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Didion, Catherine Jay; Guenther, Rita S.; Gunderson, Victoria – National Academies Press, 2012
Scientists, engineers, and medical professionals play a vital role in building the 21st- century science and technology enterprises that will create solutions and jobs critical to solving the large, complex, and interdisciplinary problems faced by society: problems in energy, sustainability, the environment, water, food, disease, and healthcare.…
Descriptors: Leadership, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Graduate Students
Conrad, Lori L.; Matthews, Missy; Zimmerman, Cheryl; Allen, Patrick A. – Stenhouse Publishers, 2008
Just as comprehension strategies have helped millions of students learn to read like proficient readers, they can also help students think like effective test-takers. The authors show how students can use background knowledge, mental images, synthesizing, monitoring, inferring, questioning, and determining of importance to understand the genre of…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Items, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills
Holden, Jill R. J. – 1988
This paper describes opportunities for education in the United States in the field of book and paper conservation and preservation. Included is information on programs of study; internships; and courses, workshops, and seminars. Also provided is a list of organizations (with addresses and telephone numbers) and publications concerned with the…
Descriptors: Archives, Books, Higher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Mihalevich, J. Richard; McClaskey, Michael – 1988
This manual for a workshop on the use of telecommunications in the schools begins by presenting a connection decision chart, the session objectives, and the agenda. Information presented for the workshop covers the basic concepts and elements of telecommunications; the specific elements of a telecommunications system; the evaluation and selection…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Dial Access Information Systems, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
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Miller, Kevin J. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
The author recounts his experience as a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Special Education at National Changhua University of Education (NCUE) in Changhua, Taiwan, during the fall of 2003. Several aspects of his experience are highlighted, including teaching foreign college students, learning Mandarin, conducting workshops, and consulting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Mandarin Chinese, Itinerant Teachers
Center for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1993
The Conflict Resolution Model project was designed to develop and field test an instructional model and materials for use in providing instruction in conflict resolution theory and techniques to participants in adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs. The instructional materials were written in a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Development
Morgan, Melanie – Gifted Child Today, 2003
Most teachers have attended countless workshops that advocated new teaching methods, materials, or techniques in addressing special student populations. They politely listen as a series of presenters enthusiastically introduce their information in written and verbal form. They return to the classroom, fully intending to use their new skills, but…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Literacy, PA. – 1993
A 353 demonstration project was conducted in Philadelphia for the following purposes: (1) to develop learner-relevant educational materials to stimulate basic literacy and critical thinking skills; (2) to foster empowerment in adult learners through voter participation; and (3) to produce a manual for increasing literacy skills through voter…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Citizen Participation
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Hillman, Susan L.; Malotka, Cathy M. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2004
This article describes a workshop for parents and middle school students that clarifies an appropriate role for using hand-held technology in learning mathematics. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Workshops, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Askins, Billy E.; Blide, Patti – 1996
This report describes the implementation and operation of a 6-month peer coaching program, "Collegial Coaching: Transfer of Learning through Reflective Practice," at Estacado High School in Lubbock (Texas). The program was originally designed to assist teachers to improve their own management and instruction in the classroom. However, it…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Faculty Development, Feedback
Lutheran Social Mission Society, Philadelphia, PA. Lutheran Settlement House. – 1994
In this document are a final report and a teacher's manual developed to assist General Educational Development (GED) program teachers in incorporating a focus on career planning and goal setting in the GED curriculum. The report notes how the manual was developed using the following methods: surveying past graduates, GED teachers, and present GED…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Planning
Johnson, Liz, Comp.; Hall, Roberta M., Comp. – 1984
Ways in which a publication on sex discrimination has been used by colleges and universities are described. The publication is entitled "The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women?" In addition to identifying over 35 kinds of behaviors by which faculty may treat men and women students differently, the publication discussed in this document…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, College Students, Females
Platt, Chet; Secord, Debra A. – 1987
Under a Title VI-B grant, California's Coastline Community College (CCC) conducted a needs assessment survey establishing a database of international training needs, developed five courses and 10 workshops in international business, and formed the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI). This report provides information on the activities and…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
Kumpfer, Karol L.; Tait, Connie M. – 2000
Originally designed as a drug abuse prevention program for drug-abusing parents and their children, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) has developed into a family-change program. Presented in 14 2-hour-long, consecutive weekly sessions, SFP has two versions: for elementary school children and their parents and for parents and youth 10-14…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Blacks, Coping
Peace Corps, Gaborone (Botswana). – 1985
A Peace Corps workshop for prospective language teachers is reported. The workshop's goals were to train a team of teacher candidates in effective language instruction methods, Peace Corps organization and operations, cross-cultural skills, and adult second language instruction techniques. Workshop content covered: discussion of the teacher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiolingual Methods, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Communication