This booklet includes a brief history of the Northern Illinois Bookmobile Group, as well as national and regional notes on bookmobile activities, programs, publicity, summer reading clubs, and bookmobile maintenance. Findings of a 1978 bookmobile survey conducted by the Des Plaines Public Library are summarized, providing data on 31 bookmobile…

A PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED TO TRAIN TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, OR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN FLUID POWER WAS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE AND TRY OUT THE TECHNIQUES OF INTRODUCING A NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF SEVEN SUMMER INSTITUTES OFFERED AT FIVE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROVIDING INITIAL PREPARATION FOR 168 INSERVICE…

THE LIBERAL STUDIES PROGRAM OFFERED CHALLENGING COURSES CONCERNED WITH THE TECHNIQUES OF CLEAR EXPOSITION AND HELPED ABLE STUDENTS FORM INTELLIGENT OPINIONS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO ENRICH AND PROMOTE THE STUDENT'S PREPARATION IN A SPECIFIC FIELD THROUGH EXCITING COURSES AND STIMULATING TEACHERS. THE STUDENTS…

INTELLECTUALLY ABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLIED FOR THE INSTITUTE. COURSES OFFERED WERE NOT FOR CREDIT BUT WERE SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM. A SMALL TUITION WAS PAID FOR THE ONE COURSE CHOSEN. THE COURSES OFFERED INCLUDED ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, BEGINNING CHINESE, ADVANCED CHINESE, GERMAN, JAPANESE, BEGINNING RUSSIAN,…

A PROGRAMED SHORTHAND LABORATORY IS ONE IN WHICH PRERECORDED DICTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EITHER DURING THE CLASS PERIOD OR DURING STUDY PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUAL WORK AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. EIGHT OHIO BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP TO--(1) BECOME ORIENTED TO THE CONCEPTS AND GOALS OF THE ELECTRONIC…

Presented in this report are data on prevailing rates of pay to junior college teachers for summer session, evening classes, and nonteaching assignments. Summer session pay by hourly rate was reported by 39 districts, by contract fees by two colleges, and as a percentage of annual salary by 16. Hourly rate basis for evening classes was reported by…

The evaluation of a summer project for 110 deaf children (5-14 years old) describes findings in terms of project objectives. Analysis of objectives is said to indicate that intellectual growth took place for most of the Ss during the program and that the success ratio for achieving mastery was high. Eight recommendations are listed, including…

A summer project designed to teach reading readiness skills to disadvantaged preschoolers is described. Thirty five five-year-olds attended the program three hours a day, five days a week, for six weeks. The Vanguard Instructional Model used involved contingency management, individualized instructional materials and the extensive use of student…

This document is a collection of articles on various subjects related to open education. "Summer Institute as a Prototype," a description of the forerunner of the Workshop Center for Open Education, attemps to convey expectations about the evolution of the workshop process as it develops within the center. "Notes on the Continuum of…

The third annual 6-week summer school program based on the needs of migrant children in the Willcox, Arizona, area was designed as a result of a survey of local school principals. The survey indicated a great need for improvement in reading and mathematical skills, along with nutritional and health services. In the program planning, 5 age groups…

The primary objective of the Federally Assisted Staff Training (FAST) programs for the 1970-71 academic year was to improve the classroom learning environment in participating Title I schools by expanding the ability of teachers to direct their own improvement by using techniques such as interaction analysis, micro-teaching, and student feedback.…

The article describes the special arts program offered each summer to hearing impaired students (6-18 years old) by the Cornish Institute of Allied Arts in Seattle, Washington. (SBH)

Continuing education programs operate year-round at hundreds of colleges and universities, and most focus soberly on solid academic subjects, especially in the summer. The author describes some of the courses being taught throughout the United States. (Author/RK)

Tells how a yearbook staff learned about diverse aspects of yearbook production through attending summer workshops; offers suggestions to aid other yearbook staffs. (GW)

Described is an integrated summer program for 3- to 8-year-old physically handicapped, nonhandicapped, and deaf children. (CL)