This study tested the following hypothesis: that the study of original music composition confers benefits on the college music student which he would not ordinarily receive from the undergraduate music program, and that such study would therefore be a valuable addition to a music curriculum. Seven participants at a 3-week workshop in composition…

In an effort to provide services to the teaching of precollege psychology, the Oklahoma State Psychological Association sponsored a survey of state high schools. Of the 478 questionnaires initiated in November, 1972, 209 (43%) were returned by February 1973. The returns revealed that 112 high schools had a psychology program at the time of the…

Two 1-week workshops dealing with reading and reading related topics were held during the summer of 1973 by the Kansas Right to Read Project. The workshops were designed to acquaint the 60 participants with new reading techniques and to prepare them to return to their schools and pass these techniques on to the other teachers. Two methods were…

Through involving participants (fifteen elementary teachers) in studying and planning to cope with special instructional problems associated with school integration, the university and the Board of Education developed a project to achieve "quality integrated education" in the two schools over several years. The impetus for this Institute…

This report summarized the first of two workshops for teachers of disadvantaged and handicapped students in vocational schools in the urban setting. The workshop was jointly planned by the Vocational Division of the Baltimore City Public Schools and the University of Maryland. Departments represented were special and industrial education and the…

This report summarized the second of two workshops for teachers of disadvantaged and handicapped students in vocational schools in the urban setting. The workshop was jointly planned by the Vocational Division of the Baltimore City Public Schools and the University of Maryland. The departments of special and industrial education and the institute…

AN EXPERIMENTAL SUMMER COURSE IN ECONOMICS WAS PRESENTED TO 53 PREFRESHMAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE 6-WEEK COURSE ENTAILED LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS. ONCE A WEEK THE ENTIRE CLASS WAS BROKEN INTO SMALL GROUPS THAT WOULD MEET WITH A SECTION INSTRUCTOR OR LECTURER TO DISCUSS A SPECIFIC READING. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, A FILM RELEVANT TO THE COURSE WAS…

What do solitude experiences offer in this increasingly high-speed, technically dependent world? As this book inspiringly reveals, solo quests can provide powerful reconnection with the natural world, the true self, and the great mystery beyond. As Parker Palmer writes in "To Know as We Are Known," "Solitude calls us to confront…

In a six-week study involving seventh- to ninth-grade students in a summer corrective reading program, neither the holistic nor the subskill treatment had a significant advantage in improving student reading comprehension or attitude toward reading. (JT)

Highlights the components of the Gannett Teaching Fellowship Program, a summer workshop designed to improve journalism teacher effectiveness. Notes the particular benefits of using videotape materials, slide presentations, and the PLATO computer learning system in journalism education. (RL)

Describes a three-week summer institute for middle school teachers in which they explored quantitative reasoning, the notion of variable, various algebraic concepts, and proportional reasoning. Activities included journal writing, field experience, and sharing time. (MKR)

Describes an experimental six-week summer intensive course in basic writing in which the instructor assumes the identity of "Ms. Mystery" and exchanges weekly letters with each of the students. Provides excerpts as well as analysis of these letters and argues the efficacy of letter writing as a pedagogic tool. (KEH)

The goal of the two Power of Data (POD) projects was to increase science, technology and math skills through the implementation of project-based learning modules that teach students how to solve problems through data collection and analysis utilizing geospatial technologies. Professional development institutes in two formats were offered to…

This article examines learning opportunities for gifted and talented students. Districts and states have developed innovative programs that include mentorships, Saturday programs, after-school enrichment activities and summer internships. However, recent experiences suggest strongly that this attention has decreased in the years following the…