IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCT OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. WITH THE EXPECTATION OF IMPROVING EXPRESSION AND STUDY SKILLS, THE PROGRAM OF LANGUAGE ARTS IS INITIATED ON A BROAD LEVEL OF BASICS AND SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDING LANGUAGE EXPRESSION, COMMITTEE WORK, CREATIVE WRITING,…

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO STUDY AND PREVENT THE EMOTIONAL STRESS EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS WHEN THEY MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM HOME TO COLLEGE. A UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM WHICH IS PREVENTION-ORIENTED HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE PROJECT PROPOSED IN THIS PAPER IS AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCES,…

TWO PLAYS WERE STAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATING THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO AN EXPERIMENTAL THEATER PROGRAM. EXISTING PLANT AND STAFF RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, WERE USED IN THE PRODUCTION. A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND AN ELECTRONIC SOUND SPECIALIST WERE…

A 2-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE INSERVICE TEACHERS WITH CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICES AND CONCEPTS OF INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION WAS CONDUCTED AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. THE CURRICULUM WAS FOCUSED ON POST-HIGH SCHOOL, 2-YEAR INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS, WITH ADAPTATIONS DRAWN FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. A LEARNING EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATING…

A 3-WEEK TRAINING WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE HOME ECONOMISTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING NEEDED TO EXPAND THEIR VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN HOME ECONOMICS, INVOLVEMENT IN VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ASSIGNMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE…

ABOUT 80 CHAIRMEN OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH WERE INVITED TO A SEMINAR AT ALLERTON PARK, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 2-4, 1962. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO INSURE A GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATION FROM VARIOUS KINDS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE SPECIFIC CONCERN OF THE SEMINAR…

The document summarizes discussions and presentations of a 1979 workshop to examine minority leadership aspects of the federally funded Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). The following 11 titles and presenters are included: "Insights into the Leadership Role" (J. Birckhead); "Managing the Development of an…

This workshop discussion guide identifies experiences that the family contributes to the life-long learning, growth and achievement of children and adults. In narrative form, the presentation proceeds metaphorically. Family life is seen as a "school curriculum" complete with instruction in three content areas: (1) SELF-CONCEPT (courses offered…

This publication contains seminar papers and the description of a workshop program focusing on how to incorporate community resources into ethnic heritage studies programs at all educational levels. The publication is the result of a federally funded ethnic studies project which conducted a seminar and a workshop for community members and…

This trainer's guide is designed for day care center directors and others responsible for teacher training and parent education who wish to develop and present workshops based on the manual "Art - A Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood." The guide is divided into two parts. Part One provides basic background information for an art…

The fifth of eight delegate workbooks prepared for the May, 1977 White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals contains ballots for the workshop on the architectural, transportation and communication problems of handicapped persons. The ballots are designed to enable delegates to assign priorities to various issues and proposals in a way that…

The sixth of eight delegate workbooks prepared for the May, 1977 White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals contains ballots for the workshop on employment, economic opportunity and economic security. The ballots are designed to enable delegates to assign priorities to various issues and proposals in a way that reflects conclusions of state…

These workshop materials provide 26 free time learning activities that may be used by counselors and teachers in career education programming for elementary school students. It is suggested that teachers identify their students' preferred activities (i.e. coloring, giving talks, making puppets) and then assess the list of career learning…

A pilot program designed by Drexel University and the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia orientates junior high school students to the intricate problems of world nutrition education. Audiovisual presentations, role playing, and group debate are among the teaching methods employed. (LH)

A west coast community college English department used the following three approaches to seek more effective cross discipline writing awareness: in-house techniques--including topics from various disciplines in classroom assignments; meeting-them-halfway techniques--providing resource people and materials for all instructors and students who…