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Chapman, Shirley M. – 1996
This report describes a practicum project designed to help first- through fourth-grade teachers acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and strategies necessary to work effectively with a diverse student population; improve the social and academic performance of culturally diverse students; and increase parent involvement at school. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
DeHardt, Susanne M. – 1986
This practicum was designed to provide teaching professionals with advocacy information, skills, techniques, and resources in order to increase participant awareness and self-confidence, and, ultimately, their community involvement. The primary method used to address this goal was the development and presentation of three workshops. These were…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Brown, Emmaline J. – 1994
A university early childhood laboratory school was making a transition from an academic orientation to one focusing on developmentally appropriate practices. This practicum was implemented to improve parents' awareness of developmentally appropriate programs by means of workshop sessions. The goal was to increase their knowledge of what is…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Chalk, Thomas C.; And Others – 1980
The formation of a consortium of three elementary schools was proposed and initiated to offer inservice teacher education experiences to 45 staff members. The consortium schools shared resources to increase the scope and quality of staff development activities. A staff development program was designed to meet both group (institutional) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Programs
Advincula-Carpenter, Marietta M. – 1994
The human relations task force of Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) sponsors a workshop series to improve human relations/productivity at the college. A practicum study evaluated the workshops by using the postworkshop training evaluation forms completed by workshop participants from 1990 to 1994. Data from a literature review were also…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Human Relations
Karnes, Judith A. – 1994
This practicum was designed to provide expertise to five child development associates and ten teacher assistants working in two preschool programs for migrant children. Emphasis was on the enhancement of program-related planning, curriculum development, curriculum implementation, and reporting skills. Weekly inservice workshops were developed and…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Migrant Children, Migrant Education, Preschool Education
Woods, Nathaniel A. – 1983
A study involving 97 students (79 females and 18 males) at New York City Technical College was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of desensitization in reducing test anxiety and improving grade point averages (GPAs). The study compared the GPAs of students who completed workshops using the desensitization hierarchy developed by R. Strieby…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Counseling
Kroehl, Candace Olin – 1993
This practicum focused on the problem of inservice training failing to meet the individual professional needs of a diverse summer staff in an early childhood center. The solution strategy utilized a needs assessment survey and consultations with staff members to determine areas of need and interest, the results of which were used to devise a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Individual Needs, Inservice Teacher Education
Barrios, Rene R.; Kirkland, Sumatra E. – 1978
The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a substitute teacher program. The project stressed the familiarization of substitute teachers and school administrators with their respective support roles based on the assessed needs of each group. The program stressed needs for available materials and for communication among…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Needs Assessment