This paper is a descriptive history of programs for teacher educators at Teachers College, Columbia University, from 1935 to 1965. Individual sections review the doctoral program in 1935, the development of the master's programs, the beginning of a preservice program, reorganization and readjustment in 1935, the widening responsibilities of the…

Introductory social science courses could benefit from introducing experiment simulation into the curriculum via the computer. Properly used, the computer should enable the instructor to include the benefits of the laboratory at a reasonable cost into a pre-existing course. The EXPER-SIM (Experiment Simulation) program was combined with PROFIS, a…

This handbook is designed to assist staff development leaders in planning and conducting K-12 in-service or pre-service legal education courses based on the "Law In A Free Society" curriculum. The handbook is organized into four sections. Section one contains background information on the "Law In a Free Society" program…

American Indian Studies as developed in institutions of higher education should be designed to produce a new type of person--a warrior-scholar, community activist who not only understands the various worlds in which the Indian must live but is actively involved in improving these worlds via bicultural participation in a pluralistic society. The…

This is a manual for the Professional Development Seminar (PDS), a required course for all freshmen and transfer students in the College of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. The manual states the PDS provides a way for beginning students in education to come into academic and social contact with a faculty member in the College of…

This is the second volume in a series that includes the syllabi for the advanced elective courses in the New York state art program for grades 10, 11, and 12. The first volume is described in ED 100 747. The guide consists of the following three sections: (1) Studio in Ceramics, (2) Studio in Sculpture, and (3) Studio in Jewelry and…

This packet is a compilation of short units and quick review assignments used in the Oleanna Math Program at Skagit Valley College (Washington). This math program is taught in an auto-tutorial learning laboratory situation with programmed materials. Each unit of study is contained on a 5" by 8" card, which describes performance…

The document outlines a course designed to train audiometric technicians who will conduct pure-tone conduction tests as part of a program on hearing conservation in noise. A minimum of two days is required for the completion of the course. The outline of the training program presents nine topics with an indication of the minimum time required for…

This book describes in detail the experience of professional personnel in the Atlanta City School System during two years of planning and five years of operating a year-round, four-quarter school plan involving 32,000 high school students. Content of the book focuses primarily on four areas concerning the year-round program: its beginning,…

The guidelines were written to promote job growth and improvement in the personnel who manage, operate, and maintain wastewater treatment plants. Trained operators and technicians are the key components in any water pollution control facility. The approach is to move from employment to training through specific modules for 21 standard job…

The planning and implementation of a summer workshop in American literature of minority groups for a small denominational college is described in this paper. Four teachers provided through the National American Studies Faculty conducted week-long seminars on the literature of Blacks, Native Americans, Chicanos, and Asian Americans. An additional…

This catalog contains brief descriptions of the PLATO lessons that are available under the coordination of the Community College English Project. It is designed to serve instructors as a guide for incorporating PLATO courseware into their teaching activities. Each course entry includes a file name (for on-line access), descriptive title, author's…

The document describes the supervisory course offerings of the General Management Training Institute. It contains a general information sheet, a curriculum calendar for 1976, and course descriptions for the following courses: basic management functions, basic management methods and skills, communicating and counseling, increasing (improving)…

The document evaluates Navy Group Four personnel gains in basic arithmetic skills after taking experimental courses in linear measurement and recipe conversion. Categorized as Mental Group Four by receiving scores from the 10th to the 30th percentile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test, trainees received instruction tailored to the level of…

This booklet is designed to provide information about a multimedia self-instructional, first-year college course in French. The booklet consists of excerpts from the Instructor's Manual that: (1) describe the course, the criterion tests and the procedure for working through the videocassettes and tape recordings; and (2) give the overall…