Describes the Summer Reading Institute, given in 1977 in metropolitan Washington, D.C. (MKM)

Describes current inservice vocational agriculture education practices in Iowa. The following delivery methods are included: special topic seminars; Iowa Vocational Agricultural Teachers' Association (IVATA) instructional materials packet; workshops for specialty instructors, beginning teachers, and first-year instructors; summer workshops;…

This article describes several trans-disciplinary summer institute designs and the general content of two teacher inservice education courses which have been established through the Environmental Studies Institute (ESI) of Syracuse University. Five activities for use in inservice workshops are identified and described. (BT)

A strategy is outlined for implementing a field training program in urban anthropology in which students are exposed to many research methods and at the same time allowed to see research projects through from inception to completion. In evaluating an implemented summer program, the authors state that the multiple-project approach was the main key…

The chemistry division of Tarleton State University (Texas) conducts a summer program for gifted/talented high-school students, to expose them to chemistry research and to college-level chemistry. Students complete chemistry course work and study with an organic chemist, an inorganic chemist, and a physical scientist on the university faculty.…

A summer seminar at Northern State College brought together German teachers from South Dakota to sharpen oral skills by speaking only German for three weeks and to revitalize teaching skills through classroom videotaping, all while earning academic credits. (MSE)

For 25 years, professionals concerned with undergraduate admissions have gathered in Cambridge to discuss topics of interest. Writing recommendations, selective admissions, prediction equation in the selection process, radical students, financial aid, enrollment management, etc., are discussed. (MLW)

The Duke University Talent Identification Program was initiated to identify verbally and mathematically precocious youngsters. This program is a 16-state effort not only to identify brillant students, but to follow and nuture their talent and assist in their educational development. (MLW)

Describes "TechTivities," a summer program for pre-teens that was designed to offer an opportunity for children to explore subjects of special interest in a unique setting; help children acquire skills and areas of knowledge for future use; and enable a child to develop a healthy self-image through small group activities. (CT)

Reports on two science field trips which inservice teachers completed through the Earthwatch organization. Participants learned about microbial mats and evolutionary theory on a coastal expedition and about archeology on a dig in the Mediterranean. Teachers returned with firsthand experience of scientific investigation and renewed enthusiasm for…

Well-established summer dance festivals were studied to determine educational trends in summer dance education. Faculty hiring practices, student competence levels, curricular offerings, and other program characteristics are discussed, as is the need for regional coordination of the programs. (PP)

Data from 82 questionnaires returned by vocational agriculture teachers and administrators in Montana provided information on: summer employment status, importance of summer program to overall program, planning and accountability, time spent on summer activities, and perceptions of program activities. Six recommendations were formulated as a…

Six years of experience of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) with a summer program for the recruitment of minority students is described. The program emphasized experiences that would increase the potential student's motivations, information, and academic skills. Its impact on UTMB enrollments was disappointing.…

Eileen Simmons, a veteran teacher-consultant from the Oklahoma State University Writing Project, describes collaboration among writing project teacher-consultants and site-based teachers to plan professional development before, during, and after a summer writing camp for students at their school. This model, which has been adapted in a variety of…

Site leaders at the Southern Arizona Writing Project needed to increase their pool of summer institute applicants, so they created a plan to recruit early. They invited interested teachers, principals, and district administrators to attend their "Slice of SAWP" on the last day of the summer institute. The site sent out acceptance letters…