, entry-year teachers, and school administrators in small, rural school districts. Schools that participate in the program select a team consisting of a mentor teacher, an administrator, and an entry-year teacher.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Gregory, Martha Wille, Ed. – 1993
This training module was developed to introduce postsecondary personnel to the support services available for students with disabilities at Longview Community College in Missouri. The module covers the definition and philosophy of support services, including the development of rehabilitation services, independent living, and the disability rights…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Programs, Community Colleges, Community Services
Krater, Joan; And Others – 1994
Presenting classroom experiences and a process to help writing teachers see their own hard-to-reach students with new eyes, this book tells the story of a 6-year action research project committed to building classroom environments where cultural differences are affirmed and high achievement is fostered among all students. The book notes that the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Blacks, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Wrigley, Heide Spruck; Guth, Gloria J. A. – 1992
The result of a 2-year research study funded under the National English Literacy Demonstration Program for Adults of Limited English Proficiency, this handbook on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy education represents a synthesis of ideas derived from various sources. It is meant as a resource for teachers who have some experience…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum
Cordell, Curtis C.; And Others – 1979
To improve shiphandlers' training in three surface warfare officers school courses, a study was designed to develop an integrated, career-structured program. Constructing the integrated system involved three tasks: (1) formulate a career-structured shiphandling training unit to enable preparation of curriculum, lesson guides, and measurement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Plans, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Fellenz, Robert A. – 1981
This source book presents a complete system for the training of adult basic education teachers. It consists of six sections. Section 1 provides an introduction to and overview of the system. Section 2 outlines fifty-five competencies needed by adult educators. (These competencies are grouped in the following eleven areas: building effective…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Resources
Eckardt, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1993
A program to train volunteer teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) is described and evaluated. The program was designed to enrich skills for teaching listening, reading, and speaking, and increase volunteers' appreciation and understanding of the multicultural backgrounds of the students in one adult basic education center. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness
