The proceedings of a workshop for 27 new junior college deans of instruction conducted at UCLA were reviewed. The purpose of the workshop was to give the new deans an opportunity to hear of innovations in junior college education emphasizing the instructional systems approach and institutional team building. Topics discussed included: objectives…

Realizing that most teachers are quite adequate in their own background of knowledge and skills, sensing the growing threat to students and teachers of the impersonalization and isolation in many crowded classrooms today, the In-Service Training Program Emphasizing the Affective Dimension was innovated at Wheeling High School, Illinois, during the…

Sixteen home economics teachers participated in the workshop, which was designed to prepare teachers to begin an introductory health service program or to broaden the concepts of home economics occupational programs as related to the health occupations field. The workshop was planned by the Supervisor of Personal Services of Detroit Public Schools…

Included are suggestions for integrating conservation concepts into the general curriculum, coordinating outdoor work with indoor activities, and for planning and implementing a sequential conservation curriculum. Guidelines given for training of teachers include sample workshop schedules. Minimum requirements for outdoor school sites are listed.…

The authors analyze some problems met in the attempt to implement an elementary science curriculum involving the use of Elementary Science Study units. The highly organized large scale effort at implementation seemed to have considerable impact at first, but it is now hard to identify lasting effects. The organization of workshops and use of…

An annotated bibliography of workshops for the handicapped covers the literature on work programs for the period July, 1968 through June, 1969. One hundred and fifty four publications were reviewed; the number of articles on administration, management, and planning of facilities and programs has increased since the last edition. (Author/RJ)

The impact of a 6-week summer Computer Based Resource Unit writing workshop was investigated with 60 third-year preservice teachers during 1 year and 100 similar teachers during year 2. Thirty experimental Ss in the year 1 workshop focused on understanding individual differences with 30 objectives, 217 content items, 343 instructional activities,…

In its 1973-74 year the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) program focused on training needs in the areas of planning, evaluation, general management, and communications. The LTI team worked with directors and staffs of Title II-B institutions to increase librarians' skills in service to isolated communities, adults, and community colleges.…

The Mathematics Inquiry in the Conrad Area (MICA) Project had as its general focus the installation of a variety of teaching approaches, with emphases on open-ended units. The purpose was to give teachers exposure to the diversity of possible approaches, to use and test the effectiveness of the methods, and to familiarize other teachers with the…

The evaluation materials and instructional content relevant to the IVD process for 1972-73 are presented. Section I is an analysis of the on-site experience of the validators. Section II is an SMA evaluation of the ten national training workshops for validators and State and local project personnel. Section III contains SMA recommendations for…

An evaluation of the videotapes produced by the film/media workshop, held in the South Bronx area of New York City in the summer of 1972, was conducted. The workshop sought to broaden the communication skills and improve the self-concepts and aspirations of educationally and emotionally deprived black and Puerto Rican youngsters. Three groups of…

Changes in the self-perception of participants in two different types of training groups were investigated. A self-descriptive semantic differential for 'actual' and 'preferred' behavior was administered to participants in sensitivity training groups (T-groups) and management training workshops at the beginning and end of their training. Results…

The 12th Annual Summer Workshop, Southeastern Community College Leadership Program, focused on "first-level managers" and on the increasing role of the courts in the day-to-day operation of the college. The first session of the workshop was a video-tape presentation entitled "Legal Implications of Personnel Management." These proceedings provide…

The document is one of two containing scripts meant to be used with filmstrips as part of in-service teacher training workshops arising from the National Curriculum Development Project for Vocational Educators of Disadvantaged and Handicapped Students. The scripts are for filmstrips entitled "Career Education for the Disadvantaged or Handicapped…

Investigated was use of an instructional simulation model with elementary classroom teachers to identify learning disabled children, to utilize effectively ancillary personnel, and to initiate remediation programs in the classrooms. Teachers participating in the model were said to view children on videotape in many school settings, review academic…