Youth Change presents on site workshops to train staff to deal with youth with problems. This workbook introduces the Youth Change curriculum and workshop, outlining some of the ways the program promotes social skill, school skills, and coping skills and introducing the Youth Change structured curriculum. Eight sample lessons are presented with…

This bulletin reports the work of a committee appointed by Dr. John J. Tigert, United States Commissioner of Education, to study the many problems of school work with adult illiterates. The committee was formed following the National Literacy Conference in Washington, D.C., January 11-14, 1924, whose work included formulating practical programs…

Defines the nursing process as an organized, systematic method of resolving identified patient needs or problems and argues that this process can be used as a model for understanding the dynamics of teacher learner interrelationships. This model is used in assessing learner needs, defining achievable learning objectives, planning a suitable…

Discusses developmental, values clarification, actionist, and rationalist strategies in moral education and the problems associated with each strategy. Explores the question of whether schools should offer moral instruction. Outlines criteria for selecting a moral education program and emphasizes that moral issues raised in the classroom are…

Choice of content, teaching methods, and program coordination are discussed. The role of the program coordinator is seen as seeking out relevant resources and ensuring that they are used rather than glossed over. (MSE)

Stressing the importance of systematic planning for field experiences in teacher education, the authors outline the appropriate functions and instructional modes of the school-based component of teacher training. They present a matrix design for integrating the functions and modes of university-based and school-based instruction. (SJL)

To benefit adult basic education (ABE) teachers, national, state, and regional efforts need to be made for systematic dissemination of 309 (Adult Education Act) Projects' innovative teaching strategies. ABE teacher training programs need to be established at colleges and universities and state certification requirements need to be revised.…

Recounts the rationale, development, construction, and design of an essay examination format that accounts for teacher differences and provides some objectivity in observation and measurement that is usually lacking in such writing examinations. Notes that one of the features of the format is computer readable scoring. (RL)

The article presents the Student Interest Unit (SIU) 0-100 (an instructional strategy based on student interest) approach to motivating gifted and talented children. (PHR)

Describes two-step exercise for applying imagination to summer-camp programing. Step 1 involves casting programs in imaginary environment, altering them for new setting. Step 2 involves role playing, encouraging participants to "wear" new cultural roles such as American Indians, cowboys, or sailors. Emphasizes value of imagination for improving…

Presented is an introduction to laser videodisc technology, covering both hardware and courseware considerations and technological applications to special education. Described is the application of videodisc courseware to the teaching of fractions, and results of a successful program to teach fractions to eight mainstreamed students with learning…

The Computer Intensive Classroom project is described including its foundations, coalition, design, and project evaluation. Levels of computer literacy are highlighted. (CW)

The University of Oregon model teacher preparation program, called the Handicapped Learner Endorsement program, prepares teachers to work with students with mild handicaps and emphasizes direct instruction. This paper describes the program's core components and the procedures used to teach them, with specific emphasis on the supervisor's role in…

Outlines work accomplished at the 1998 National Communication Association Summer Conference, presenting a model for a professional master's-degree program in public relations that integrates outcomes, assessment, curriculum, and pedagogy. Outlines program outcomes, curriculum, essential curriculum-content areas, pedagogical approaches, and…

Every year, school nurses have the responsibility for developing and presenting a bloodborne pathogen presentation to the education and clerical staff of their buildings. Although the information is similar from year to year, the manner in which the information is presented can be altered. Teachers are using active learning strategies in a variety…