Trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) is a procedure for experimentally identifying the function of challenging behavior within applied settings. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a TBFA teacher-training package in the context of two Head Start centers implementing programwide positive behavior support (PWPBS). Four Head…

This module was originally designed for use in a 75-minute workshop session, but it can be adapted for use in other situations. The long range objective calls for participants to use techniques for assessment and training which will take into account individual differences in teachers, such as, interests, abilities, learning styles, and…

Reports on an individualized program in German at the Rose Hill Junior High School in Redmond, Washington. (DS)

This report contains a description and evaluation of the City College School of Education Advisory Service Workshop Center for Open Education, a program funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program is a free resource facility for all participants in the school process; teachers, administrators,…

The manual (part of the training package, "Individual Program Planninq with Developmentally Disabled Persons", IPP) presents suggestions for administering training in individual program planning and for maintaining the IPP system. Discussed are the contents of the IPP training package, descriptions of the six training sessions, policies for the…

A teacher education program intended to make participants aware of teaching as a holistic process integrating specific teaching skills and general planning abilities is described and evaluated. (GW)

An evaluation of a Vietnamese program to include children with disabilities in preschools found it had a positive effect on the lives of the children and increased community awareness of issues related to children with disabilities. The need for in-depth teacher training and implementation of individualized education services is discussed.…

The HIP (Humanizing, Individualizing, Personalizing) program at the University of Missouri-Columbia was designed to meet demands of teacher educators, students, and school practitioners for earlier, expanded field experiences and for more direct linkage between basic theory and pedagogic practice. Certain basic assumptions are made in this…

The final report represents the 1974-75 preservice, teacher education component of the University of Michigan's Occupational Teacher Education Program. Begun July 1, 1971, and extended through August 31, 1975, the program utilized a competency-oriented approach to teacher training. The program was comprehensive and did not distinguish among…

Illinois State University operates a self-paced, competency-based teacher education program known as the Professional Sequence. It is based on the General Model of Instruction used at other universities and is organized around a series of self-instructional packages. Student progress is charted by a set of computer programs called the Surveillance…

The major portion of this report is devoted to a description of the objectives, training strategies, evaluation strategies, and recommendations of the two 1973 summer Institutes for Program Assistants and Field Representatives of the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM) Program. Within the TEEM program, education is viewed as a continuous process,…

Presented are the proceedings of the Third Annual Learning Resources Conference which deal with current directions in educational services for the severely handicapped. The papers are divided into three topical areas, the authors' names and addresses are supplied, and support material relating to some of the papers and a resource guide are…

The report describes the project's design, initial efforts, and revised objectives toward the development of a regional adult staff development system. Three elements were perceived to be essential to such a system: a regional consortium organization to effectively implement competency-based adult staff development programs, State-by-State and…

In order to assess the Adult Competency Training (ACT) Project activities and the development of an Adult Staff Development (ASD) program, designed to train adult educators through State-by-State and region-wide planning and coordination, an external evaluation was conducted by reviewing documents and records and by interviewing 40 persons from…