This manual was developed for use at workshops designed to increase the knowledge of experienced water treatment plant operators. Each of the fourteen lessons in this document has clearly stated behavioral objectives to tell the trainee what he should know or do after completing that topic. Areas covered in this manual include: basic water…

Reported are the results of a questionnaire survey of 86 nurses attending a one day workshop on traction. Subjects were asked to evaluate the workshop and various materials handed out during the workshop. Sixty-three questionnaires returned indicated favorable response to the workshop and materials provided. Materials used in the workshop are…

This is one of three companion volumes that present the theoretical basis, instructional strategies, and participant materials for the Preparing Educational Training Consultants: Organizational Development (PETC-III) program, an instructional system for training school system organizational development (OD) consultants. This particular publication…

Resulting from a special study institute sponsored by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the workshop coordinator's kit (fifth in a series of inservice teacher training materials) focuses on the problem of identifying and relating the underlying goals from which a given educational operation exists. Outlined are objectives, procedures,…

This article describes a broad range of changes toward metrication in the area of Denver, Colorado. Industrial changes are discussed, although the principal focus is educational change. A list of 16 television programs developed is provided at the end of the article. (SD)

Reading teachers should not only work with children, but also with classroom teachers to help them initiate their reading programs. (JH)

A teaching center at the University of Northern Colorado organized a series of metrication workshops. University personnel trained inservice teachers to serve as affiliate instructors for the workshops. (SD)

Designed for parents of handicapped children in Kentucky, the booklet contains suggestions for parent involvement and advocacy. Planning informal activities is the focus of the first section which covers informal get togethers, discussion groups, and film viewing sessions. Planning steps for more formal group activities such as workshops are…

This document comprises the first two issues of a newsletter published by the Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers (MicroSIFT) Clearinghouse, which is a project designed to establish effective procedures for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of materials and information, and develop a flexible user support and technical…

This publication contains materials and activities for a one day consumer education workshop for leaders of community organizations. It is the contention of the developers that consumers should influence the environments in which they make their decisions rather than merely accept the marketplace conditions which confront them. The publication…

The proceedings of the First World Conference on Engineering Education focus on future directions, case studies, and unique high-impact programs. The report contains the following: (1) a list of summary statements on ideas, trends and observations; (2) summaries of the 16 sessions in which salient points are noted; and (3) the complete text of…