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Avery, Chris – 1989
De Anza College's Institute for Computer-Aided Mathematics Instruction (ICAMI) is a direct outgrowth of the computer-aided mathematics program, in California, started at the California college in 1982. ICAMI focuses on the design and dissemination of effective instructional models for: (1) skill building for more efficient problem solving,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Academic Talent, 1985
Three issues (1984-85) of the newsletter address issues related to gifted and talented education. Articles include a review of counseling aspects, a summary of a meta-analysis of educational acceleration, a report of a summer program for gifted and talented students by a participant, discussions of master teacher qualities, an examination of the…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Creative Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Rudolph, Thomas – 1976
This document examines the 1976 High School Summer Programs and one evening program of the Atlanta Public Schools. This evaluation reports on the following variables: (1) school and faculty selection, (2) teacher certification, (3) enrollment and attendance, (4) pass-fail ratio of students, (5) cost data, and (6) questionnaire data from…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cost Effectiveness, Enrollment Rate, Evening Programs
Clark Coll., Atlanta, GA. – 1976
This document describes a summer program for newly-graduated high school students interested in a science and/or engineering career. One purpose of the program was to strengthen skills in mathematics, science, and reading for students prior to college entrance. Students could earn up to eight semester hours of credit. Results of the program…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Programs, Engineering Education, Program Descriptions
RECKARD, E.C. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE ANTICIPATED OPERATION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILL OFFER COLLEGE COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE POTENTIAL. THE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AND CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE EACH SUMMER IN A 5-WEEK…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1975
This study is primarily a compilation of cost and budget data gathered through a summer school questionnaire that was sent to 25 United States school systems with a total enrollment of over 100,000 students. Eighteen questionnaires were returned, though one was not used since the school system does not operate a summer school. Therefore, the data…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Costs
Krieghbaum, Hillier; Rawson, Hugh – 1968
The first dozen years of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Summer Institutes Program, 1954-65 are reviewed. The full report entitled "An Investment in Knowledge" is scheduled for publication in 1969. The forerunner of NSF Summer Institutes was held during July and August of 1954 at the University of Washington. Fifty-three high…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions, Science Education History
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. Southwest Regional Media Center for the Deaf. – 1969
To provide participants with intensive training in programed instruction, to make them more knowledgeable consumers of programed instruction materials, and to develop programming skills on a professional level so that they could apply the systems approach in development of instructional materials, two training institutes were initiated. A total of…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
Freeberg, William H.; Taylor, Loren E. – 1961
The book is intended to clarify for school administrators, teachers, parents, and other citizens the meaning and significance of outdoor education in the school curriculum. Social and educational factors influencing the outdoor education program are presented. The discussions are centered around the following: our changing society; education for a…
Descriptors: Camping, Conservation Education, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy
Fedler, Fred – Scholastic Editor, 1978
Describes a university summer workshop, for low-income black high school students, designed to acquaint them with the media and develop their skills in mass communication; shows how the workshop improved students' self-confidence and the likelihood that they would attend college. (GW)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, College Programs, Journalism Education
Eder, Sid; Williamson, Jed – Independent School, 1977
Describes the Live, Learn and Teach program, an eight-day wilderness experience in New Hampshire's White Mountains, designed to develop student teacher relations. It includes six weeks of curriculum-design sessions and a practicum in which teaching teams experiment with new skills and behaviors as they design and carry out an activity-centered and…
Descriptors: Illustrations, Learning Experience, Outdoor Education, Program Descriptions
Popkin, Herman – Camping Magazine, 1987
Blue Star Camps (Hendersonville, North Carolina) used talents of an internationally known architectural artist to emphasize a world peace dimension in their 1985 eight-week coed summer program. Past creative programs have included mock United Nations sessions, mock presidential conventions/elections, lunar landing salute, bicentennial celebration,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Camping, Creative Activities, Experiential Learning
Goode, Marsha; Broesamle, Barbara – Camping Magazine, 1987
Describes nine-day residential camp for Michigan teenage mothers/babies to enhance personal growth and develop responsible social skills. Outlines goals, pre-camp planning, staff, activities, evaluation. Reports 31 teen moms (ages 13-21) and 35 babies attended in 1986. Indicates participants were in therapy, experienced abuse, had low self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Camping, Early Parenthood, Educational Objectives
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Sather, Glenn A.; Coca, Jose – Chemical Engineering Education, 1988
Describes a summer course in chemical engineering. Includes discussions of the course program, course goals, student performance, and course faculty. Lists examples of informal experiments which have been used, and prerequisite courses that are required for students to enroll in the course. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Wood, Thomas N., III – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
Summarized are the development, operation and outcomes of a successful summer agricultural work experience course for high school students. (MS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Program Evaluation
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