Recommendations and intentions growing out of the American Industrial Arts Association's involvement at the Consortium of Professional Associations for Study of Special Teacher Improvement Programs (CONPASS) Grove Park Institute projects. (GR)

For two weeks during Summer 2009, three elementary school teachers--Darcy Marcou, Melissa Lange, and Andrea Konitzer--participated in a science institute directed by Scott Ashmann, a science education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The purpose of this institute for elementary school teachers was to learn (a) more about Earth…

THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO EVALUATE THE 1962 SUMMER INSTITUTE PROGRAM OF THE COMMISSION ON ENGLISH OF THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD (CEEB). EACH OF THE 20 INSTITUTES WAS EVALUATED SEPARATELY SINCE EACH WAS RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT. AS PART OF THE EFFORT, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF THE INSTITUTE TRAINING UPON THE PARTICIPANTS…

In the fall of 1966, the USOE Bureau of Research established the Consortium Research Development (CORD) Program, which was designed to assist small institutions of higher education in educational research and development activities. This program consisted of 26 small colleges co-linked together to form 6 consortia for carrying on instructional…

This report is one of a series presenting the results of studies of NDEA Title XI and Arts and Humanities Foundation Institute programs and selected institute-associated activities conducted in 1966. During that year, five economics institutes were held. The 175 participants in these institutes were involved in a variety of programs, including one…

A three-week writing institute for middle and high school aspiring writers was judged positively by participants and parents. The institute featured parent involvement and included plans for continuation. (CL)

This paper describes the signature role played by accomplished, experienced teachers in professional learning communities, and the importance that these practitioners make their teaching public and shared. In so doing, the authors describe how accomplished practices can be shared between classrooms and between practitioners with varying levels of…

Purdue University recently received $1.2M in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the development of educational programs for high school teachers, high school counselors, and high school students. The purpose of these intervention programs is to show that women (and men) can have interesting, useful, and society-impacting…

A PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED TO TRAIN TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, OR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN FLUID POWER WAS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE AND TRY OUT THE TECHNIQUES OF INTRODUCING A NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF SEVEN SUMMER INSTITUTES OFFERED AT FIVE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROVIDING INITIAL PREPARATION FOR 168 INSERVICE…

INTELLECTUALLY ABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS APPLIED FOR THE INSTITUTE. COURSES OFFERED WERE NOT FOR CREDIT BUT WERE SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE REGULAR CURRICULUM. A SMALL TUITION WAS PAID FOR THE ONE COURSE CHOSEN. THE COURSES OFFERED INCLUDED ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE, BEGINNING CHINESE, ADVANCED CHINESE, GERMAN, JAPANESE, BEGINNING RUSSIAN,…

This document is a collection of articles on various subjects related to open education. "Summer Institute as a Prototype," a description of the forerunner of the Workshop Center for Open Education, attemps to convey expectations about the evolution of the workshop process as it develops within the center. "Notes on the Continuum of…