This descriptive and evaluative report covers a National Defense Education Act, Title XI, summer institute which was attended by 24 industrial arts teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators from 15 states. The objectives of the institute were to teach information about industrial materials and to allow participants to develop instructional and…

The purpose of the 4-week Youth Music Institute was to involve students, music educators, guidance counselors, and professional musicians in a common learning situation and, thus, to open a dialogue which "would help bridge the communication gap that exists between society, its educational institutions, and its youth." Although the subject matter…

The 1967-68 Teacher Training and Reading Institutes constituted the third cycle of a program funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and performed under contract with the New York City Board of Education. The main objective of the training institutes was to provide teachers with training and insights particularly…

This is a statistical report on programs and student enrollments of organizations affiliated to the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) and the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Programs and registrations are listed by institutions under classes, conferences, correspondence, and total registrations; the total…

Three 4-day training institutes were held in various cities with two objectives: (1) to update key personnel in the concepts, techniques, and methodologies of the total process of curriculum building, and (2) to relate the curriculum building process to the implications of career education. Participants were exposed to a wide range of topics in…

Reported are proceedings of a 3-day special study institute on patterns of teacher education for emotionally handicapped children in the state of New York. Listed are the program schedule and conference participants. Among goals given for the conference are the investigation of specific competencies needed by special education teachers and the…

To help teachers develop effective procedures for dealing with disadvantaged vocational students, the Baltimore City Public Schools sponsored a summer workshop in cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Maryland. As a result of this workshop, teachers were to a) become sensitive to the problems of disadvantaged students, b)…

A workshop of interested science teachers from the metropolitan area of Illinois sought to increase their awareness of the career opportunities for their students in the biological and agricultural occupations that exist locally. The main purpose of the project was to establish programs in the metropolitan areas designed to match the interests of…

The guide is primarily intended for adult educators, teachers, personnel in charge of illiterate workers, and personnel responsible for initiating and administering functional literacy programs. The method described in the guide is based upon an operational seminar in which the teaching cadres go into the field to rediscover the functional…

The annual report of the Media Specialist Program briefly traces the history of the Leadership Training Institute (LTI) and its relationship to the Media Specialist Program. The main body of the report is devoted to the current activities of the Media Specialist Program. Fifteen projects funded during 1970-71 are reported. Seven of these projects…

Material losses due to fires have continued to rise and have become a major social and economic problem in the United States. The effort to deal with fire is mostly organized and financed by local municipal governments. A comprehensive study of the fire service training in New Jersey was conducted in order to establish needs and prepare…

The intent of H.B. 509 is "to offer an incentive to all the school districts in the state to expand their occupational-vocational offerings so that a higher percentage of high school pupils will be work oriented and trained to become productive citizens." One of the objectives of this institute was to review some of the approaches to…

The prime objective of the Southeastern Project Staff Development is to provide trained leadership in Adult Basic Education (ABE). This institute specifically contributed toward this objective by preparing leadership and teaching personnel for programs which provided basic education to those who are visually impaired and undereducated and/or…

This report discusses a week long institute (May 11-15, 1970) on vocational guidance that was held at Colorado State University and attended by 80 participants from 19 states and 52 cities. The institute dealt with 5 problem areas: (1) the need for counselors to reach disadvantaged persons in metropolitan areas; (2) the concern over improving…

This program utilized a series of films for in-service training of high school teachers in the Boston Metropolitan Area. The course was developed by the Lincoln-Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs and was televised by WGBH-TV in Boston. The series of 28 broadcasts were divided as follows: the initial 45-minute program contained the…