Describes a four-day workshop on alternative careers that was offered a group of educators. The workshop focuses on such areas as self-assessment, interviewing skills, resume writing, and the kinds of experiences one is likely to encounter in changing careers. (IRT)

Opening activities at meetings should provide opportunities for people to get acquainted. Some examples are provided. (Author/MLF)

Describes the evolution and program of Philadelphia's Lifelong Learning Center, which stresses helping individuals to overcome problems of unemployment due to job obsolescence, mid-life career change, women returning to the job market, and career education and planning. Both workshops and individual interviews are used in working with clients.…

Discusses various personalities encountered in a writing workshop. Outlines the relationships and assumptions between writers. Provides parallels between these relationships and a story being written by the author. (PM)

Individuals with a strong career direction are more likely to be positive about organizational change. A career development workshop involving psychometrics helps individuals create personal development plans that encompass both personal needs/aspirations and the impact of the organizational environment. (SK)

Describes a writing workshop for the elderly, discussing the composition of the group, what they wrote, and how they went about doing so. Offers some specific strategies and recommendations, including catalysts for writing. Describes two ways that elders shared their stories, wit, and wisdom with the wider community. (SR)

Leave No Trace is a holistic view of how to recreate wisely, leaving as little impact as possible. The program teaches skills for accomplishing this, but the real challenge is to convey the stewardship ethic. Outdoor educators should teach Leave No Trace, and conventional teachers can weave it into traditional subjects. Training programs are…

Uses visual images to open up spaces for imagination and to encourage children to go beyond the familiar during writing workshop. Shares ways to engage students with looking at the visual arts in order to write. Reflects on September 11. Explores the possibilities of the aesthetic response. (SG)

Discusses the author's experience as a playwright and teacher of public readings of early drafts of new plays. Explains the Five Step Model for these readings as follows: prepare the playwright before the reading; prepare the audience with a precurtain speech; after the reading, establish discussion ground rules; remember these guidelines during…

Provides the history of the Sundance Institute, which has grown to help many artists in hopes of contributing unique and original voices to the culture of the country. Describes the present structure of the institute and details the work of the 2002 lab. Notes that as the Sundance Theatre Lab continues to bring theatre artists of all disciplines…

Describes the steps in planning and conducting a workshop to combat burnout among bibliographic instruction librarians: (1) initial preparation; (2) outlining the session; (3) the logistics, such as scheduling the session and reserving a room; (4) conducting the session; and (5) follow-up. Fifteen annotated references are provided. (MES)

Uses game theory to help practitioners make decisions about educational games, simulations, or workshops whose outcomes depend to some extent on chance. Highlights include principles for making decisions involving risk; elementary laws of probability; utility theory; and principles for making decisions involving uncertainty. (eight references)…

Four authors discuss the benefits of using games and icebreakers in workshops and training situations and give examples. (JOW)

The whole atmosphere of a workshop, not just the formal presentation, has an impact on those who attend. Offers specific planning details to make the workshop a success. (MLF)

Offers 10 considerations for reading teachers or supervisors who are presenting computer oriented workshops. (RAE)