A 26-hour drug education workshop was presented to graduate student school psychologists as a model training program including a variety of teaching procedures and evaluation. The contributions of this workshop were its focus on training techniques and the development of one approach for evaluating training projects for school psychologists.…

The Worry Workshop for Parents was developed as a program of school counselor assistance for parents. The title Worry Workshop resulted from the assumption that all parents worry about their children and about their skill as parents. Activities were designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of parent needs and interests. (Author)

This report describes the third conference that the Australian College of Education has conducted on women in educational administration in Australia. Over 150 educators attended, 90 percent of whom were women. Meetings and workshops were designed to canvass four major issues: (1) a political view of imperatives for change; (2) research reports on…

This packet offers information about NIE (Newspaper in Education) credit-granting courses and workshops (some of them cooperative press/school ventures) on the use of newspapers in instructional programs. The packet is in four major sections, containing: (1) case studies of two exceptional programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at…

The guide describes Project IMPACT (Implementing Mainstreaming Programs through Active Cooperative Training), an approach involving teachers, parents, and support personnel in Mainstreaming Planning Committees (MPCs) to consider general issues and procedures. Based on experiences over a 2-year period (September 1, 1979-February 28, 1982) of pilot…

An overview is presented of the beginning teacher program in the Frederick County (Maryland) schools. The focus of the program is on three concerns: (1) the problems of beginning teachers as perceived by themselves and others; (2) the kinds of support efforts that presently exist; and (3) implications for the future development of support programs…

This document describes a 36-hour, 6-day workshop which focuses on gender role conflict of adult men and women and which was designed to help participants analyze their gender role socialization and gender role conflict. Section I enumerates the overall assumptions of the workshop, including perspectives about gender roles, gender role conflict,…

The manual describes the Focus Expanded Placement Process, an approach to implementing training programs in sheltered work centers. Trainers are offered solutions to common problems, with sections on the following topics: breaking down initial resistance to training; individualizing training; creating a learning atmosphere; making training…

Designed for use in a franchising workshop, this manual provides information on becoming a franchisee. Introductory remarks discussing the benefits and challenges of becoming a franchisee and describing the workshop itself are followed by the course outline. Next, for each of the course's six units, the manual states the core idea, goals, and…

During the development of a dental assisting curriculum, a commitment was made to employ the DACUM (developing a curriculum) process as a foundation to the curriculum. Dental assistants and dentists met at three DACUM workshops to develop a definition of the dental assistant and an outline of clinical competencies in the form of tasks and duties…

The report summarizes findings and accomplishments of a 3-year project on adaptation of arts curriculum materials for elementary handicapped students. Year 1 focused on identifying and estimating the efficiency and effectiveness of practitioners' judgements regarding the instructional characteristics of materials and the adaptation of those…

A workshop on plant viruses and mycoplasmas brought together scientists and researchers working on these microorganisms in the countries of eastern Asia, and enabled them to discuss their studies, to exchange ideas, and to become familiar with their counterparts These proceedings of the workshop contain papers which include country reports,…

The booklet describes PARENTS TRAIN PARENTS, a project in which parents of handicapped children help other parents understand their rights and responsibilities under state and federal laws. The booklet is intended to help potential adopters modify program aspects for local settings. The model is analyzed in terms of user concerns, program…

The aims of this sexual learning curriculum are to increase parents' emotional and intellectual understanding of human sexuality and to improve their ability to talk about sexuality with their children. Specifically, the curriculum attempts to increase parents' awareness that (1) sexuality includes lifestyle choices, body image, gender role,…

Intended for trainers or workshop planners, the guide provides information and suggestions for planning and conducting an effective workshop. Although an awareness workshop on serving disabled campers is used to illustrate the material, the procedures apply to all types of workshops, ranging from awareness workshops to managerials. The guide will…