When teachers promote rote memorization as a single strategy, they foster only limited, short-term information retention. Elaboration strategies (creating analogies, paraphrasing, and summarizing) are stressed by the Cognitive Learning Strategies Project at the University of Texas. Includes three references. (MLH)

Discussion of the relationship between participants and the person who runs a game, simulation, or workshop focuses on similarities with the relationship between members of an organization and its manager. Motivation theories and the literature on management and organizational development are reviewed, and their implications for better management…

A study collected information about office automation trends, office personnel job profiles, and existing curricula. A curriculum conference was held to design and validate a modular curriculum for office automation. (SK)

Describes personal development as a process of individuals acting and reflecting on the world and themselves. Discusses practical issues faced by facilitators in setting up and running self-development groups; focuses on the structure of the process; and presents guidelines. (JOW)

Describes several projects designed to involve parents in their child's English education. (MM)

Reviews literature on family financial management of remarried couples and describes educational workshop on financial management in remarriage. Proposes five premises based on family developmental conceptual framework. Encourages family life educators to include financial management in remarriage education programs and presents outline for…

In a single evening workshop for school board members, teams of participants are given the facts of a situation previously confronted by a real school board and challenged to come up with a solution. After discussion, the real-life solution is revealed and compared to plans developed by the teams. (MLF)

A nontraditional public workshop for respondents to a survey and other community members was conducted to explore state park-related issues important to a Massachusetts community. This paper discusses the workshop format, summarizes some of the major findings, and discusses some of the benefits and challenges of conducting such workshops. (LZ)

Examines the quality of life issues that early retirees face. Outlines counseling techniques to address these issues. Describes the Creative Retirement Workshop that can be used in counseling early retirees. (Author/JOW)

Wisconsin Power and Light used results of an employee survey on cultural diversity to develop a training program based on increasing awareness of the significance of being able to work together. At workshops, employees identify specific individual actions they are responsible for and formulate work-group ground rules that respect diversity. (SK)

Describes the preconceived ideas that adolescents have regarding the reading and writing of poetry. Explains the author's nontraditional high school classroom and its methodology. States that the class is run like a reading and writing workshop. Emphasizes the importance of students' ownership of their ideas. Concludes that adolescents can be…

Provides an overview of material offered at seminars put on by the Video Education for Libraries Project. Discussion covers all aspects of collection development and video services policy including copyright considerations. The importance of independent film works for collections is emphasized. (EA)

Describes a parent involvement program designed by two elementary school teachers at a Phoenix, Arizona, elementary school. The K-3 teachers began with a parent training session demonstrating how parents could make manipulative learning games out of household odds and ends to use with their kids. Workshops were so successful that they were…

To reduce teacher isolation and encourage sharing of expertise, schools should consider brief workshops or 15-minute "micro-shops" on various topics ranging from making electrical circuit boards to setting up a salt-water aquarium. This article and accompanying sidebar discuss benefits and set-up strategies. (MLH)

Describes creative writing programs for teens in several public libraries including the Boston Public Library. Among the successful projects were writer-led workshops, the publication of newsletters and magazines, and contests. A list of possible publishing outlets for teens is included. (EA)