Immigrants and the children of immigrants who have completed their schooling in Canadian school settings, commonly referred to as Generation 1.5, are increasingly identified in the research literature as academically at risk due to inadequately developed academic language proficiency and learning strategies. This article describes the design,…

THE LABORATORY SCHOOL PROVIDED EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS WORKING WITH LOWER-CLASS GROUPS AND ENCOURAGED THE USE OF LOCAL FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION. A STAFF OF FIFTEEN, OPERATES A CURRICULUM CENTER TO AID SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN CURRICULUM PLANNING AND MATERIAL PROCURMENT. IN ADDITION THE CENTER PRODUCES INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS AND TEACHER…

To meet the need for technical updating and media development for automotive teachers, a short course was offered on the campus of Ferris State College in the summer of 1975. The innovative program proved highly practical in implementation and was favorably evaluated by the participants. (Author/BP)

The 1981 summer Portable Assisted Study Sequence (PASS) Program, designed to provide self-directed learning packages whereby high school migrant students throughout California can receive credits toward graduation requirements, provided instructional materials to 2,306 students. Student transcripts were sent to 159 California high schools.…

The institute was designed to provide industrial arts teachers with updating experiences in fluid power education. It had four educational phases: technical instruction, directed field experiences, teaching strategies, and professional development. The latter involved meeting with participants in two other institutes. Twenty-one participants were…

In a 3-year, federally-funded program, faculty at St. Olaf College (Minnesota) have developed a series of behavioral and natural science courses in which students with at least the fourth semester of foreign language do a portion of the course readings in the second language and meet once a week to discuss them in that language with the regular…