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Williams, David L., Jr.; Chavkin, Nancy Feyl – Streamlined Seminar, 1986
Recent studies have verified Secretary of Education William Bennett's observation on the importance of home and family life. The most successful students are those whose parents become actively engaged in the educational process at home and at school. To capitalize on potential parent involvement, principals need to understand the kinds of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Education, Inservice Education

Gibson, Gail Guy – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Described is a partnership in North Carolina of an earth-resources company, a university, a geologist, and a public-school science teacher. The partnership has developed a series of content-oriented workshops related to earth-science education. Several of the workshops are described. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: College Science, Earth Science, Higher Education, Inservice Education
Fenichel, Emily Schrag; Eggbeer, Linda – 1990
Addressed to parents, this publication discusses issues and offers recommendations on the preparation of providers of services to infants and their families. Section I discusses parents as consumers of infant/family services. Section II discusses parents as leaders in policy development, including policies affecting the training of infant/family…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Continuing Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
Hoagland, Carol; And Others – 1981
Designed for students in grades K-3, the program focuses on nurturing individual student growth through sequential class activities that stimulate a positive social climate within the classroom. Based on group process and child development research, the teacher's handbook focuses on skills in the areas of friendship, communication, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cooperation, Friendship, Group Activities
Gaumer, Nancy; And Others – 1990
This manual provides guidance on using the consultation method to help meet the needs of families of children with disabilities in integrated community-based day care settings. The introductory section provides an overview, a statement of philosophy, the history of the day care consultation program in Illinois, and instructions for using the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Consultation Programs, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Beam, Gail Chasey; And Others – 1993
Project TIE (Teams in Early Intervention) was conceptualized to meet the need for: (1) involvement of formerly "ancillary" service professionals in early intervention for children with disabilities, (2) high quality family-centered services, and (3) training in the team approach. The project provides training to four groups that might constitute…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Disabilities
Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 1999
This project manual from the Partnerships for Rural Resource Teams Project, a project designed to build upon the foundation of services for children and youth with deaf-blindness in Montana, opens with guiding principles of the project and a description of the types of available services. Grounded in a framework that draws upon the principles of…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This document addresses the educational needs of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD). The document charges the education system as a whole with the responsibility for meeting the educational needs of children with ADD, rather than charging one segment of the education system. Three major perspectives shaping future services are…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Educational Diagnosis
Hildreth, Bertina L. – 1992
This critical review examines 18 books available to the general public about learning disabilities (LD) and offers guidelines for use of these books by professionals. Books are grouped into three categories: those written from the perspective of parents and individuals with learning disabilities, those written from an LD professional's…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bibliotherapy, Books, Childrens Literature
Katz-Weintraub, Sharon; Hambridge, Lisa – 1982
This document describes an activity-based, independent-study, introductory survey course intended to help child caregivers in caring for mildly to moderately handicapped children in day care settings. Course materials consist of an audiotape cassette and a supplementary handbook; the handbook and a transcript of the audiotape are included in the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Disabilities
Cicirello, Nancy; And Others – 1989
This manual helps physical and occupational therapists instruct nontherapists in positioning and handling students with physical disabilities. A chapter on movement and motor disability covers types of abnormality in muscle tone. A chapter on handling explains appropriate handling techniques and why they are necessary to the student's well-being.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Human Posture, Inservice Teacher Education, Motor Reactions
California Association for the Gifted. – 1980
Intended for use by educators and parents, the workbook is intended to help in the development or expansion of programs for the gifted and talented as required by the California Education Code's AB 1040, effective from 1980 to 1985. After introductory material, the first section provides a detailed interpretive analysis of AB 1040 noting the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 2000
This "toolkit" is intended to provide educators, administrators, and family members with an overview of assessment accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities and to be used as a staff development tool. The toolkit is organized into five parts. An introductory section provides an overview of the toolkit. A 15-minute videotape…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Espe-Sherwindt, Marilyn; Norwood, Cindy; Jackson, Jenny – 2000
This curriculum was developed by the Ohio Higher Education Partnership Project (OHEPP) as a training tool to promote greater levels of participation in personnel preparation by parents of children with disabilities. OHEPP has the following three objectives: (1) develop and support parent-faculty "teams" throughout the state; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Finance
Drug Strategies, Washington, DC. – 1999
This revision of the 1996 publication is a tool for identifying promising drug prevention programs. This booklet is designed to help teachers, school principals, and concerned citizens determine how to spend scarce prevention dollars. Many parents assume that school prevention programs will protect their children from drugs; the information…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Drug Education, Educational Policy
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