Responds to an article in the same issue by Ann Ruggles Gere entitled, "Kitchen Tables and Rented Rooms: The Extracurriculum of Composition." Considers the feasibility of the term established by Gere, "extracurriculum." Analyzes Gere's argument concerning the composition field's culture of professionalism. (HB)

Discusses a teacher's experiences at an all-day workshop on "Putting First Things First"--the third of Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." Discusses avoiding the tyranny of the "urgent"; planning, prevention, relationship-building; and kicking the "urgency addiction." Discusses…

Discusses four Romantic themes that are crucial to writing workshop practice (self-expression, liberation from convention, celebration of emotion, and a valuing of folk cultures), explaining how the writing workshop approach embodies these themes; summarizing criticisms of these approaches; sketching a conception of student voice that looks…

Discusses a psychoeducational grief workshop held in the spring of 1997 at Bowling Green State University. Describes challenges faced by the Counseling Center as the workshop was planned, and explains the goals of each session. Evaluation revealed that students were extremely satisfied with the program. (MKA)

Proposes that the workshop can be considered as a valuable addition to the current counseling alternatives for bereavement and can possibly prevent more serious bereavement problems. Explains bereavement counseling and describes set-up of the workshop. Discusses group dynamics of the workshop as well. (Author/MKA)

Discusses a scenario about offending student behaviors in a classroom during lecture, specifically focusing on a sleeping student. Presents a list of responses for possible solutions to these behaviors from a brainstorming session. Makes recommendations to teachers for what to do in that kind of situation. Provides two Internet addresses for…

Discusses complex struggles that occurred when attempting to negotiate a development agenda for a drama workshop involving people with mental health problems. Notes that the context of the intervention was "highly problematic." Suggests that for substantial change to take place the project worker and participants need an agenda of…

Explains the use of critical discourse analysis in adult literacy education as a way to understand and change power relations. (SK)

A continuing medical education course on the physician-patient relationship used on such topics as patient-centered interviews. A majority of 406 respondents (including 205 in a follow-up survey) were using what they learned in practice. Additional workshops on issues of intimacy and difficult relationships were developed. (SK)

Describes computer animation workshops offered for elementary school students. (JOW)

Presents a "how to" plan for a workshop for a group of teaching assistants (TAs) from a variety of disciplines. The workshop aims to help TAs learn more interactive teaching methods with less reliance on the lecture, with the idea that such methods can help their students to become learners. (EV)

Introduces the Chautauqua Workshop Program which covers mathematics, physical science, biological science, and some of the social and engineering disciplines. (YDS)

Discusses a workshop to provide an opportunity for north Louisiana teachers to learn firsthand about Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The multidisciplinary sessions focused on coastal wetland ecosystems, covering wetland productivity, the functions and value of wetlands, current wetland issues, water quality, botany, geology, fisheries management,…

Describes projects and learning activities on photography that are useful for elementary and secondary school teachers. Highlights include Web sites; workshops; two specific projects; lesson plan sites on the Internet; photography contests; and trends relating to photography. (LRW)

Discusses preservation education programs and describes a workshop follow-up program by SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network) designed to measure the effects of training, provide ongoing support, and develop a long-term mechanism for evaluating workshop effectiveness. Presents results obtained after collecting qualitative and quantitative data…