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Moon, M. Sherril; And Others – 1992
Developed as part of a project to integrate youth with disabilities into regular recreational and leisure activities, this report attempted to identify several programs and specific types of leisure activities that children, adolescents, and young adults with and without disabilities can enjoy together regardless of skill level. Case studies are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clubs, Community Organizations, Community Programs
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1994
The Summer Science Camps (SSC) Program supports residential and commuter enrichment projects for seventh through ninth grade minority students who are underrepresented in science, engineering, and mathematics. Eligible organizations include school districts, museums, colleges, universities, and nonprofit youth-centered and/or community-based…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Engineering Education, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Education
Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC. – 1993
The magnitude of the underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in mathematics-dependent fields is well known. This directory, organized by the Strengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement (SUMMA) Consortium, is a reference for students, faculty, and others to learn about extra-curricular…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 34 books on circuses available in special formats. The list has books about true circus stories; make believe stories; and circus animals. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette books; braille…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Sumner, Mary Ann, Comp. – 1993
This annotated bibliography comprises an alphabetical listing of 40 books about Florida available in special formats. The list has books about going barefoot; the Florida beaches and inlands; and general beach stories. The reading levels of the books range from preschool through junior high school. Formats included in the bibliography are cassette…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Braille, Childrens Literature
Jerich, Kenneth F. – 1990
An evaluation is presented of a clinical supervision training course, focusing on the extent to which interaction occurs between teachers and supervisors for the improvement of instruction. Clinical supervision is presented in the course as a repeating cycle of phases: preconference, lesson observation, analysis of the lesson observation,…
Descriptors: Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Collegiality, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Carl R.; And Others – 1982
The guide describes a summer inservice program designed to help professionals involved with autistic or autistic-like students. The first section describes the training approach, and the Special Study Institute, which included a camp experience for children with autism. (Sample agendas for the 2 week sessions are included.) Planning and…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Camping, Communication Skills
Blanton, Lloyd H. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Cooperative Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Workman, Susan; Gage, Jim – 1987
A summer institute trained 18 teachers to identify and plan curriculum for gifted minority and disadvantaged young children from culturally different and remote rural areas. Theory and practicum emphases were included in the program. Teachers were trained in the Structure of the Intellect (SOI) model. Sixty-eight children from the Alpine (Texas)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Simon, Martin A. – 1989
The Educational Leaders in Mathematics (ELM) Project was a five-stage experimental design to assist elementary and secondary inservice teachers in developing a constructivist view of learning as a basis for designing and implementing instruction in mathematics. Teachers participating in a 2-week summer institute experienced the role of mathematics…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Howard, E. Marguerite, Ed. – 1989
A guide to summer study abroad is presented with information on how to plan rewarding summer study and travel overseas. Concise descriptions of over 1300 postsecondary study programs worldwide (in over 65 countries) sponsored by U.S. and foreign universities and institutions are included with details on program sponsor and name, location, dates,…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education
Littleton, Mark; And Others – 1989
The Tarleton Model for Accelerated Teacher Education (TMATE) is a collaborative teacher education program between Tarleton State University and public school districts in Texas. The program was designed to expedite the certification of persons already holding a bachelor's degree. Summer school at the university--including 3 weeks of teaching in…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, College School Cooperation, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education
Oxnard School District, CA. – 1990
Presenting a short summary of the advantages and disadvantages of four different year-round education calendars including three- and four-track schedules and four- and five-term quarter systems, this document contains numerous graphs, sample calendar models, and schedules. Also detailed within this document is a proposed year-round calendar for…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Childcare Resources, Birmingham, AL. – 1990
This manual for directors of school-age child care (SACC) programs contains six sections. Section I provides a rationale for SACC. Section II describes characteristics of school-age children. The extensive Section III discusses characteristics of high quality SACC. After an initial discussion of the importance of out-of-school time, the section…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Equipment, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Ball, Deborah Loewenberg; Mosenthal, James H. – 1990
This paper considers the role that teacher educators accord to subject matter knowledge in helping teachers to change their practice. Two inservice programs that aim to effect radical change in teachers' practices are examined, one focusing on the teaching of mathematics and the other on the teaching of writing. Drawing on data from interviews and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
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