This guide is designed to help leaders conduct a workshop on mainstreaming handicapped students for vocational education personnel using the "Including the Handicapped" program. "Including the Handicapped" is a six-module program designed to help vocational education personnel include handicapped students in regular classrooms. The program…

This facilitator's guide was developed to assist trainers in delivering early childhood teacher workshops on strategies for addressing challenging child behaviors in early care and education settings in Canada. Introductory remarks delineate principles of adult education and principles of participation, suggest ways to promote the workshops, and…

This paper presents the results of a collaborative project between the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia, and the School of Education at Can Tho University, Vietnam. The project aimed to develop a model for the professional development of teacher educators in the context of educational innovations in…

Are your students engaged and motivated to read and write but hesitant during math instruction? Do you want your students to be as excited about math as they are about literacy? This unique resource explores how best practices for teaching reading and writing can help you become a better math teacher. Drawing on the work of such educators as…

Using a case study format, the authors' objective was to collect data related to the following research questions: (1) What criteria do teachers and districts use when selecting engineering design experiences for infusion into high school classes and which of these criteria are most effective?; and (2) What issues, opportunities, and constraints…

Adolescents are physically inactive and non-Caucasian adolescents achieve the least amount of physical activity. Hence, supporting teachers' efforts to increase their students' physical activity during physical education is important. We examined the influence of a social cognitive theory-based intervention on teachers' efficacy to teach…

Culture is integral to the learning process. It is the organization and way of life within the community of students and teachers and directs the way they communicate, interact, and approach teaching and learning. Although founded in particular values and principles, the academy, like most organizations, is impacted day-to-day by its culture. Yet,…

This report is the based on a 10-year study of the activities developed under a National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant to a collaborative of institutions from the State University of New York. The goals of LSAMP are to recruit and retain under-represented minority students in the STEM…

The presentation will trace the experiences of two program directors from Walden University and their examination of issues involved with faculty assessment. Their experiences were used to create a simple but effective and workable model for faculty assessment and development. Once a presentation of how data were obtained, and analyzed, to create…

This report describes the Learning Is For Everyone (LIFE) program, a community involvement initiative developed by the Washington County, Tennessee, schools to increase the level of family involvement in the schools to raise student achievement levels. The LIFE program's primary focus in 1989-90 was to establish a positive attitude toward…

This document is a collection of forms, questionnaires, materials, and reports from two summer workshops attended by 50 educators and counselors at the University of Maryland. Career exploration questionnaires, progress reports on 13 career exploration workshops, career exploration 1971 goals and objectives, resource materials, and a team research…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the workshops, collect data to further enhance the programs, and determine the job satisfaction of the participants. The study involved 154 participants in nine 1970 Industrial Arts Curriculum Project (IACP) summer workshops for construction teachers. An achievement test, the Minnesota…

Two approaches to bringing out student voices in writing are the the "workshop advocates approach" and the "critical pedagogy advocates approach." The first group views voice as "individual expression," while the second group views voice as "participation." Though both strive to respect the student's voice,…

A number of issues related to assessment of students undergoing English enhancement courses were raised at a workshop on assessment held at The University of Hong Kong Language Centre. The primary focus of the workshop was to update staff about current assessment practices in the various programs run by the Language Centre and to discuss issues of…

The National Information Infrastructure (NII) holds the promise of connecting people of all ages and descriptions--bringing them opportunities to interact with businesses, government agencies, entertainment sources, and social networks. Offering data, examples, and expert commentary, this book charts a path toward enabling the broadest possible…