A brief description of a series of workshops sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Extension Arts, and designed to meet the educational needs of music leaders in small churches, is presented. (RW)

A case based workshop on science ethics for high school students participating in summer research apprenticeships is developed and tested. It is found that this case-based approach is useful in facilitating faculty-student discussions of research ethics with their proteges.

A 6-WEEK SUMMER READING PROGRAM SPONSORED WITH THE AID OF FEDERAL FUNDS BY THE APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AND BY THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SUMMER OF 1966 IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO HELP 600 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH READING PROBLEMS AND TO DEVELOP AN INSERVICE PROGRAM…

THE OBJECT OF THIS HANDBOOK, DEVELOPED AS A PART OF A CONCENTRATED SEVEN-WEEKS SUMMER PLANNING STUDY, IS TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE STUDY GROUP FOR A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS. THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT ARE PRESENTED, ALONG WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ROLES OF THE FOLLOWING…

Stanford University and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will cooperate in an 11-week project in engineering systems design. (Author/RH)

Media Specialists who are actively involved in staff development are in a unique position to present summer technology workshops to their schools and district staff. This article lists the key ingredients needed to create a successful summer tech program.

In this study we measured changes in science teachers' conceptual science understanding (content knowledge) and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) while participating in a problem-based learning (PBL) model of professional development. Teachers participated in a two-week long workshop followed by nine monthly meetings during one academic year…

This report is the based on a 10-year study of the activities developed under a National Science Foundation (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant to a collaborative of institutions from the State University of New York. The goals of LSAMP are to recruit and retain under-represented minority students in the STEM…

Teachers' centers - popular alternatives for continued professional growth. The center at Greenwich is what the movement's all about. (Editor)

Describes a summer workshop at Ohio University that is devoted solely to helping college staffs improve their yearbooks. (RB)

Consists of seven questions high school journalism advisors should ask before choosing a newspaper, yearbook, or photography workshop for their staffs or themselves. (RB)

A PILOT PROGRAM CONDUCTED TO TRAIN TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, OR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN FLUID POWER WAS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE AND TRY OUT THE TECHNIQUES OF INTRODUCING A NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF SEVEN SUMMER INSTITUTES OFFERED AT FIVE DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND PROVIDING INITIAL PREPARATION FOR 168 INSERVICE…

A PROGRAMED SHORTHAND LABORATORY IS ONE IN WHICH PRERECORDED DICTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EITHER DURING THE CLASS PERIOD OR DURING STUDY PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUAL WORK AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. EIGHT OHIO BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN A WORKSHOP TO--(1) BECOME ORIENTED TO THE CONCEPTS AND GOALS OF THE ELECTRONIC…