Selected presentations in this publication include: "AAPRCO, Amtrak, the Railroads, and Interpretation"; "Check It Out!"; "Wildlife Rehabilitation as an Interpretive Tool"; "Improving the Monorail Tour"; "Interpreting Our Heretics"; "Evaluation: A Critical Management Process"; "A…

This report is one of a series that documents progress in understanding the effects of new assessment based on case studies in three elementary schools. It presents the preliminary analyses of interviews with teachers about their knowledge, beliefs, and practices related to assessment and instruction in reading and mathematics. Changes in beliefs…

This report describes activities of the Integrated Outreach Project, which provided workshops and follow-up technical assistance to 248 early intervention personnel in rural areas of Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and Wyoming. Over the 3-year period, the project directly benefitted 1,183 children with disabilities and 810 typically developing peers. A…

Project Bilingual Education Through the Arts (BETA) admitted students who scored at or below the 40th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery and were thus certified as limited English proficient (LEP) students as well as a limited number of English proficient (EP) students. In 1991-92, the fifth year of a 5-year cycle, the program enrolled…

This workshop facilitator's guide is designed to inform professional staff about competency-based vocational education (CBVE) to help eligible persons on public assistance acquire competencies necessary for gainful employment in the following occupational areas: airline reservations and travel services; computer applications; dental care;…

Three basic concepts help to describe the author's experience as a school board member whose "real" job is working in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as a part of the academic staff: (1) personnel matters; (2) matters of budget; and (3) university/K-12 collaboration. When school boards decide that the K-12…

The Southern Institute for Faculty Development, created by The Division of Continuing Education at Southern Oregon State College (SOSC), fosters the professional development of mid-career faculty teaching lower-division transfer courses at Oregon's 16 community colleges. An intensive summer residential curriculum and faculty enhancement program,…

This cooperative extension facilitator's guide details workshops designed to help parents, especially single parents, establish positive relations with their adolescent children by providing a nurturing environment that will allow adolescents to explore their feelings about the people in their lives and the environments in which they function. The…

The aim of this paper is to outline the lessons learned in helping academics at the University of Strathclyde (Scotland) to bridge the skills gap for their future teaching and learning. The University has recently implemented an initiative to promote good practice in the development and use of new learning technologies to enhance teaching and…

A practicum was designed to provide an intervention for preschoolers who were at risk for academic difficulties. A developmentally appropriate curriculum was used to increase the developmental levels of the children, and training was provided to parents to enhance their parenting skills and knowledge, and consequently to guarantee the stability of…

This guide suggests how to deliver a 33-hour literacy tutor/instructor training and certification program. Each of the 11 3-hour sessions is outlined and resource and audiovisual materials are listed. The guide is designed so that each facilitator can adapt the training program to fit local needs by developing activities and collecting samples…

Stress factors affecting community college educators in Ontario were determined using a questionnaire survey. The effect of demographic variables (campus location, program types and specialization, gender, age, and years taught at the college) on perceived stress levels were evaluated. Participants rated their present stress levels on a…

Genesee Community College (GCC), in New York, received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to conduct a faculty seminar focusing on the role and historical context of the computer as a medium for writing. Twenty GCC faculty from the humanities, as well as from career/technical programs, participated in the seminar in the summer of 1992.…

The Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program evaluated in this report is one of the Child Nutrition Programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NET's outreach to its target populations is achieved through: (1) workshops developed by NET and delivered by contract trainers; (2) circulation of a NET library collection; (3) development and…

These materials address the use of dialogue journal writing in teaching speakers of English as a Second Language. Included is a handbook for teachers that provides background information and specific suggestions for classroom use, and an instructional packet for teachers and workshop leaders. The handbook contains chapters on: what constitutes a…