Over the past three years, California State University, Bakersfield received NSF funding to support hands-on explorations in "network security" and "cryptography" through Research Experience Vitalizing Science-University Program (REVS-UP). In addition to the summer bridge component, the grant included development of…

Students in data processing will see its contributions to our technological society in much sharper relief than those who get no closer to a computer than their next change-of-address card. (Author)

THE OBJECT OF THIS HANDBOOK, DEVELOPED AS A PART OF A CONCENTRATED SEVEN-WEEKS SUMMER PLANNING STUDY, IS TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE STUDY GROUP FOR A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS. THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT ARE PRESENTED, ALONG WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ROLES OF THE FOLLOWING…

A WORKSHOP FOR SUPERVISING-TEACHERS WAS ORGANIZED TO PLAN, EXPLORE, AND INNOVATE A MORE COMPLETE PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. THE WORKSHOP ALSO INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF ESSENTIAL PHASES OF THE OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS AS THEY APPLY TO THE PREPARATION OF STUDENT TEACHERS. THIS REPORT INCLUDED (1) A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FROM 11 WESTERN…

The article describes the origins and development of the Allfarthing Workshop, London, which is one example of a shared learning experience, where the participants have been freed from the traditional roles of teacher as leader imposing his choice of knowledge and skill and the student as the unquestioning consumer. (Author/MW)

A suggestion to teachers on how to plan and organize projects with long range objectives in mind for future terms. (RB)

This paper contains a description of key features of the Summer Institute on Teaching and Assessing Writing Skills, which was organized to help parents, teachers, and administrators in the Boston Public Schools begin to develop a comprehensive and coordinated writing program from kindergarten through grade 12 in each district. It also offers…

This document, containing several papers, reports on the evolution of a workshop model which deals with the development of techniques, principles, and intervention programs for disadvantaged children and youth. School psychologists, teachers, supervisors, and administrators who attended three summer institutes and two followup programs were…

Article considered some recent interesting developments which auger well for the future and the priority that at last is now being and will be placed on so-called environmental education in certain nations. (Author/RK)

Describes a model summer institute for training teachers of English as a second language in adult basic education and the use of microteaching as a method for presentation of instructional materials. (RL)

Summer employment and participation in professional programs offer the vocational agriculture teacher the unique opportunity to attain excellence in his program. Most administrators appreciate the teacher's efforts and the resulting well-planned and implemented programs. (MW)

This paper reports on a Right to Read summer workshop held for selected classroom teachers. The objectives of the workshop were to provide the teachers with new reading related concepts, techniques, and materials so they could return to their own schools and share their knowledge and attitudes with other teachers. A total of 30 teachers…

AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO PREPARE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY FOR 1 YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE APPLICATION OF LEARNINGS ACQUIRED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND ITS GENERAL EVALUATION WAS HIGHLY FAVORABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,…

Produced by the participants at a summer curriculum development workshop, this booklet has a threefold purpose: to help educators in analyzing both the process and product of student writing to find ways of improving that writing, to provide activities for generating more and better student writing and for encouraging students to revise and edit…