Taking on the role of literacy coach can be a daunting task for even seasoned educators. In this article, the author examines her experiences in this role as work for a university class she was taking. In a sense, she "tries on" the coaching role in order to discover if it is a job she would truly be willing to take. She discusses the…

Describes a brief training program for cooperating agency supervisors providing field experience in a rehabilitation counselor education program. Emphasizes consumer involvement throughout and goes beyond didactic instruction to provide structured practice in applying target skills to actual supervision problems. (Author/RC)

Describes New York Telephone's Ultimate Goals Opportunities program, which trains women for jobs in the technical management area of the company. (IRT)

This paper describes a creative approach for training counselor and counselor educators that provides collaborative interactions among students and faculty in several university training programs. Structured around a problem-solving activity and self-reflection questionnaires, undergraduate teachers-in-training were given an opportunity to receive…

Several plans to improve productivity of workers by use of financial incentives are discussed, and provisions of three of the most successful are outlined, with implications for supervisory training in human resources development. (MF)

The preparation, selection, and placement of effective candidates for the school principalship challenge educator programs and school districts alike. This article describes a principal preparation program that fosters collaboration between school districts and The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to create a structure for producing…

Focuses on the importance of maintaining clear and workable role expectations in counseling supervision. Describes a multilevel supervisory training program in terms of roles, responsibilities, and functional relationships. (JAC)

Described is a program, with developmental stages and focus areas, which has the potential for guiding supervising teachers, university supervisors, and coordinators of field experiences as they design and implement inservice programs directed toward improving the student teaching experience. (KC)

The Danforth Foundation Program for the Preparation of School Principals has recently been implemented at Georgia State University, the University of Alabama, and The Ohio State University, and it will soon be extended to another 11 universities across the United States. This article provides a brief description of a week-long specialized training…

This paper reports on the implementation and informal evaluation of Project HEVRA--a cross-cultural inservice education program provided to supervisor/advisers of kindergarten teachers in Israel. Through inservice seminars initiated by an American consultant in conjunction with Israeli counterparts and through a series of monthly meetings,…

One of the difficulties counselor supervisors face is the lack of specific training in learning to deal with difficult supervisees. To address practical as well as theoretical concerns, two related sets of videotapes were prepared. The first set was designed to provide a stimulus for discussions of common supervisory problems. A role player…

One major objective of the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project was to develop a model for competency specification that would be appropriate for both preservice and inservice preparation of any leadership personnel. This involved the two problems of specifying competencies in valid and utilitarian ways, and assessing competence. A…

Discusses a managerial training course which uses concepts from literature to illustrate interpersonal attributes. Describes four activities to aid course participants in developing and applying managerial skills. (RS)

A University of Sydney (Australia) program to enhance training of academic staff supervising graduate students is described. Program structure, training methods, and participant evaluations of workshops and seminars are detailed, and factors contributing to or inhibiting program success are discussed. (MSE)

The learning module described here is directed to elementary and secondary school supervisors. The program described examines an approach to supervision wherein attention is directed toward the consequences of instruction rather than the means used during instruction. Included in this program description is the content, scope, and sequencing of…