Describes field oriented teacher internship program for elementary education majors and discusses results of a questionnaire answered by cooperating teachers in this program. Results of the study provide direction for planning in-service courses for social studies teachers. (KC)

A set of program planning guides that include seven areas (1) Agricultural Production, (2) Agricultural Supplies and Services, (3) Agricultural Mechanics, (4) Agricultural Products, (5) Ornamental Horticulture, (6) Agricultural Resources, and (7) Forestry, were developed and introduced to high school applied biological and agricultural occupations…

The occupationally oriented industrial arts program at Lee's Summit Senior High School, Missouri, offers general shop exploratory courses in multiple-activity laboratories at the ninth grade level, leading to unit general laboratory programs in grades 10 through 12 in drafting, wood, metals, basic electricity/electronics, and graphic…

After a brief comment on consumer education as mandated by the State of Illinois, and the resulting teaching strategies, an inservice program for Chicago teachers is described which focuses on people-to-people communications between school teachers and influential leaders in the areas of business, labor, and government. (SH)

This description of the vocational education system in Newfoundland, Canada, includes a discussion of its structure, previous history of vocational teacher training, assumptions underlying the program, the normal program for diploma, and lists complementary courses in areas of teaching specialization. (LAS)

Describes an on-site staff development program within one school district's secondary schools. The Secondary Instructional Specialist Program trains teachers to provide on-site assistance to other teachers. The assistance considers district, school, and teacher needs and goals. The paper includes recommendations for staff developers. (SM)

British educational policy on inservice training has established as a priority the training of classroom teachers to meet special educational needs of their students, using a curriculum-focused, whole-school approach. Three issues require consideration in the policy's implementation: academic organization, social climate of the school, and…

This article describes the development and implementation of a district-wide plan by the Columbus (OH) Public Schools to integrate computers into school programs. Included is a discussion of Summer Tech, a community education program to provide high-quality, low-cost computer education to the entire community. (IAH)

Describes a professional-development program to address the social needs of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) in general-education classrooms. The program is based not only on current knowledge of students with AH/HD, but also on professional development needs of teachers. Program components are described. (Author/CR)

Three years ago, when the author joined the staff of Agua Fria High School in Phoenix, Arizona, as an assistant principal, she was excited to find that the students' school day started an hour and a half later than normal each Wednesday to provide staff development time for the teaching staff. That first year, however, neither the principal, Bryce…

This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…

A product of the Project on Vocational Education Models for Linking Agencies Serving the Handicapped, this handbook is designed to assist state and local level personnel to develop effective linking strategies that will help meet the needs of handicapped students. It consists of 11 chapters. Following an introductory explanation of the purpose and…

This report contains excerpts from career education units which were developed by Roanoke City (Virginia) teachers for kindergarten through adult education. Areas presented are (1) career awareness for the kindergarten; (2) a career model for elementary education; (3) a plan for implementing career education concepts in the elementary school; (4)…

The John Tracy Clinic (JTC) has a long history in the development and implementation of distance education courses for parents. It began with the founder of JTC, Louise Tracy, who personally corresponded with parents of young children with hearing loss around the globe to provide them hope, guidance, and encouragement. Mrs. Tracy's correspondence…

This book promotes professional development through the use of mentoring and provides guidance to educational planners and school administrators who wish to adopt, develop, design, implement, and evaluate inservice teacher education programs to train mentors. The first part of the guide presents: information for planning and implementing a…