This publication is a programmed workbook designed for use by students in a course on a systems approach to educational staff development. The workbook is one element in an educational program developed by the Georgia Department of Education that combines use of the workbooks with televised programs broadcast on the statewide educational…

Vocational rehabilitation facilities can vary greatly from the standpoints of the client populations they serve and the services they provide. Therefore, to be maximally effective, training manuals for the staff at vocational rehabilitation facilities must be developed at the individual facility at which the staff training is taking place. This…

Examines factors affecting selection and development of computer simulations, including type of learner, simulation formats, instructional purposes, learning outcomes, fidelity, learning stages, and logistical issues. A flowchart model and set of prescriptions to help designers arrive at specifications for an instructional simulation are…

The fifth manual in this series of Head Start Training manuals contains descriptions of eight workshop modules on (1) designing a learning climate, (2) helping parents become motivated, (3) dealing with reluctance and resistance in adults, (4) planning, conducting, and evaluating study trips, (5) increasing involvement of parents, (6) helping…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this seventh section focuses on the various ways private sector resource persons may be effectively selected and utilized by vocational teacher education institutions. (Resource persons,…

This module introduces Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees to the use of videotape recording (VTR) for self assessment in teaching situations. A sequence or agenda of 15 VTR activities is the nucleus of the material. The agenda begins with a five minute pretest to provide CDA trainees a general awareness of their personal characteristics.…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this sixth section deals with the use of site visit experiences for promoting vocational teacher education department linkages with the private sector. (Site visits, as defined here,…

The sixth and last manual in this set of Head Start training manuals offers detailed descriptions of workshop modules on 1) preparing staff to help parents with the transition from Head Start to public school, 2) using the outdoors as a learning environment, 3) planning for the classroom, 4) learning basic skills for conflict resolution, 5)…

Developed by a committee from all major educational consituencies, this comprehensive plan outlines the problems, goals, components, and mechanisms for coordinating California's preservice and inservice training of teachers and other educational professionals. Recent proliferation of training programs has caused problems in cooperation, funding,…

This training manual is the first in a set of six manuals for Head Start staff compiled in response to numerous requests for effective training materials. The manual begins with a brief overview of the need for training and the philosophy of the resource and training center that prepared the manuals. The manual was prepared to provide workshop…

This second manual of the Head Start training manual set includes workshop modules which focus on child development, social services and parent involvement. The section on child development covers six mini-workshops on the topics of roles and responses of the teacher learning environments, daily planning, classroom management, team teaching, and…

One of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, this module is intended to assist the learner in developing or reacquiring the necessary skills to administer a quality staff development program. Emphasis is placed on four skills related to meeting teachers' inservice needs:…

This manual is the fourth in a set of training manuals for Head Start staff. It contains descriptions of workshop modules on the topics of (1) language development in children, (2) creativity in children, (3) the Individualized Education Program (IEP), (4) building self-esteem in families, (5) family development, (6) effective communication, and…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this fourth section focuses on the use of industry education exchange programs for department, faculty, and staff. The exchange program is seen as part of a teacher education department…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this fifth section is designed to promote vocational teacher education department linkages with the private sector through the use of workshops. (Workshops is defined broadly to include…