A ten week in-service program for public and school librarians was offered in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of upgrading the quality of librarianship and library services. Thirty-five participants from various parts of the Virgin Islands took part in the program which consisted of Saturday workshops and lectures during the week. Basic…

THIS SYLLABUS WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST THE PARTICIPANTS IN A 4-DAY INSTITUTE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MULTIPLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. SECTION ONE OF THE SYLLABUS DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE INCLUDING CONSULTANTS, FACULTY, PANEL MEMBERS, DISCUSSION LEADERS AND RECORDERS, THE HOTEL PLAN, AND THE…

Libraries, library systems, library schools, state library agencies, and library associations are responsible for workshops and institutes for library personnel which may be either subject-based or problem-based. Planning must include commitment to the project, selection of a director and planning group, and establishment of a working relationship…

Two regional Occupational Program Planning Institutes were held to provide inservice education for persons involved in administering postsecondary occupational education programs. This report contains an edited compilation of reactor comments and discussion group deliberations for these major papers: (1) "Master Planning in Post-Secondary…

This document is comprised of the materials for an intensive training program in evaluation. Evaluation is conceptualized as the process of determining the kinds of decisions that have to be made; and selecting, collecting, and interpreting the information needed in decisionmaking. A 5-phase model of evaluation consisting of (1) needs assessment,…

Provided are appendixes from the 1974 annual report of the Leadership Training Institute on the gifted and talented. Included in Section A are a copy of a letter from the project director to consultants and the following tables: table 1--response to student activity questionnaire, table 2--public elementary and secondary school information, table…

Provides some general tips on planning a workshop or short-time education experience for newspaper professionals. Offers a four-month schedule for such conference planning. (RL)

Provided for Developmental Disabilities Councils is a resource handbook on planning orientation training for council members. The material, including three major presentations on orientation planning, advocacy, and orientation principles, is explained to be drawn from three 1975 regional conferences. Among training techniques analyzed are use of a…

The purpose of the study was to expose key individuals to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) developed curriculum materials for police traffic services supervisors and to teach them how to teach. The objective was accomplished through the conduct of five 30-hour instructor training institutes conducted in various areas of…

Staff of the Title VII Bilingual Education Training Institute for Administrators cite administrator support and involvement as critical in the success of bilingual programs. Methods for implementing appropriate administrator training programs include a rationale for training, selection of participants, planning (scheduling), content selection,…

The Scarsdale Teachers Institute is an inservice program for faculty run by teachers. This article describes the goverance, collaboration, content, and evaluation of a different type of school improvement. (DF)

Describes a summer institute to give participants the working experience of being evaluators. (Author/MB)

Discussion of short term conferences for special education personnel focuses on conference planning and management procedures used by the University of Southern California Instructional Materials Center for Special Education (USC-IMCSE). (KW)

This article describes the development and structure of a self-advocacy training program, the Self-Advocacy Leadership Training Institute, to help individuals with disabilities to exercise choice in vocational rehabilitation services and in other areas of life. A pilot program and two institutes were conducted, resulting in the training of 36…

Guidelines are presented by the National Association for Retarded Citizens to help state and local associations develop citizen advocacy programs. The manual's first section contains an overview of preparing for and conducting workshop training sessions, including a discussion of needed materials and equipment. The bulk of the document is composed…