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Lisberg, Anneke; Woods, Brett – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2018
Nearly one half of students planning to earn a STEM degree either change majors or leave college without a degree. The completion percentage is much lower for underrepresented minorities, of whom less than one third complete their STEM degree within six years. At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the STEM Boot Camp program was designed to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Learning Strategies, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
BREESE, WILLIAM E. – 1965
A 16-WEEK TWO-SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING SPECIALIZED COURSES IN A 2-YEAR CURRICULUM IN BUSINESS ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE INSTITUTE'S ENROLLMENT, ENVIRONMENT (AREA AND SCHOOL), TEACHING STAFF, TEXT MATERIAL, AND COURSE OUTLINES. EVALUATIONS BY BOTH THE…
Descriptors: Business Education, Data Processing, Institutes (Training Programs), Office Occupations
SAMSON, HARLAND E. – 1966
AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO PREPARE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY FOR 1 YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE APPLICATION OF LEARNINGS ACQUIRED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND ITS GENERAL EVALUATION WAS HIGHLY FAVORABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Administration, Innovation
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Inst. for Environmental Studies. – 1996
Staff and graduate students from the University of Wisconsin (UW) conducted a 2-week workshop in environmental studies for adolescent Native American students and a concurrent teacher's education program entitled "Wetland Perspectives: Ways of Looking at the Landscape." 1996 is the fifth year for the PreCollege program and the second…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1978
This report provides training activities for teachers, counselors, and other elementary-secondary staff members who are involved in the delivery of career education to students. Training activities are based on the practical training experience of sixteen school districts and two universities which comprise the Wisconsin Career Education…
Descriptors: Activities, Career Education, Community Resources, Consultants