A commitment to enhancing and developing leadership skills contributes to positioning Head Start as a central community institution for low-income children and their families. This guide, comprised of three training modules, is intended to help Head Start leaders refine and expand their skills and knowledge through a variety of training…

This workshop presents a collection of demonstrations of various psychological concepts. It provides a technique to increase people's interest in the field of psychology and to teach some basic principles about psychology for use on a daily basis. The workshop covers sensation; perception; learning; memory; responding; thinking; interference;…

Designed for use by those who intend to improve the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)-adult education linkage through staff development activities, this guide includes a description of CETA purposes, adult education programs, educational linkages, staff development considerations, and support material. The CETA-adult education…

Mass communication programs can focus on concepts, philosophies and the ability to synthesize information while providing education and experience for entry-level jobs in mass media industries. "Hands-on" instruction, in the form of media workshops and internships, have the ability to stimulate a student's involvement in the learning…

Intended for trainers or workshop planners, the guide provides information and suggestions for planning and conducting an effective workshop. Although an awareness workshop on serving disabled campers is used to illustrate the material, the procedures apply to all types of workshops, ranging from awareness workshops to managerials. The guide will…

This publication contains materials and activities for a one day consumer education workshop for leaders of community organizations. It is the contention of the developers that consumers should influence the environments in which they make their decisions rather than merely accept the marketplace conditions which confront them. The publication…

The manual presents activities designed to allow individuals to experience the sensations, feelings, attitudes, limitations, and perspectives of handicapped persons. The first section details aspects of workshop planning, including a review of experiential learning theory; information on group structure, group size, physical setting, workshop…

Noting that family members are a child's first teachers and set the course for future success, this activity book of "literacy learning parties" presents 10 activities that can be used at home to practice the skills and ideas learned at parent literacy workshops. Presented in English and Spanish versions, the activity book discusses the importance…

One of four packets designed to help day care providers serve handicapped children and their parents, the booklet describes ways to create awareness of and positive attitudes toward handicapped children. Discussion of a 1-day workshop is followed by excerpts from writings of pediatricians and educators on the needs of children with disabilities.…

Offered as a supplement to the House Corner Curriculum Manual (HCCM) this trainer's guide for center directors and others responsible for teacher training and parent education focuses on developing and presenting workshops. The guide is divided into five sessions, each of which corresponds to the five chapters in the HCCM. Topics include the…

Based on the view that parents are their children's first teachers, this trainer's guide presents a series of 10 workshops or "literacy learning parties" designed to assist parents and other family caregivers in helping their preschool children develop the skills needed to learn to read and write. The workshops are small, structured,…

This two-part learning module was designed to assist student personnel administrators in developing and implementing a training program for student peer counselors. Introductory material presents a rationale for such training programs, examining the usefulness of peer counselors in meeting the informational needs of students at minimal cost and…

This trainer's guide is designed for day care center directors and others responsible for teacher training and parent education who wish to develop and present workshops based on the manual, "Table Toys - A Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood." The guide is divided into six sections, called "sessions," which correspond to…

Outlines aims of professional conferences and discusses conferences as learning experiences and change agents. Discussion of conference focuses on ways to improve conferencing activities, participant preparation, and conference planning and organization. Appendices contain outlines of objectives of a conference on teaching and learning and a…

Developed and written so that Alaska school district personnel with a minimal amount of experience could conduct an equity inservice presentation, this equity module provides trainer instruction sheets, handouts, and activity sheets suitable for an inservice presentation on women in literature. After a sample agenda for the inservice presentation…