This chapter describes a pedagogy-first summer faculty development program designed to support faculty who want to add digital components to a course or academic program.

Arizona State University's "Sustainability Science for Sustainable Schools program" brings together graduate students, sustainability researchers, high school teachers and students, and school or district administrators in a project designed to address the challenge of becoming a "sustainable school." Funded by the National…

Discusses major trends in industrial arts content which developed as a result of new curriculum concepts and courses. (GR)

A group of 30 Nevada teachers participated in a summer institute to explore reservoirs and tributaries of the Truckee River. These river studies increased teachers' awareness of water as the life source supporting numerous living creatures and social, cultural, and political issues. Using their newfound cultural and ecological perspectives to…

The Interdisciplinary Teamed Instruction (ITI) Project was a 2-year project aimed at determining the effects of ITI on teaching and learning and at validating the effectiveness of a professional development model to facilitate development, implementation, and evaluation of ITI. Through summer institutes and onsite workshops, project staff provided…

A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING INSTITUTE WAS PROVIDED FOR A SELECT GROUP OF 40 STATE AND LOCAL VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. THE DESIGN OF THE INSTITUTE EMPHASIZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERSTANDINGS, KNOWLEDGES, AND PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO (1) ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION…

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP COOPERATED IN PLANNING, CONDUCTING, AND EVALUATING A TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE THAT WOULD OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHER PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING, PROVIDE AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO TEACHER TRAINING, AND SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES. BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES AND PARTICIPANT…

The main purpose of this project (1966-1969) was to provide law students with a basic understanding of modern sociological inquiry since the importance of sociology to the law has increased with applications ranging from the presentation of evidence in court to the design of programs for legal reform and social change. The general objective here…

The author describes a summer institute at the University of Michigan to upgrade the teaching and clinical skills of health occupations instructors representing a variety of health disciplines and levels of instruction. She concludes that interdisciplinary teacher education can promote the human aspect of health care. (MF)

THIS YEARBOOK IS DIRECTED TOWARD EDUCATORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BRIDGING EXISTING GAPS IN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. THE VOLUME REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF WORKERS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. PART 1 DEALS WITH SUCH TOPICS…

A 1977 inservice teacher training workshop in implementing energy education in Florida high schools is described. Designed for secondary teachers of science, social studies, vocational education, environmental studies, and home economics, the two-week workshop provided specific content instruction and teaching methods related to energy and energy…

This report documents a 2-year research and development project aimed at determining the effects of interdisciplinary teamed instruction (ITI) on teaching and learning. The study also sought to validate the effectiveness of a professional development model that would facilitate development, implementation, and evaluation of ITI. Through summer…

The Higher Education Faculty Institute was designed to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to offer coursework, practicum, and specialty course sequences across personnel preparation programs for disciplines involved in early intervention. During the 3 years of the project, 38 higher education faculty were enrolled in…

Eighth-grade teachers (n=23) and students (approximately 690) were interviewed for this evaluation of the History of Science and Technology Project, which used correlation theory of curriculum organization as framework for training teachers to link science and history instruction. Project goals, activities, accomplishments, and staff development…

This paper considers how colleges and universities can best fulfill the commitment of service to external communities, broadly defined to include local, national, and international concerns. Data come from interviews with key institutional representatives. The first section of the paper offers specific examples of how various colleges and…