Describes a parent involvement program designed by two elementary school teachers at a Phoenix, Arizona, elementary school. The K-3 teachers began with a parent training session demonstrating how parents could make manipulative learning games out of household odds and ends to use with their kids. Workshops were so successful that they were…

To reduce teacher isolation and encourage sharing of expertise, schools should consider brief workshops or 15-minute "micro-shops" on various topics ranging from making electrical circuit boards to setting up a salt-water aquarium. This article and accompanying sidebar discuss benefits and set-up strategies. (MLH)

Describes creative writing programs for teens in several public libraries including the Boston Public Library. Among the successful projects were writer-led workshops, the publication of newsletters and magazines, and contests. A list of possible publishing outlets for teens is included. (EA)

Outlines a workshop with the goal of helping employees take responsibility for their own career development. Activities explore three questions: Who am I? Where do I want to go? and How do I get there? (SK)

Parents who understand the dynamics of adolescent growth and can adopt some sound management strategies stand a better chance of establishing real communication with their youngsters. Schools can help this process by establishing parents' institutes and parents' resource centers on early adolescence. These offer a much-needed alternative to…

College freshmen were divided into three groups: (1) 28 completed the Self-Directed Search and attended a 50-minute career exploration workshop based on it; (2) 28 completed the Career Decision-Making System-Revised (CDM-R) and attended a similar workshop; and (3) 28 were controls. CDM-R significantly increased knowledge of decision-making…

Provides directions for conducting a workshop providing technical training in a large organization that links job performances to work processes. Organizational levels of performance are discussed; relationship maps and process maps are explained; and an example of a workshop for a software maintenance environment is presented. (two references)…

Description of the History Computerization Project, which is being developed for the exchange of information between researchers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, preservation groups, and historical societies, focuses on workshops that teach the use of computer database management for historical cataloging and research. (LRW)

Outlines 10 tasks for a workshop in which participants (1) establish definitions of creativity; (2) identify creative traits and behaviors; (3) compare the traits and behavior of themselves, their supervisors, or their supervisees to those identified; and (4) explore ways to bring out creativity in others and improve their organization's climate…

McAteer discusses how simulations can provide rich learning environments and explains how to design behavioral simulations. MacDonald describes the use of the listening vignette in workshops on listening skills. (JOW)

Maclagan describes a workshop on ethics in management decision making and suggests that "extreme" case studies are irrelevant to the workplace and should not be used. Jackson argues that the process of decision making and the function of case studies justify the use of such material. (SK)

Argues that journalism advisers and their staffs should attend scholastic journalism/publications workshops and conventions. (RS)

Presents advice to journalism advisers on convention attendance planning. Argues that all the hard work and responsibility of attending national conventions is worth the effort. (RS)

Flora Joy developed the first and only master's degree in storytelling at East Tennessee State University. Students take courses in basic and advanced storytelling and a practicum, as well as linguistics of reading, psychology of reading, and research methods. Four intensive storytelling institutes per year use famous storytellers as teachers. (KS)

Thirty-two vocational special needs paraprofessionals who attended a training certification workshop significantly increased their knowledge of and concern for special needs students. A comprehensive training model encompassing 12 special needs categories was developed. (SK)