This CD provides a thorough approach to the nuts and bolts of information that is needed by new faculty and staff. The disc allows administrators or personnel charged with the job of orientation of new staff, a quick and easy template that will provide a thorough orientation to a new building and or district.

A jointly planned orientation--meetings, maps, missives--for student and cooperating teachers can help guarantee "smooth sailing." (Editor)

Describes a method of orienting new employees to the community college. This method consists of 10 instructional packages for employee use on an individual basis. (DC)

This document reports on the nature of Australian beginning teachers' entry into the teaching profession and examines, among other questions: (1) procedures adopted to ease teachers into employment; (2) sources of information concerning their new teaching situations; (3) planned induction activities and their value; (4) matters of teacher concern;…

TO DRAW ON THE UNTAPPED SUPPLY OF WOMEN, CERTIFIED FOR BUT NOT NOW TEACHING, WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR PART-TIME WORK, A PARTNERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM WAS BEGUN IN A PILOT STUDY. EACH OF NINE PAIRS OF TEACHERS SHARED ONE FULL-TIME POSITION. A 1-DAY ORIENTATION MEETING FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS PRECEDED ASSIGNMENT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM.…

This article describes Oldfields School's systematic orientation program for beginning teachers. They meet as a group and discuss case studies, which give substance to the regulations and policies listed in the school handbooks. (SJL)

Guidelines for conducting and facilitating a workshop designed as an orientation for both beginning and experienced adjunct faculty at community colleges are presented in this instructor's manual. The manual contains the following 11 sections, each defining an objective or activity to be undertaken during the workshop, and providing…

A plan for orientation activities prior to and during the first weeks of school for new teachers of the educable mentally retarded is presented. Kinds of teachers who will be oriented, qualities of an adequate orientation program, steps taken in program planning, plan implementation, and followup orientation are discussed. Also included are…

The study group of five teachers who examined aspects of the Kentucky Beginning Teacher Internship program developed this guide for beginning teachers. Members of the group (3 resource teachers and 2 first-year teachers) surveyed a random sample of 234 interns to assess their opinions about the internship program and to aggregate advice they would…

The document is the first of a subset of six instructional packages focusing on teacher orientation to career education. Utilizing a group approach, the module presents both historical and current perspectives on factors influencing the development of career education. Four lessons comprise the module concerning the topics of: (1) preparing…

The document is the second of a subset of six instructional packages focusing on teacher orientation to career education. The module is designed to assist an administrator in the implementation of a career education program. Two lessons present two approaches for the school administrator. One provides information relative to the nature and…

This report on new teacher orientation programs contains the results of the Educational Research Service's survey of 1,261 school districts of various sizes throughout the nation. The survey uncovered many differences in how school districts go about initiating new teachers to their duties. Some districts begin the orientation program when the…

An induction program set up by the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University (England) in 1977 for new members of the technology faculty is described and evaluated. Two principles were followed in the program: (1) documentation should be carefully selected so as not to overload the participants; and activity-based experiences are…

The program is intended for inservice use by State department consultants, intermediate and local school district inservice coordinators, and college and university instructors. It affords them the opportunity to examine the concept of career education and the concomitant implications for change in their local settings. The document is the…

The document is the final of a subset of six instructional packages focusing on teacher orientation to career education. The purpose of the module is to acquaint the user with the location, nature, accessibility, and suggested uses of various resources at the national, State, and community levels. Upon completion of the three lessons the user…