Describes a course that trains students to become laboratory aids, focusing on course requirements, regular student duties, and rules/policies governing student behavior. Also offers suggestions for implementing similar courses in which students gain laboratory experience as well as learn laboratory skills. (JM)

Presents a graduate course in marine education for teachers, including aims, topics, goals, diversity, organization and instruction, texts, grading and evaluation, field trips, computers, creative projects, and final exam. An appendix lists texts and sample readings. (11 references) (MKR)

This paper suggests that creativity development among teachers can be an alternative approach towards teaching for hands-on and process science. Describes a course to prepare student teachers to move toward a student-oriented approach which focuses specifically on the development of creativity. (LZ)