One of two workshop modules developed to be used in training vocational teacher education personnel how to adapt, utilize, and implement performance-based teacher education (PBTE) curricula materials, this module (X-102) was specifically designed for the large number of teacher educators and other leaders who participated in the twenty-four…

One of two workshop modules developed to be used in training vocational teacher education personnel how to adapt, utilize, and implement performance-based teacher education (PBTE) curricula materials, this module (X-101) was specifically designed for the leadership teams who attended the two national workshops conducted as a part of the National…

The design, implementation, and evaluation of a science career workshop for women are addressed. The workshop objective is to increase the percentage of women in the scientific workforce and in upper levels of scientific and technical research, development, and management. In designing the workshop, the following areas should be assessed: goals…

The manual, in looseleaf format, is intended for training regular education teachers involved in mainstreaming handicapped students. The manual is organized into seven units of instruction: the law (P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act); handicapping conditions; assessment; individualized education programs; instructional…

This progress report reviews the third year of activities conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges as part of the Washington State Humanities Project. First, the report discusses the role of Center staff in advising on the project's organization and activities, reviewing materials, visiting campuses, and linking the project with…

A series of weekly seminars were conducted in which 15 elementary and secondary teachers were encouraged and helped to investigate, in some depth, topics related to their current practice. The project was designed to help teachers develop and carry out research investigations in their own classroom. Another project objective was to get the…

This inservice training process and resource handbook was developed to enhance the ability of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) job developers/counselors and industry personnel supervisors to work more effectively with persons with disabilities. The handbook contains five sections. Section 1 addresses the issue of attitudes and…

The prevocational skills checklist is designed to be used as a continuous recordkeeping instrument on a severely handicapped student. Objectives of the checklist are to identify student competency level in prevocational skills; to identify areas where the student is lacking in basic vocational competencies; to provide educators with a competency…

The model is based on the highly successful first Women's Bureau sponsored Colorado Education and Employment Conference for Hispanic Women ("Adelante, Mujer Hispana") held in January 1980 for low-income women seeking employment and employed women seeking better jobs and upward mobility. It is intended for use by groups and individuals in…

This workshop presentation from the National Vocational Guidance Association Annual Convention consists of two parts--a discussion of strategies for women to use in entering the paid labor force and a process to identify marketable competencies one has acquired. First, strategies are addressed for handling these three components of the change from…

As part of a series of manuals prepared for reading education workshops for parents and educators, this booklet focuses on reading readiness activities. Divided into three sections, the booklet describes activities for parents to use with their children that develop speaking and listening vocabularies, inquisitiveness for learning, and ability to…

As part of a series of manuals prepared for reading education workshops for parents and educators, this booklet focuses on developing a positive attitude toward reading. Divided into three sections, the booklet describes activities for parents to use with their children to motivate them to read. The first section describes seven activities for…

The purpose of this study was to determine and illuminate the relationship between setting and use at the Workshop Center for Open Education (City College of New York) as observed by participants, staff, and investigators. Data were collected during the academic year 1979-1980 by questionnaire, interview, and observation. The use of the Center…

This report describes the activities of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges in Washington's Revitalizing the Humanities in the Community College Project. Introductory material describes the Center's role in the project with regard to designing and conducting surveys, planning and conducting faculty workshops focusing on strengthening…

This monograph summarizes the activities of state affiliates of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in the first two years of a three-year project on institutional capacity building for Public Law (PL) 94-142, which concerns equal education for all handicapped students. The goals of the project were: (1) to raise…