This article discusses the supervision experiences of two social work academics who placed and supervised students for fieldwork in the same organization during the pandemic. The authors are linked with specific thematic centers within the School of Social Work in a higher educational setting in India. This paper highlights the importance of…

The Native Species and Natural Processes certificate at the University of Victoria is an advanced-level online program of four courses to introduce students to state-of-the-art topics in the field of ecological restoration. The program posed some unique challenges for course developers. The development team needed to find ways to create online…

This book presents a schoolwide model of instructional support designed to make the most of available time, resources, and personnel--one that is also fully compatible with other problem-solving models, such as response to intervention. The authors provide a comprehensive and cohesive framework for linking assessment and intervention. They show…

Operation Adventure is a course in leadership skills for gifted/talented sixth-graders in central Wisconsin. The enrichment program uses officers and senior cadets of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps as instructors and focuses on problem-solving ability and courage. (JDD)

Describes a four-semester course in technical communication that culminates in a student project for which students work in teams aided by faculty managers to define a project, learn about it on their own, gather evidence, choose the best solution, and defend their choices to an outside client. (SRT)

The University of Maine School of Law's cooperative program with a local legal clinic to provide law students with training in and experience with counseling techniques in a field experience program, to help clients solve complex problems, is described and discussed. (MSE)

Describes a teaching framework combining culturally sensitive and culturally specific perspectives to prepare students for cross-cultural clinical social work. Three components are (1) an overview of social constructivism; (2) exploration of culture and self to encourage openness to cultural diversity; and (3) a social-constructivist approach to…

The National School-to-Work Office in collaboration with the National Association for Gifted Children, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Association for the Gifted, and the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted have identified 11 gifted education/school-to-work (GT/STW) models that are either best practices or unique…

Designers who are charged with creating online environments that support students' problem-solving efforts and instructors who are searching for instructional strategies to support students' asynchronous problem-solving efforts will find this paper useful. The paper describes a systematic approach for using computer-mediated bulletin boards to…

This article describes a project that involved two groups of able students (ages 11-14) identified by teachers to work on problems set by two local industries. The project was designed to enrich the curriculum by developing problem solving skills and understanding of the application of science and technology in industry. (CR)

A social work education model that integrates field instruction with clinical and research curricula is described and compared with less comprehensive approaches. Issues discussed increasing accountability through developing evaluation skills, classroom techniques, materials, faculty role, field educator role, field advisor role, and use of both…

Describes the Integrated Secondary Teacher Education Program (I-STEP), offered at Northern Arizona University, which educates teachers for middle school careers. Describes program features: (1) integration; (2) field experience; (3) inquiry and problem--based learning; (4) intense collaboration; and (5) alternative student assessment models. (KB)

A report is given of a collaborative 3-year teacher education improvement project which was begun in 1986. Project participants included the Catholic University Department of Education, District of Columbia and Montgomery County (Maryland) public schools, Washington, D.C. parochial schools, and a private school. The aim of the project was to…

Discusses the development and formal thrust of an environmental education program. Indicates that efforts have resulted in a viable learning process which transcends the traditional nature study program. Describes a learning continuum of activities focusing on concepts, values, and problem solving skills, organization of the system, future…

The University of Technology, Sydney (Australia) graduate certificate program in local government management grew from a desire for program flexibility and relevance and resulted in a partnership with local government. The one-year program has a variety of delivery modes, with both delivery and content negotiated by participants, employers, and…