Summarizes the outcomes of an interdisciplinary conference on writing held by UCLA's Writing Research Project and points out its implications for the teaching of writing in college. (DD)

Reports on a training class for teachers in which the technique of using learning centers was used to help them learn a body of material. Points out the importance of demonstrating an idea rather than merely talking about it. (TJ)

Outlines procedures and lists hints for planning successful workshops in aerospace education; included are possible locations, resources, orientation activities, brochures, speakers, and follow-up activities for various combinations of participants (parents, elementary school and secondary school teachers, vocational-technical oriented students,…

Discusses a poetry writing workshop for teachers and describes its benefits. (DD)

It is argued that a first step in treating a dysfunctional family unit is the reduction of the family's resistance to therapy. A range of approaches is available for this task. (MS)

Practical suggestions for designing district level media in-service education. (Author)

Emphasizing the need to experience environments through both sensory and psychological awareness, this workshop model's goals are to: explore basic environmental concepts and examine them in relationship to the classroom; provide an experience base for each of these concepts; and relate environmental concepts and activities to specific curriculum…

In 1991, Michael Scriven published "Beyond Formative and Summative Evaluation," a reconsideration of the classic distinction in evaluation roles. Debate about the roles of evaluation continued in the four papers that follow this introduction, all of which were presented at a forum at the 1995 International Evaluation Conference. (SLD)

Offers advice on surviving while trying to make a career as a writer after having been a writing teacher. Outlines the typical writing process students are expected to follow. Questions whether writer's workshop demands the impossible of students. Finds that the best writing process is to write every day at a time that works for the particular…

Motivation is inseparable from culture. The Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching uses four motivational conditions as guidelines for instructional planning: establishing inclusion, developing favorable dispositions to learning, enhancing meaning, and engendering competence. (SK)

Effective workshops must pay attention to power relationships that do not disappear in the workshop setting. The myth of the generic teacher and learner and the phenomena of gender, race, ethnicity, and class must be accounted for. (SK)

Workshops for distance learners have unique design considerations regarding technical and learner support, media selection, and the nature of the learning activities. Program planners should consider who is being excluded by distance offerings and how important cost effectiveness is. (SK)

Discusses the Russian master, Leo Tolstoy, and the fact that he wrote pedagogical treatises besides novels. Talks about his free school for children on his estate and his research on education. Discusses two of Tolstoy's essays which recount interactions with the peasant children. Links this to teaching an adult writing workshop at a soup kitchen.…

Discusses collaboration between school librarians and teachers and describes teacher inquiry groups, based on those at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The focus of the inquiry group is to examine individual lessons and use them as points of entry for understanding teaching methods and improving instructional practices.…

Lists the foundational elements needed for an effective library media program and introduces the key components of effective collaboration with classroom teachers, providing proven strategies for its implementation. Suggests teacher-librarians need to take the initiative in collaboration and discusses collaboration as a predictor of student…