The author describes and analyzes the "dialogue workshop" as a major activity for facilitating cooperative communication and problem solving among students, teachers, and parents. This article is part of a theme issue on community education in Hawaii. (Editor/SJL)

The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, a nonprofit organization at Montclair State College in New Jersey, is dedicated to improving children's thinking skills and to training future elementary school teachers in the art of philosophical inquiry. (JMD)

An organizational climate that provides a participating atmosphere for students, teachers, and parents is essential to the success of an educational program. Describes one junior high school principal's efforts to create such a climate in his school. (Editor/RK)

The workshop described in this article was designed to meet the needs of the mature woman who has been out of the work or educational milieu for years. The focus is on helping her enlarge her vistas, explore options, and make viable, satisfying decisions about her future. (Author/HLM)

The development of a student-centered approach to learning to study is described, and its strengths and weaknesses are noted. Two study skills workshops run by the Open University are also outlined, along with practical tips on how to make them work. (LBH)

Describes technology workshops developed for school faculty by university students. Discusses the initial teacher/administrator visit and survey; design of the workshop, which includes basic software applications, general PC knowledge, and technology integration; workshop evaluation; students' presentation of workshop design and results to their…

Sheds light on some of the possibilities and pitfalls of question design for examinations, referring to a specific academic setting as an illustrative case study. A narrative account is presented of a staff "consciousness raising" workshop in which the presenters drew on writing prompts that examiners judged to have work or not work in practice.…

Outlines the design, objectives, and evaluation of an introductory Internet workshop offered with library instruction classes in an electronic classroom at Queens University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada). Presents teaching tips and frequently-asked questions. The Internet primer handouts are appended. (AEF)

This paper discusses the advantages of including cross-cultural experiences in teacher preparation programs, describing several cross-cultural workshops and simulations that can be helpful to teacher education programs and highlighting the experience of a group of preservice elementary teachers with such a workshop. (SM)

Stresses the need for human interaction amidst the advanced technology available on today's community college campuses. Suggests bringing the human interaction/technological dichotomy together through a retreat based on the Great Teachers Seminar (GTS) model. Offers a brief history and overview of, and recent improvements on, GTS. (AUTH/NB)

Describes a workshop for teachers in rural Thailand to consider new perspectives in teaching writing in English. Teachers were participants in a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign language (TEFL) program course sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency. The genre approach to writing is proposed as a way of helping…

Discusses strategies that teachers and school librarians can use for building student understanding of content and the research process. Topics include the interdependence of information skills; being aware of students' prior knowledge and experience; comparing data; and building the research process with information processing skills. (LRW)

Describes a schoolwide research improvement initiative that was designed to improve information literacy in a high school setting. Discusses self-study and examination of student work; cognitive issues; school culture; online resources that were developed; improving search strategies; discouraging electronic plagiarism; creating pathfinders;…

Eastern Illinois University surveyed library administrators, faculty, and staff to identify their educational interests, departmental differences interests, and the relationship between employee interest in and participation in technology workshops. A comparison of survey results with actual participation showed that interest and willingness to…

Describes why and what happened when a teacher changed from viewing English teaching as a value-neutral act to teaching what matters to her. Relates what she expects from the reading and writing workshop and how raising her own voice in terms of her passions and what she values has strengthened students' voices. (SR)