A case based workshop on science ethics for high school students participating in summer research apprenticeships is developed and tested. It is found that this case-based approach is useful in facilitating faculty-student discussions of research ethics with their proteges.

This paper describes an intensive 2-hr workshop designed to introduce preservice teachers to digital video in the context of an instructional technology course or as a stand-alone activity. Acknowledging time constraints in most real-life instructional situations, this format takes novices with no or very limited knowledge of video making to the…

Because today's students are used to a culture of informality, they sometimes show a lack of respect for authority. This article details a workshop presented by two professors from Drake University Law School to educate law students on professionalism and courtesy. Their workshop touched on topics such as public versus private communications and…

A workshop was developed to address what needs to be taught about listening and how students can be taught to listen effectively. The workshop suggests that listening must be taught as a skill, and presents a model that serves as a basis for understanding and teaching listening as a skill. Deciding how to teach listening can be based on examining…

This manual is designed to provide support for workshop leaders--science supervisors, staff developers, principals, school change agents, and university instructors--who work with preservice and inservice teachers. The goal of the project was to develop a series of workshops that could support teachers of grades four to six as they shift to an…

Designed for workshop or classroom use, this collection of short plays for two actors is a source of material for auditions and readings and a valuable training tool for acting classes. The collection contains plays for men only, plays for women only, plays for men and women, plays with a wide variety of roles, plays of comedy and serious drama,…

The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE) produces this workshop guide which offers a scripted workshop with handouts for elementary educators interested in sharing curriculum-based activities dedicated to helping young people develop values of kindness and respect toward people, animals, and the Earth. This guide…

This manual provides assistance in designing and conducting a leadership program for college students based on the "Student Leadership Practices Inventory" (Student LPI). The Student LPI extends previous research among business leaders to student leaders; it measures leadership practice in college students. Many young people taking a leadership…

This workbook provides information, answers to questions, and the "Student Leadership Practices Inventory" (Student LPI). After careful research with student leaders, similar to previous research in business, the Student LPI was designed to measure leadership practice in college students. The Student LPI helps college students discover the extent…

This paper focuses on training people to carry out the communication component of development programs. The paper begins with a description of some of the issues on the communication frontier that affect development programs, and then notes three kinds of communication training that stand out: designing and managing communication interventions;…

Proceedings of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory's (PREL) 9th Annual Pacific Educational Conference, held August 3-5, 1992, in Pago Pago, American Samoa are evaluated in this document. Data were collected from an overall conference evaluation survey, individual workshop surveys, workshop program information, anecdotal information, and…

Four modules are presented from a project linking the New Jersey Department of Education, Divisions of Vocational Education and Special Education and The New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Modules address the vocational needs of handicapped secondary students. Each unit in the module lists objectives, grouping…

Guidelines are presented to aid workshop leaders when planning and facilitating workshops. Listed are: (1) five types of activities for workshop participants; (2) six kinds of workshop formats; (3) three questions to ask when planning workshops; (4) preplanning steps to follow when organizing a workshop; (5) suggestions for workshop leaders; (6) a…

Last March, the students and faculty at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts devoted a day to exploring sex-role stereotyping, a crucial issue and an important social concern. This article described workshops for students and teachers, both male and female, and evaluated the responses to those workshops. (Author/RK)