The programmed instructional materials described here are designed for use in an inservice teacher education program focused on enabling teachers to select, design, and use a wide variety of instructional games. Information is provided on the purposes and content of the materials as well as activities and resources involved. A critique, history of…

The inservice teacher education package described here focuses on skill building in instructional, organizational, and managerial classroom techniques for developing and implementing learning centers. Seven specific learning centers are discussed, the subjects including microscopes, telling time, China, mathematics, economics, and adjectives.…

The inservice learning module described here concerns increasing understanding, providing information, and encouraging attitude change on the part of students. The content focuses on concept attainment, i.e., showing teachers how to help pupils to use data organized by the teacher in order to determine the "rule" or concept used in differentiating…

The learning module described is designed to help the classroom teacher make maximal use of teacher aides. The content of the module is outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use are described. Ordering information and a critique of the module are included in this descriptive report. (JD)

The described learning module is designed for teachers and educators who wish to improve their techniques of inquiry and questioning. The scope and sequencing of topics in this module are described as well as the activities and resources involved in its use. Ordering information is provided, and a critique of the module is included. (JD)

An inservice teacher education learning module is described which focuses on skill building in organizing independent learning in primary level classrooms. Content of the minicourse emphasizes acquiring information and practicing skills of helping pupils understand independent work, solve problems, and accept delayed teacher response, and of…

An inservice teacher education learning module is described which focuses on skill building in organizing independent learning in intermediate level classrooms. Content of the minicourse emphasizes acquiring information and practicing skills of helping pupils understand independent work, solve problems, and accept delayed teacher response, and of…

Explicit instructions are given in the described learning module on how to prepare for and conduct a successful parent-teacher conference. This report describes the contents of the module as well as the activities and resources involved in its use. Ordering information and a critique of the module are included. (JD)

An inservice teacher education program is described in which participants experience one method of individualizing instruction through use of programmed learning workbooks and in the presence of a group leader. Inservice topics covered include self-appraisal, analysis tools, and Kurt Lewin's theory of force field analysis. Objectives are to deal…

The programed materials for inservice teacher education described in this document are designed to make the teacher think about questioning techniques and learn some of the principles of good questioning procedures. The program is designed as a home study course. This descriptive report provides further information on the purposes and content of…

A programed text for inservice teacher education--focusing on reality therapy as a technique to help students change their unacceptable behavior--is described. The text covers techniques of classroom management, discipline, and control of student behaviors. Information is provided on the purposes and content of the programed text, as well as…

Understanding the nature of American dialects and the basic issues involved in teaching a standard English to speakers of nonstandard dialects is the subject of the inservice teacher education learning package described here. Inservice topics covered are broad phonetic transcriptions of speech and analyzing nonstandard features occurring in…

The teacher program described here provides a framework in which teachers may identify and understand their own theories and styles of teaching and may become familiar and competent with a variety of teaching strategies. The seven models studied are: concept formation, concept attainment, role playing, inquiry training. synectics, simulation, and…

An inservice teacher education minicourse using programed materials is described. The course is intended to develop skills in studying verbal teaching-learning interactions for the purpose of increasing student participation, initiative, and motivation, and uses the Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC) to analyze teaching. Information…

The learning module described is designed to provide teachers with guidelines for selecting reading materials for Chicano and other Spanish-surnamed children. The rationale, goals, and objectives of the module are outlined. The table of contents of the text used in the module is reproduced. Activities and resources involved in the use of the…