A teacher education program that uses direct observation to help teachers determine children's abilities, disabilities, learning styles, self-concept, and interests is described. Topics covered include direct observation, motivational activities, physical health, assessing pupil social interactions, and auditory and visual reception. Information…

An inservice teacher education learning module focusing on ability and skill building in school-community relations is described. The main topic covered in this module is communication with parents and planning home visits, but emphasis is also placed on enlisting community resources for assistance in the classroom. Information is provided on…

The inservice and preservice learning module described here focuses on processing procedures used by students, the objective being to help teachers to stimulate cognitive processes. Perceptual and mediational processing and associative learning are specifically covered in the module, and methods for stimulating cognitive processes are presented.…

The focus of the teaching module described here is on methods of evaluating the pupil's progress in a team teaching situation and use of the parent-teacher conference as an evaluation technique. Emphasis is placed on understanding the need and purposes of continuous progress reporting (on the pupil and the program itself) and the means by which it…

A teacher education learning module that focuses on evaluation of instruction for the purpose of determining if set educational goals are reached is described. Emphasis is on improving teachers' skills in utilizing evaluation techniques, including statistical concepts and testing procedures, and in selecting instructional programs and procedures.…

This workshop package provides training session outlines and materials for a workshop sequence on Title IX and sex equity in physical education. Three of these sessions are designed to provide general information and experiences relevant to all participants attending the workshop. The other two sessions, called "Application Sessions,"…

The learning module described is for the use of teachers who wish to learn the technique of classroom meetings to create an atmosphere of unity within the group. The scope and sequencing of topics in this module are outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use are described. Also included in this report are ordering information…

The nine modules in the program described here are designed to enhance the professional competency of teachers interested in learning how to use instructional strategies to promote individualized instruction. The approximate time required for completion of this competency based program is 42 hours. A module instructor is needed as a resource…

Project CLASS (Competency-Based Live-Ability Skills) uses a series of 60 modules to teach life survival skills to adults with low-level reading ability--especially Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language students. Two versions of the modules have been developed: one for use with teacher-directed instruction and another for independent…

One of seven career education programs chosen for nationwide dissemination by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), Project CAP (Career Awareness Program) is being conducted for grades 1-8 in Greenland, Arkansas. For the years 1974-77, it received funding from both federal and local sources. It…

A project was conducted to develop a curriculum for training interpreters to use American Sign Language (ASL) to serve the deaf. The three-phase project involved (1) a task analysis to catalog the skills needed by interpreters and location of existing materials to determine areas where material needed to be developed; (2) development of a model…