The manual contains a collection of handouts used in a 3 to 5 day media production and utilization workshop for preservice and inservice teachers of deaf students. The material, which was developed and used in approximately 45 workshops serving 800 teachers over a 2 year period, is considered appropriate for all teachers who use media in their…

The Northern Kentucky In-Service Innovation Center Project was established to provide in-service education opportunities for professional staff members through laboratory schools with satellites for use as demonstration sites, staff visitation, use of consultants, video tape services, and clinics. The overall focus of these in-service activities…

In the recent decades the library/media field has experienced startling advancements. The growth and development of sophisticated programs for media services have become an integral part of the school's instructional programs. In support of these school-based programs are the resources (both human and non-human) of the central office facilities of…

This publication consists of the proceedings of two workshop activities concerned with curriculum change in black colleges. Part I consists of two presentations: (1) a sociological windfall with curricular implications for black colleges, and (2) past goals, present mission, and future prospects for colleges and universities. Part II presents four…

This study evaluated a 2-year in-service teacher training project in the Belpre Middle School, Belpre, Ohio. The objectives of the program included a) the change of teachers' roles, in terms of perceptions, procedures, and morale, from those in self-contained classrooms to those in cooperative teaching teams; b) the increase of teachers'…

This report summarizes and evaluates the 1969-70 Consortium Research Development (CORD) training and dissemination project conducted by Teaching Research, Oregon State System of Higher Education. The project provided a 2-week summer institute to train selected college and university staff from CORD institutions in the use of individualized,…

This exercise simulates the process of planning for inservice training. It compresses what would typically involve many weeks and interaction with large numbers of people into a 10-hour exercise. The simulation requires that a planning group of 10 members formulates a plan for the 65 staff members of an elementary school, given the constraints of…

This manual is the outgrowth of a workshop sponsored by the National Association of the Deaf in 1969 to develop guidelines on deaf leadership training for community interaction. The manual contains: (1) "A Welcome and a Challenge" by Robert L. Lankenau; (2) "The Critical Need for Leadership" by Don G. Pettingill; (3) "The National Census--A…

The purpose of the workshop on rehabilitation casework standards for the deaf was to provide an opportunity for specialized counselors to discuss common problems and possible solutions. A major outcome of the workshop was the establishment of a professional association, Professional Rehabilitation Workers with the Adult Deaf. The workshop was…

Produced as part of a 5 week workshop on career explorations for 51 bright, middle grade students and 20 teachers, the curriculum guide discusses career education, outlines the workshop experiences, considers the inquiry process, and outlines 60 units on non baccalaureate careers in 15 career clusters. A lack of career education programs with…

A one-day in-service workshop was held for elementary and middle school teachers in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Each workshop consisted of large-group presentations followed by small-group discussions by participants, who were divided into nine groups. Presentations concerned techniques to aid motivation among multicultural and multiracial…

These instructors' handbooks were developed for a special basic and advanced workshop series held for State-local employee development officers. They are designed to provide a complete "package" of curricular materials and readings for participants in a three-day basic workshop, or in a four- or five-day variant of that workshop, or in a…

This report provides a record of the workshop sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board during April 1973 concerning curriculum adaptation in urban affairs. Four presentations are covered: purposes of urban affairs programs at colleges and universities, productive and nonproductive approaches in the establishment of undergraduate urban…

Three teams of architects and educators from across the country met to study three older school buildings and suggest economical plans for changing them into open plan schools. This booklet presents notes from the team discussions about proposed building changes and changes in educational practice. Sketches of the original floor plans and the…

Many college and university programs in African and Afro-American Studies have emphasized only the history, arts and culture of the peoples of African descent. The Life Science Project of the Six Institutions' Consortium was therefore a unique departure from all extant programs in African and Afro-American Studies. Its focus featured research into…