The objective of this study was to identify effective instructional strategies for teachers involved in health education workshops on human sexuality and environmental health science. More specifically, the study was designed to evaluate teacher learning outcomes following a workshop design utilizing preinstructional strategies. Hartley and Davies…

A multiple school district consortium in California, entitled "Bilingual Alternatives for Secondary Teachers and Aides" (B.A.S.T.A.), helps to implement secondary bilingual projects through training and technical support. The principal activities of the consortium are program development, curriculum development, staff development, and…

When asked to assess an object or event that allowed for a variety of points of view, inservice teachers after value clarification training (to a greater degree than before such training): (1) showed more openness to the needs and interests of students as individuals and as a group and less identification with authority figures; (2) indirectly…

The Teacher Preparation Workshop and Test Workshops Project were conducted to develop and pilot test a process approach to staff development in career education in the affective domain at elementary and middle school levels. An attempt was made to develop selected learning experiences which would influence attitudes of teachers toward…

The evaluation of the first year of the English as a Second Language Tutorial Program of Boulder Valley Public Schools included on-site observations, interviews with coordinators and teachers, a linguistic evaluation of each student (elementary and secondary levels), a classroom teacher's questionnaire, a parents' questionnaire, and a tutor's…

The role of a rural university in the delivery of special education services to exceptional children is explained in relation to four categories: academic services, in-service training of special education teachers, consulting services to local education agencies, and clinical assessment of children. Difficulties are described and possible…

Examined are four of the assumptions which can make up the future directions of the educational technology for the severely handicapped movement. (BD)

Describes the background and structure of an inservice project which offered primary school teachers in India support in the teaching of English as a foreign language through radio broadcasts. (Author/CB)

Presents case study of an inservice training package designed to prepare teachers to implement proposed changes. Developed for an English as a second language (ELS) program for adult francophones, this package consists of workshops and materials which view implementing change as a learning process for teachers as well as students. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the rapid increase in interest in biotechnology. Emphasizes the implications for inservice training of teachers. Describes a means of producing a modular course which may be flexibly used for inservice work. Focuses on improving the background knowledge of teachers, giving relevant practice experience and considering various teaching…

Described is the Elementary Summer Technology Training Institute (ESTTI) which was sponsored by the California State Department of Education. Explains that the ESTTI was established to train teams of educators so they could return to their school districts with expertise in the uses of technology to improve instruction. (TW)

A teacher support network, established at the University of North Florida to help first-year special education teachers solve classroom problems and also attended by preservice and veteran teachers as well as university instructors, features telephone consultation, forums, and discussion groups. (CB)

Reviews the School in the Exploratorium (SITE) program at the San Francisco museum of art and science. Stresses the value of an interdisciplinary approach to science education in a museum setting. Points out the importance of play in engaged observation. Highlights aesthetics in art and science. (CW)

Suggests that the European perspective on adult second language learning provides important background information for adapting such instruction for American adults. Factors discussed include: adults' specific learning biographies; motivation; learning styles; individual differences; teacher-student partnerships; language skill development and…

Eight articles on educational technology's application to youth education and training describe United Kingdom's Junior Army leadership skills training; educational technology within Youth Training Scheme (YTS); YTS hotel and catering industry initiatives; Coventry's computer based learning project; cross-cultural courseware transfer; mathematics…