The junior-high school lends itself readily to innovative approaches in preparing youngsters to meet the challenge of the work world. The junior-high years are important because 30% of those who drop out of schools drop out during this period. Ohio has taken steps to provide continual updating of the vocational information held by their…

The elementary guidance program aims at providing developmental, preventive, and remedial services, with the major emphasis on the developmental phase. The experiences in the pilot programs of elementary guidance in Louisiana have demonstrated that effective guidance services in the elementary school are contingent upon an understanding, willing,…

The problem addressed in this topic of study was that of identifying the inservice training needs of 26 administrators in the Glendale (Arizona) Elementary District and ranking those needs in order of importance. It was assumed that by ranking topic areas according to the number and percentage of responses a priority list of inservice training…

The mission of Project Leadership is to aid school administrators in the identification of their high priority goals and then to provide educational experiences geared toward the attainment of those goals for both the individual administrator and for others in the administrator's district. Subscribing school districts may enroll as few as one…

Presented is the final report of the Special Education Simulation and Consultation (SECAC) Project designed to provide simulation-based inservice training to Michigan building principals. Part I reviews project goals, objectives, procedures, results, and learnings. It is explained that the training employed the Special Education Administrators…

This manual addresses the problems involved in selection and training of teachers for using the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP), an experimental curriculum which emphasizes content well beyond the scope of the standard curriculum. A description of the proposed teacher training model is provided, and implementation specifications…

This volume is one of four sets of materials produced for training science supervisors in educational technology. It presents principles and practices of educational technology so that science supervisors can develop a working knowledge applicable to their own activities. The "first level" materials contain five units, describing educational…

The product of two summer institutes to prepare teachers and administrators for school integration, this report contains a resource manual on "The Negro in American History," developed with the help of Dr. John Hope Franklin. For full abstract of institute proceedings, see UD 009 479. For other resource manuals, see UD 009 480, UD 009…

This document reports on a 2-day meeting which began with introductory sessions designed around the self-directed planning guides for personalizing learning in science developed by the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education of the University of Texas. Working with this inquiry-oriented science curriculum, it is reported, served as…

This document reproduces the results of many inquiries concerning teacher education reform that have been undertaken in Europe since 1970. Throughout these essays, a number of common themes appear, such as the need for intensified in-service training, the unification of the teaching profession, training for all teachers at degree level, the…

The Home and School Institute has developed three plans to train teachers and administrators to work more effectively with parents and the community. The basic goals of these programs are a) to improve the skills and attitudes of participants in working with parents and the community, b) to provide parent reinforcement of children's learning, c)…

This document is focused on the various aspects of establishing a systematic approach to the inservice training mini-course in learning disabilities for classroom teachers. The training model is exemplary of a 4-hour, intensive training course designed and conducted by staff and consultants for the Merrimack Education Center. Its purpose is to…

This guide has as its purpose to help college and university administrators locate places where they can get help on management procedures throughout 1973. In addition to activities sponsored by associations, corporations, and consulting groups, a number of seminars and short-term professional development courses given at colleges and universities…

This report presents an evaluation of the in-service workshop for elementary teachers operated by the Clarion School District, Pennsylvania, under the 1971-72 ESEA Title III project. Four chapters cover an overview of the program, consultants in the in-service program, in-service evaluation collection of data, and an analysis of data. Appendixes…

Performance-based teacher education (PBTE) is a promising new approach to the pre- and inservice training of teachers. The program develops performance skills generally evaluated using process and product measures rather than traditional verbal measures. There are four major factors in the organization of a PBTE design: (1) research, (2)…