THE ROLES OF A READING CONSULTANT IN TWO SITUATIONS--AS A CATALYST IN A GROUP AND AS A "HELPFUL FRIEND" IN A ONE-TO-ONE SITUATION--WERE COMPARED IN A 1964 STUDY. THIRTY-FIVE FIRST-GRADE CLASSROOMS AND 35 TEACHERS IN 10 SCHOOLS IN WALLINGTON, CONNECTICUT, WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS. IN THE FIVE CONTROL SCHOOLS (METHOD 1), CONSULTANT…

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ON ADULT TRAINING PROGRAMS HELD IN OTTAWA, CANADA, 1966 ARE REPORTED. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED TRADE AND OCCUPATIONAL INSTRUCTORS, BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS, AND TRAINERS IN INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED--THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY,…

This instructor's manual is designed for those coordinating inservice training programs for personnel involved in the education of young handicapped children which use Module I of the cluster of instructional modules for competency based teacher education. It offers suggestions for preparing for instructional activities, evaluating the pre- and…

This report presents the preparation for and results from a conference on museums and education held by the Cultural Educators Roundtable of metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, on November 20, 1976 at Lindenwood College. The purpose of the conference, attended by local educators and museum personnel, was to explore specific interrelationship…

This document presents an overview of the objectives, organization, and modes of university participation in the Fort Worth, Texas, Teacher Center. The Center was initiated with four objectives in mind: (1) to improve both participating schools and the education of teachers through field-oriented experiences; (2) to develop a viable educational…

This report deals with the special kinds of adaptive changes which may be demanded of teachers in a changing society. In discussing future inservice teacher education, certain needs are identified and enlarged upon. Emphasis is placed upon the following objectives: (1) the need to develop among youth the skills associated with problem-analysis and…

Provided is information on the activities and curriculum of the SPARK (Seeking Purposeful, Analytic, Realistic Knowledge) Primary Gifted Program in Calcasieu Parish (Louisiana). The first major section of the document includes brief segments on the program's philosophy and rationale, definition of gifted and talented youth, identifying…

Presented is the final performance report of Project Catalyst, a program designed to evolve a process in action to maximize skills, interpersonal relations and personal job satisfaction among principals, teachers and pupils (both handicapped and nonhandicapped) in mainstream settings. Covered in Section I, "Framework", are a statement of…

Presented are training materials for use in a teachers' workshop--providing methods for teaching essential skills to students with learning difficulties and planning individual instructional sequences as students' skill needs change. Included are the following ten modules: (1) defining the problem and identifying what will meet the student's…

Presented is the final evaluation report of the third year of a project to develop a model for providing prompt analysis of learning disabilities, intensive specialized teaching, support to parents and regular teachers, and a practicum for specialist teachers in California. Sections cover the following: historical background of the project,…

A research project conducted during the 1976-77 academic year in the Baltimore City Public Schools is investigating the effect providing staff development to teachers on how to teach with learning hierarchies will have on students' achievement scores and rate of learning. Twenty teachers participating in the study are taking a year-long course on…

A study was conducted to assess commonalities and differences in perceptions among full- and part-time community college business instructors and their supervisors in selected Illinois public community colleges for the following areas: (1) supervisory and personnel development practices currently utilized with business instructors; (2) the ranked…

Presented is a partially annotated bibliography of documents developed during the decade 1964 to 1974 in the field of preparation of personnel to serve the handicapped, including citations that apply to physical and/or mental handicaps but not social handicaps. Sections cover four main topics (subtopics in parentheses): (1) pupil outcomes…

In Wisconsin, public and nonpublic school teachers, local educational agency administrators, special services personnel, teacher training personnel, and state educational agency personnel have actively particpated in the development of the state Early Childhood: Exceptional Educational Needs (EC:EEN) Teacher Certification Code and training…

To increase the academic achievement levels of its students, the District of Columbia Public Schools adopted a teacher training model known as Academic Learning Time. A description of the training of observers and teacher trainers is included. (Author/DF)