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Newman, Judith M. – 1991
This volume examines learning, teaching, and reflective practice. It is a personal account of a summer institute held in 1989 during which 21 teachers engaged in an exploration of writing and reading. Among metaphors discussed at the institute, one of the most powerful was the notion of teaching/learning being created from a fabric of interwoven…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Bruder, Mary Beth; Brand, Marie – 1993
This final report describes objectives, activities, and outcomes of a project to provide training to infant specialists employed within a total of 16 infant intervention programs in New York State. The project focused on the acquisition of skills necessary to provide services under Public Law 99-457. Training content and procedures were derived…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Guarneri, Gina, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This curriculum is for an intensive 5-day institute in team assessment of young children with disabilities. Each of the eight chapters includes text, training activities, and an annotated bibliography. Sample forms and evaluation guides are appended to relevant chapters. The introductory chapter presents an assessment philosophy and notes…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Packard, Beth – 1986
The Summer Technical Institute project was funded by the Arizona Department of Education to encourage sex equity in vocational education in the state. The project was designed to (1) encourage young women to consider technical careers, (2) provide activities to promote success and self-confidence, (3) provide an opportunity for young women to…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Needs, Females, High School Students
Council for Basic Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Council for Basic Education cosponsored 11 mathematics and science institutes for secondary school teachers on college and university campuses in 9 American cities in 1984. This approach was a response to the national concern over the state of mathematics and science instruction and was facilitated through support of public and private…
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Incentives, Inservice Teacher Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1966
IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE SECTIONS OF THIS EVALUATION REPORT, GENERAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--(1) OPERATION AND SERVICES, (2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, (3) EVALUATION, (4) MAJOR PROBLEMS AREAS OF STATE ADMINISTRATION, (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 205 (A) OF TITLE I, (6) COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION…
Descriptors: Achievement, Annual Reports, Community Action, Compensatory Education
Nichols, John P., Ed.; Groppe, John D., Ed. – 1979
A report of the proceedings of an Institute on Core Curriculum Design, held in June, 1979 at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, is presented. Contents include: prefatory matter including the director's preface, the editor's preface, a list of participants, the schedule of the activities of the institute, the keynote address ("On Getting…
Descriptors: American Culture, Ancient History, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Department of State, Washington, DC. – 1966
THE HISTORY AND OPERATION OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1946 ARE OUTLINED. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION. THERE IS INFORMATION ON WHO QUALIFIES FOR GRANTS, WHO SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM, WHAT GRANTEES TEACH AND STUDY, AMERICAN STUDIES…
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Educational Legislation, Institutes (Training Programs), International Education
Taylor, Joseph H. – 1968
A six-week biracial summer institute for school personnel and a follow-up one-day symposium were devoted to increasing understanding of problems accompanying desegregation, changes in race relations patterns, and ways of solving psychological-sociological problems posed by desegregation. Another concern was to develop acceptance and understanding…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Aspiration, Blacks, Conferences
Isgar, Tom; Isgar, Susan – 1968
Reported is a summer training institute for the directors and staffs of tutorial projects. The 30 interns were middle class college students who came to Detroit for a leadership training program combining field work, seminars, residence in disadvantaged communities, and intense personal and group interaction experiences. The goal was to develop…
Descriptors: College Students, Field Experience Programs, Individual Development, Institutes (Training Programs)
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National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1966
This report on professional growth requirements for classroom teachers in the United States presents data showing the amount of professional growth required for salary increments in the 307 reporting school systems. The survey includes data on (1) semester-hour requirements and time limits specified, (2) activities required in each system, (3)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Credits, Evaluation, Faculty Promotion
Noland, James R.; Rand, E.W. – 1968
The major objective of this training institute was "to help critique the student teachers from the Houston, Texas, area develop knowledge and understanding of desegregation and its relationship to the teacher-learning situation in elementary and secondary schools". A further objective was to provide a cadre of new professional teachers…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Drawbaugh, Charles C. – 1975
The paper provides historical background of the training movement, an overview of the state of the art of personnel development in business and industry, and assessments affecting the future direction of human resource development in business/industry and public vocational education. An historical sketch traces training for work through…
Descriptors: Business, Costs, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Whitmore, Paul G.; And Others – 1972
During the summers of 1970 and 1971, the Human Resources Research Organization presented a special inservice training program to elementary teachers of the River Rouge, Michigan, School District. This report evaluates the effects of this training program and focuses on the determination of gains in student achievement that may be attributed to the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Contingency Management
Wright Inst., Berkeley, CA. – 1971
The focus of a two-week summer institute for 77 Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers, administrators, and counselors from the western United States, Hawaii, and Alaska was on the problems of the urban poor, with emphasis on the urban poor white. Major emphasis was placed on nonlearning problems of the urban poor. Problems examined were: (1) the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Counseling Effectiveness
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