An alphabetical directory of educational resources in many geographic areas (United States and overseas) is intended to assist the minister in uncovering further educational possibilities for professional church workers. Doctrinal theology, church history, comparative religion, social ethics, community action, group dynamics and 11 other subject…

This final report describes and evaluates two 5-day training institutes for art education personnel, held in January and March of 1969. The purpose of these institutes was to improve the participants' ability to (1) identify and use appropriate instructional tools for producing desired behavioral change, (2) evaluate the results and improve the…

The document is an abridged version of a total report on three training institutes for curriculum personnel development for the integration of innovative concepts and new developments, specifically in the area of Career Education. This volume is composed of extracts from resource individuals' presentations to one or more of the institutes. The…

The volume consists of all of the major presentations at three institutes for curriculum personnel development held to serve participants from all parts of the nation. From one to four presentations are included for each of twelve topics: (1) Role of the Federal Government in curriculum development; (2) Overview of curriculum development and…

One of the problems encountered by adult basic education (ABE) teachers was the lack of understanding of the process of curriculum development. This resource document contains an orientation to and an evaluation of the two-week teacher training institute held at Memphis State University. The first session dealing with instructional objectives…

Presented in the second of a two volume series are six workshop training kits for development of teacher skills to be used with learning disabled (LD) children. The first section of each kit contains a leader's guide which gives activity, objectives, teacher prerequisites, time required, materials needed, step-by-step procedures, a discussion…

The Institute for Tutorial Development, April 1967-68, was designed to encompass field work, seminars, community housing, and intense group and personal interactions in an effort to give tutorial interns an educational experience during the 8-week session. Following introductory material, this report describes various facets of the institute…

The objectives, program, participants, and evaluation of The Administration of Instructional Change (TAIC) Institute are described in this report. The training program was designed to help teams of local leadership personnel to design strategies using media to cope with problems that blocked change, as well as to facilitate change by integrating…

This report briefly describes a summer workshop on individualizing instruction in which 34 teachers, instructional team leaders, and administrators participated. It lists workshop personnel and participants. The major part of the report consists of eight papers written by workshop staff. Titles are (1) "The Importance of Assessment and Behavioral…

The purposes of this institute were to (1) provide the information needed to offer vocational courses for the non-college bound handicapped and disadvantaged, (2) point out the need for remedial and psychological services, (3) increase participants' understanding of the role of the counselor in our rapidly changing society, (4) increase emphasis…

The main objectives of the institute program were to develop in the participants: (1) Knowledge about curriculum changes and emphases, and the impact of educational innovations on the library program, (2) An understanding of the broad field of learning resources that relate to an ever-changing curriculum. (3) Knowledge and skills concerned with…

The Institute was conducted from June 6, 1966 through July 8, 1966 by Henderson State Teachers College, which accepted forty-five participants in teams of three from each of fifteen school districts. The team consisted of a supervisor, a guidance person, and a language arts specialist or classroom teacher. Those participants nominated were…

The sixty participants at the Institute, held at Sam Houston State College included school board members, principals, administrators and classroom teachers. The needs of the participants were considered, in relation to the dynamics of school integration in the program format. The improvement of attitudes and opinions necessary to reduce the…

The purpose of this paper is to call attention to the need for offering a vital program of career development education during the formative years of schooling and to describe a practical schema for building such a program in elementary schools. Many elementary educators lack the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to make career education a…

The aim of the Texas Child Migrant Program is for each school district to develop a migrant program designed to meet the educational needs of the children of that school system. Each district is encouraged to implement new ideas, activities, and changes which will improve the education of migrant children. The basic goal of the Texas Child Migrant…