A peer training model in which teachers are trained to plan and provide inservice education is suggested as one approach to meeting the needs of teachers working with exceptional students. Project TEDDIE (Training Educators to Design, Develop, and Deliver Inservice Education) involved teams of special and vocational educators in Kansas. (CL)

Examines obstacles to and errors in establishing faculty evaluation and development programs. Presents 12 guidelines for overcoming obstacles and avoiding errors, including the identification and enlistment of high-level administrative support; responsiveness to faculty concerns; and the establishment of development centers, advisory boards, and…

Contains suggestions to help vocational teachers develop and implement a placement plan that helps ensure and document their program's success. Suggestions concern the content and use of student files, development of employer files, cross references, various methods of public relations, matching students to jobs, and files on interviews. (CT)

Discusses the importance of occupational program reassessment in resource allocation and program planning. Provides suggestions concerning reassessment planning, goals, and systematic implementation. Recommends a reassessment structure that promotes objectivity. Identifies the areas that should be evaluated, and provides examples of measures of…

Presents lists of questions that parents, teachers, and administrators can use to assess their own readiness for a parent involvement program. Outlines a process for successful program development. (SJL)

The benefits of a secretarial internship program to the student, the employer, and the college are explored. The author suggests a strategy for developing such a program and discusses curriculum design. (CT)

The importance of active student involvement is stressed in this discussion of a competency-based approach to career exploration. Five steps used in developing a one-semester, eighth-grade business exploration course are presented and described. Methods of teaching such a unit and advantages to this approach are discussed. (CT)

Provides guidelines to involve the entire community in a successful reading fair, based on procedures followed in Newport News, Virginia. (RL)

Two nursing students describe how responsibility for a senior citizens' health fair provided an excellent opportunity for them to build on their previous knowledge and skills. Responsibilities included supervising the planning of the fair's activities and coordinating the participation of community agencies. (CT)

Part 1 of this article presents a systematic methodology for organizing course content, a review of literature relevant to the structuring and sequencing of instruction, and its implications. Part 2 discusses five factors that provide insight for persons who develop instructional strategies for the delivery of course content. (CT)

Problems of implementing a mainstreaming program for exceptional children include lack of staff preparation and inadequate guidelines concerning resource room operation. Four approaches to the problem are recommended: a total integrated effort of all staff, a well-developed plan for teacher education, good public relations, and early involvement…

Risks are taken in establishing alternative school programs but they can be minimized by giving the proper attention to several critical factors. (Author)

Components of an effective inservice plan are pointed out and models for behavior management inservice to deal with behavior problems are described. (SBH)

Mathematical formulas are proposed for estimating the market compatibility of academic programs, taking into account employment opportunities in the area and graduate production rate of competing area schools. Implications for program marketing are discussed. (MSE)

Takes the reader step-by-step through the sequence of events required to develop an alternative educational program. (Author/JM)