This document describes a counseling center-developed workshop for incoming college freshmen at Clemson University (South Carolina) designed to help students choose a college major and prepare for study in that major. The workshop described was offered in conjunction with new student orientation as a proactive effort to promote adjustment and to…

A report is given of a study conducted on the nature and extent of support that local school systems in Maryland currently provide to new teachers. The study had two components: a statewide survey and case studies of promising programs. The survey polled Associate or Assistant Superintendents of Instruction in 23 of Maryland's 24 county school…

This study documents and compares practictioner-mentor roles in two fifth-year internship programs: a master's degree program and an alternative certification program. In addition, it seeks to determine personal and professional factors believed to be responsible for mentor success achieved. A brief summary of the premises upon which both intern…

Used in freshman composition courses and some other introductory Syracuse University (SU) classes, the primary purpose of this illustrated workbook is to provide students with experience using the different features of the SU Libraries' online catalog, SULIRS. The workbook's self-paced exercises correspond to the text of two SU Libraries…

A description is given of a teacher induction seminar designed for preservice student teachers and required by the teacher training program at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Kenosha, Wisconsin). The seminar, called "Discipline and Classroom Management," focuses primarily on the assistance/support model of beginning teacher…

The Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools system, a large suburban school district, is in the process of developing a comprehensive teacher induction program for its new teachers. Training for new teachers takes place in the summer and after school, with teachers receiving a stipend for each 6-hour module completed. Feedback from teachers…

The design of a training program for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) at the University of Washington and its current implementation are described. Departmental training for GTAs is administered through the Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR). Training support provided by CIDR is based on a Train-the-Trainer model, which…

Designed for boards of education of Catholic schools, this handbook presents a comprehensive and ongoing program of board development made up of preservice and inservice education activities. Six components of such a program are presented: (1) new membership orientation, (2) inservice education integrated with regularly scheduled meetings, (3)…

Part of a career education packet for hearing impaired elementary students, the teacher's guide introduces goals and goal setting. This unit, used at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, explains the nature and purpose of each of nine activities and contains directions for implementing the activities, individually and in a sequence,…

This orientation guide is one of a series of materials developed by the Comprehensive Vocational Teacher Education Program for the Mississippi ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) Region to provide teacher educators, vocational directors, teachers, and other appropriate individuals with basic instructional material needed to improve professional…

Two library orientation methods, a self-guided cassette walking tour and a slide-tape program, were administered to 202 freshmen students to determine if moving through the library increased students' ability to develop a mental map of the library. An effort was made to ensure that the two orientation programs were equivalent. Results from the 148…

This two-page information review explores the controversy over the question of what beginning teachers must know to teach effectively and outlines a tentative definition of "essential knowledge" for first-year teachers. Eleven references are listed. (JD)

The five modules presented in this document correspond to the five major phases of a productivity management system. A system overview provides an outline of module contents. The modules cover these phases: awareness, planning and analysis, assessment and preparation, training and implementation, and evaluation and maintenance. Each module is…

The Teacher Induction Experience, initiated by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1974, is a planned sequence of practical experiences directed by a team of professionals who assist and support the first-year teacher in becoming an effective, competent member of the profession. The program addresses the need to prepare quality career…

The Digest of Helping Programs presented in this volume describes exemplary support programs for beginning teachers in the United States. Twenty-four programs are included, of which four are described in considerable detail. Comprehensive descriptions are given of the following programs: (1) The Stanford University Intern Program; (2) The Resident…