Successfully preparing frontline counseling staff in an integrated student services model is a challenge--one that management staff in One Stop Student Services at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC) have been fine-tuning for almost ten years. The effort has required collaboration across units in a series of trial and error attempts…

This document contains the project descriptions, objectives, evaluation procedures and results, summary and conclusions, as well as recommendations for the 1981-82 Project Evaluation Reports and Progress Reports of the Tulsa Public Schools. Part 1 contains the project evaluations of: (1) advanced placement curriculum, (2) art/drama gifted and…

The Detroit Urban Career Education Project served two inner city regions with a combined student population of over 50,000. These regions were involved in a K-12 career education-oriented curriculum project designed to deliver an infused curriculum approach which was in harmony with the objectives of the Michigan Career Education Model. The…

The primary purpose of this practicum was to design and implement a staff development program to assist teachers and administrators in acquiring instructional and classroom management skills. The program was designed to demonstrate and model the techniques to be learned by participants during inservice instruction, provide for supervised practice…

For the past decade, the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and local school districts have worked to discover effective methods for integrating educational technologies into teaching practice. Some basic strategies and philosophies include establishing effective goals for technology, providing adequate teacher and student access…

In July 1973, the New Hampshire School Union 58 began operation of its Experimental School (ES) Project. One of 10 projects nationwide which make up Project Rural, ES's aim was to develop "a community-centered school" which utilized available human and natural resources to foster positive attitudes toward learning, provided individuals with basic…

This document is a progress report on effecting educational change in a kindergarten program and its interim research findings. A general description of the program and its background are given, followed by an explanation of the diagnostic-prescriptive approach taken in the program. This explanation includes descriptions of the rationale for…

The staff development department of the Des Moines Independent Community School District provides services and has responsibilities related to research, delivery, coordination, facilitation, communication, supervision, evaluation, and development of programs for teachers, administrators, and school support staff. This report contains a summary and…

In order to effectively bring about permanent changes in a school setting, the educators involved must accept the changes privately as well as complying with them publicly. The staff development specialist must convince the educators that positive change is both necessary and possible and provide support during the implementation period. As used…

Separate evaluations of three Title VII bilingual education programs carried out in elementary and junior high schools in Brooklyn, New York, are presented in this report. The programs are S.U.B.E. (Success Under Spanish Bilingual Education); AVANTI (an approach to Italian bilingual education); and HABILE (Haitian Bilingual Education), which…

A basic overview of experiential education is provided in this fact sheet. Topics covered include: (1) a definition of experiential education; (2) learners' needs and educational goals that can be met through experiential education; (3) descriptions of six types of experiential education programs; (4) guidelines for 10 key areas to consider when…

This document is the first volume of a three-volume set comprising a workshop leader's guide designed to help in-service providers conduct workshops on early childhood education for teachers, administrators, and others associated with Chapter 1 programs. The guide contains step-by-step procedures for preparing, organizing, and presenting a…

An innovative kindergarten program was established as a federally funded project to pursue the following objectives: (1) to discover and develop the potential ability of each child, (2) to develop feelings of autonomy and self-worth, (3) to provide experiences for developing inquiring attitudes and for development of self-confidence and positive…