The author describes the use of action plans to support 2 teachers' post-in-service implementation of communication strategies with 3 children who are deafblind. In the action plans, the teachers recorded changes in thinking and instructional practices under the 4 aspects of communication: form, function, content, and context. They also recorded…

In view of recent public demands for the establishment of minimum competency standards in a number of areas, including oral communication skills, and in view of classroom teachers' frequently inadequate training in speech communication, speech communication teachers have the responsibility of organizing and implementing oral communication…

This document reports on a project to conduct four to six in-service workshops for adult basic education (ABE) educators to develop their public speaking skills and create a speakers' bureau of ABE alumni. The goal of the speakers' bureau was to increase recruitment and retention of ABE students and improve public awareness of ABE. The packet of…

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE ENTIRE APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE III, TO FINANCE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL CENTER. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS DIRECTED TOWARD PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS IN A RURAL…

Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet provides a framework for successful inservice education in communication skills. The first section addresses the question of why teachers need inservice in oral and written communication by pointing to the lack of…

The Industrial Arts Leadership Development Project was conducted to (1) provide inservice training for teachers to improve the quality of instruction and supervision; (2) provide inservice training for minorities and persons with limited English capability; and (3) provide leadership development for inservice teachers, service staff, and…

This federally funded project was designed to develop, implement, and evaluate a best practices inservice model to train teachers to provide services in least restrictive environments for preschool children with emotional/behavioral disorders. Through collaborative planning among the University of Minnesota and selected Minnesota public schools,…

Elementary and junior high schools in Community School District 18 in Brooklyn, New York, participated in a project to develop and implement a comprehensive system of guidance, counseling, and curriculum. The following major activities were accomplished: (1) research and review of existing programs and materials; (2) design of a comprehensive…

The Elementary Language Arts Assistance Program (ELAAP) in the Edmonton Public Schools (Ontario), was established to provide small group tutorial instruction to children who were essentially normal, but who had identified learning handicaps. General questionnaires were sent to principals, resource room teachers, and classroom teachers; resource…

The purpose of the project was to provide current and/or prospective impact home economics teachers with opportunities to develop the sensitivity and skills needed to work with disadvantaged populations in inner city and rural areas. Twenty-four participants completed a one-week orientation workshop and a six-week internship. The orientation…

The publication describes the development and implementation of a State plan for career education in Louisiana (1973-74) based on a nine-component model. The components described are: curriculum development and revision, career education inservice training at the elementary and secondary level, inservice training at the college and university…

These four learning guides comprise one of four packages in the Workplace Literacy Teacher Training series that provides information and skills necessary for the user to become a successful instructor in an effective workplace literacy program. The guides in this package focus on the skills at the heart of such programs--communication, reading,…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in teaching handicapped students in regular education settings, this module, concerned with communication impaired students (those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who have speech impairments), is designed…