Two workshops to help beginning teachers in the transition from employment to teaching are described: the Missouri Vocational Teachers' Institute at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the Survival Teaching Competencies Program at Oklahoma State University. Required for beginning nondegreed teachers, both programs involve intensive teaching…

Reports on the topics discussed at workshops for community college journalism teachers. Among the areas dealt with were staff morale, teaching and grading methods, adviser legal liabilities, and advertising and post-Proposition 13 publishing. (GT)

The purpose of this paper is to describe and to evaluate an in-service workshop in family life education presented by the author in Calgary, Alberta, and to identify some of the implications of this experience for other in-service education for family life educators. (Author)

A description of the design, achievements, and future directions of the in-service component of Scarborough's Values Education Project. (SJL)

The author presents an overview of the role of existentialism in the training of counselors and mental health practitioners. Exercises and skill development techniques are also presented for existentially oriented training of psychotherapists, using a workshop format. (HLM)

Describes a summer institute for 56 French, German and Spanish teachers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities as a prototype.

The authors developed a program to facilitate increased awareness of one's own sexuality as a basis for aiding others in that area. The program emphasizes small group participation in order to provide security to explore sexuality and its effects on interpersonal relationships. Overall response has been favorable. (Author)

Describes the design of a workshop intended to resolve teacher-administrator conflicts at the building level. (Author/IRT)

The staff of the University of Colorado Child Health Associate Program critically reviewed the effectiveness of the program's structure and content during an intensive two-day seminar. Focus was on basic and clinical sciences, psychosocial skills, and proficiency testing, and the evaluations were used to improve the program. (Editor/LBH)

The standards movement is in a state of crisis. Although states have made progress in developing and implementing standards, some standards-driven reforms and takeover sanctions represent significant threats to students and educators. Principals should focus on new opportunities to become instructional leaders, help teachers use standards to…

Argues that children are as deep as the ocean, with secret places inside of them waiting to be opened. Notes that it is powerful for students to learn they can make sense of the world through words, and describes inviting them into poetry as they read poetry, create poetry packets, and write and revise poems. (SR)

This study investigated the long-term implementation of the Teenage Health Teaching Modules by trained teachers. Surveys examined the extent of implementation and factors related to implementation. Results indicated that most schools and teachers continued to use it, though many failed to maintain implementation fidelity. Barriers to…

Describes the teachers-as-learners concept employed by Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound's extended workshop on the Cherokee Nation Trail of Tears. Journal excerpts describing one teacher's experience are provided, along with lessons learned from treaty negotiations with a federal judge and Cherokee tribal representatives. "Summit"…

This article discusses the development of Able Pupils Extending Opportunities (APEX) Saturday Workshops and Summer Schools in England. The APEX program is focused on building confidence and extending the experiences of pupils from Year 1 to Year 9. Identification, recruitment, application procedures for workshops and summer schools are described.…

Describes how high school librarians refocused their time and effort to make reading an integral part of the library program for teens. Discusses ALA (American Library Association) suggestions; a program developed around the theme of banned books; providing a wider variety of booktalks; and a newsletter highlighting new acquisitions. (LRW)