A PROGRAMED SHORTHAND LABORATORY IS ONE IN WHICH PRERECORDED DICTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EITHER DURING THE CLASS PERIOD OR DURING STUDY PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUAL WORK AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. EIGHT OHIO BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP TO--(1) BECOME ORIENTED TO THE CONCEPTS AND GOALS OF THE ELECTRONIC…

THIS NUMBER AND OPERATION HANDBOOK IS INTENDED TO HELP EMPHASIZE THE SEQUENTIAL NATURE OF MATHEMATICS AND FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE NEED FOR A WELL-PLANNED PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS IN MATHEMATICS. EMPHASIS IS ON NEW APPROACHES IN TEACHING OF STANDARD TOPICS TO GAIN UNDERSTANDING. DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF NUMERATION…

Most schools recognize the need to conduct inservice training programs supervised by reading consultants in order to realize the potential of teachers during their preservice education. To be effective, an inservice training program for elementary reading teachers should first be viewed by the participants as an aid to improve the teaching of…

During the week of April 22, 1968, two workshops were held at the University of Florida under the sponsorship of the Student Mental Health Project MF 14789, "Preventive Action in College Mental Health," with additional support from the Florida Department of Education. The workshops represent one of the demonstration programs developed under this…

This position paper covers possible problems of collective bargaining. (1) The two sides should not bring prejudgments of good or bad to the negotiating table. (2) Neither side should exaggerate its strength or minimize its weakness. (3) Neither side should confuse intransigence with firmness. (4) The composition of each team must be carefully…

The Queens Borough Public Library's picture book program, implemented in 1965 for children aged three to five years in disadvantaged areas of the Borough, is described in this report intended for the general public. Topics discussed include: the background and planning of the program, parent programs, personnel, the "library of their…

This document provides a step-by-step description of the planning and implementation of a two day consumer concerns conference for older adults held at Palomar Community College (California). The bulk of the document is made up of practical discussions of such planning phases as facility selection and decoration, conference publicity, snack and…

The document discusses teacher-centered inservice teacher education. It describes how local associations of teachers can get together to insure that inservice education will reflect their needs, answer their questions, and help with their specific problems. An outline is presented for a model conference to plan such a program. (CD)

This is a report of the first teachers' inservice training workshop sponsored by the International Schools Association. It begins with some introductory statements concerning the workshop and its theme--"Will your teaching survive the seventies?" It also indicated in these introductory remarks that the workshop was intended as a conference…

The Bryant-Anthony-Ramsey (B-A-R) Project is a desegregation/integration project aimed at assuring a smooth transition from a predominately segregated school environment to a desegregated or integrated environment. The Bryant, Anthony, and Ramsey Junior High Schools are participants in a desegregation effort that is one part of an overall…

The report describes a workshop for adult basic education teachers in Ohio which utilized the teacher training television series, "Basic Education: Teaching the Adult." Responses from teachers identified the two clusters of content presented: (1) measurement/diagnosis of student learning and individualized instruction, and (2) teaching reading and…

This document is one of a series published by the Mehlville School District (St. Louis, Mo.) and used in their workshops for parents regarding family communications. It includes an explanation of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a definition of characteristics of the family constellation, an examination of child development stages, a brief summary of…

The City College Advisory Service and Workshop Center for Open Education, located on the main campus of City College in New York City, is a free facility for all participants in the school process--teachers, principals, supervisors, paraprofessionals, parents, and graduate/undergraduate students in the New York City area. It is sponsored by the…

Three evaluation packets which can serve as guidelines for evaluation models are illustrated in this document. These packages were designed originally for occupational educators, but editing can make these packets and evaluation forms applicable to any area in which secondary and post-secondary teachers attend an inservice workshop or training…

The 71 workshop participants represented vocational and correctional organizations from 41 States, Washington, D.C., and Canada. This report describes the background and proceedings of the workshop and contains the formal presentation papers. As an introduction, the history and background of the project are presented, and a brief description is…