At North Dakota State School of Science, a summer program called CDI (Career Development Institute) is giving hundreds of rural high school students a hands-on opportunity to preview careers in the world of work. (Author/MW)

A description is presented of the annual, week-long small schools summer institute sponsored by the Oregon Small Schools Association, and the Oregon Small Schools Program. (KR)

The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is for each school district to develop a migrant program designed to meet the particular educational needs of the children of that school system. Each district is encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and strategies which show promise of improving the migrant child's education. The program's…

Materials produced following a seminar held on the orientation to educational evaluation, conducted for ABE Summer Institute directors and allied staff, are provided. This material relates to common perspectives for effective evaluation that can become part of the evaluation methodology used by the summer institute directors. The planning for the…

Describes the projects of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education's (ASHE) Foreign Language Consortium, established through federal funding in 1985 to enhance teacher training programs. The impact of the Consortium on foreign language instruction in Alabama is discussed. (Author/CB)

The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is for each school district to develop a migrant program designed to meet the educational needs of the children of that school system. Each district is encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which will improve the education of migrant children. The basic goal of the Texas Child Migrant…

The Maine State Department of Education and the Continuing Education Division of Maine State University provided a series of summer institutes in 1968 at selected university locations throughout the state for presently employed or prospective teacher aides. Courses were offered to 116 teacher aides in education and the teacher aide, classroom…

Major elements of this cooperative training project by the University of Wyoming will be a Federally funded 1969 summer institute (the third in a series) for 35 administrators of adult basic education (ABE) in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, and Idaho; a year-round demonstration library and center for ABE materials and equipment; a regional…

The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is that each school district develop a migrant program designed to meet the special educational needs of the children of that school system. All districts are encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which show promise of improving the education of migrant children. Objectives of the…

The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is that each school district develop a migrant program designed to meet the special educational needs of the children of that school system. All districts are encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which show promise of improving the education of migrant children. Objectives of the…

The Employer Specific Skills Training (ESST) Program strengthens New York State's economy by assisting employers and employees to become more productive and competitive through customized training and education. The program has three goals: (1) to foster cooperative ventures; (2) to use resources of local education agencies to respond to local…

A study of demonstration as a technique in disseminating new materials and methods for educating gifted youth, the project was begun in April of 1963 and terminated December 31, 1966. Demonstration centers were established in nine Illinois school districts: seven in mathematics, five in social studies, three in English, and two in science. The…