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)

A summer day camp program was offered to 32 students (grades 2-6) enrolled at the Transitional School (Ohio), a school for severely behaviorally handicapped students. The program was designed to maintain the positive effects of the school intervention during the summer months. Camp staff included six learning disability/behavior disorder certified…

This booklet lists numerous ideas to use for rainy-day camp activities, and many that are appropriate for other situations. Chapter 1, "Rain Can Be Beautiful" encourages planning for and a positive attitude about rain. It suggests ways to take advantage of rainy days to relax, read about camping skills, repair equipment, or test campcraft skills.…

In summer 1983, Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) shortened its operating hours on an experimental basis. The building was open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and a half day on Friday, while instructional areas were open for the most part only Monday through Thursday. A committee was established in July to monitor and…

Intended for parents and educators of academically talented students, the newletter presents highlights of the Midwest Talent Search (MTS) project and related information on gifted education. The goals and course offerings of MTS are described, and an address by Julian Stanley to gifted students is summarized. Summer program highlights of the MTS…

This report analyzes the literature on the issues involved in providing summer school services to handicapped students (3-21 years old) in Illinois. Introductory sections examine the state legislative history regarding summer school and judicial decisions from across the country on the topic. A review of the literature is presented followed by…

This six-week summer program assisted 245 young people; 151 men and 94 women, who were incarcerated at Rikers Island. It was designed to maintain and/or improve their basic reading and mathematics skills. In addition, guidance support services were extended for the six week summer program so that positive attitudes toward academic achievement…

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

From "Student Travel 1969, an annual student travel section.

To examine self concept development in learning disabled (LD) children, a behavior rating scale was given to parents and teachers of 27 LD students (6 to 15 years old) in a summer program which provided activities to enhance the self concept. Parents' and teachers' perceptions of the children's self concept changed signficantly as a result of the…

This booklet includes a brief history of the Northern Illinois Bookmobile Group, as well as national and regional notes on bookmobile activities, programs, publicity, summer reading clubs, and bookmobile maintenance. Findings of a 1978 bookmobile survey conducted by the Des Plaines Public Library are summarized, providing data on 31 bookmobile…

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…