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Lumpkin, Donavon, Ed.; And Others – 1988
Articles in this eighth yearbook of the American Reading Forum address the dilemmas of teaching reading. Articles, listed with their authors, are as follows: (1) "Deepening a Dilemma: Stylus vs. Computer Writing at an Early Primary Level" (J. Heep); (2) "Concept Maps and Vee Diagrams: Strategies To Deal with the Dilemma of the Restricted…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension
Duff, Ogle B., Ed.; McClain, Herman J., Ed. – 1981
This collection of conference presentations focuses on the relationships among educational environment, academic achievement, and discipline problems, particularly in desegregated schools. The first paper, by Barbara Sizemore, addresses the role of the school community in creating positive learning experiences. In the second paper, author William…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Black Students, Community Involvement
Shabat, Oscar E.; And Others – 1980
The proceedings of the First Mastery Learning Conference begins with Rocco Caponigri's introduction and Oscar E. Shabat's discussion of the importance of mastery learning to community colleges as they attempt to educate large numbers of underprepared students. Next, Benjamin S. Bloom examines the shifting emphasis in education research from…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Community Colleges, Educational Research, Formative Evaluation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of English Education. – 1979
This booklet contains selected proceedings of the 1979 conference entitled "Competency Testing and Beyond: Improving Student Writing" held in Albany, New York. Topics covered in the 17 selections are: the "real" world and the teaching of English, what has been learned about competency testing in writing, the composing process, diagnosing student…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Minimum Competency Testing, Parent Role
National Community Coll. Chair Academy, Mesa, AZ. – 1996
This proceedings provides a total of 77 papers discussing the roles and responsibilities of chairs, deans, and other organizational leaders at community colleges and describing strategies for improving college leadership. Following background material on the National Community College Chair Academy, the following three keynote speeches are…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, College Administration
Ginn, Linda – 1990
This paper describes a summer institute on poverty offered for graduate degree credit through Western Carolina University. The institute targeted western North Carolina educators by inviting 18 regional school districts to sponsor one participant each. Speaker and seminar topics centered on the nature of poverty, its pervasiveness, its…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1986
A summary of the Select Seminar II for the development of innovative practically implemented teacher evaluation practices is provided in this report. Two central concerns are linking teacher evaluation to professional growth, and establishing collegial relationships. Discussion topics include: the relationship between teacher evaluation and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1977
This report summarizes the proceedings of a European seminar on early childhood education held by the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP). The 40 participants, representing ten European countries, emphasized the social and educational aspects of preschool education. The report includes three papers presented at…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
Capital Area School Development Association, Albany, NY. – 1997
This report presents information from the February 1997 Select Seminar on Excellence in Education. The Select Seminars have been held since 1985 as a form of professional development, offering a forum for educators to consider major issues and make written recommendations to improve the quality of education. Participants in the 1997 Seminar were…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Ricard, G. L., Ed.; And Others – 1982
These 19 papers review current research and development work related to the operation of the instructor's station of training systems, with emphasis on developing functional station specifications applicable to a variety of simulation-based training situations. Topics include (1) instructional features; (2) instructor/operator station research and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Facility Guidelines, Human Factors Engineering
Australian Commonwealth Schools Commission, Canberra. – 1981
The document contains proceedings from a seminar on the education of gifted and talented children in Australia. The keynote address, "Expectations for Educating the Gifted and Talented" delivered by R. Strom, is divided into five main sections: school expectations (goal setting and motivation, scope of learning, mental health and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. – 1979
These proceedings consist of: a brief opening address by Ms. Val Emerson, Director of the Virginia Division for Children and Youth; a keynote address, "Perspectives on the Family," by Dr. Earl S. Schaefer of the University of North Carolina; and a dialogue on "Programs and Practices for Professionals Working With Parents" by Dr. Ann O'Keefe,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Early Childhood Education, Family Problems
American Montessori International of the United States, Inc., Rochester, NY. – 2001
This conference proceedings compile presentations from a 2000 meeting of the American Montessori International of the United States, focusing on the Montessori view toward freedom and responsibility and addressing other issues of importance in Montessori education. The papers presented at the conference are: (1) "Strategies for You and Your…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
American Occupational Therapy Association, Rockville, MD. – 2001
Building on the efforts of the ASPIIRE IDEA Partnership Paraprofessional Work Group convened under the leadership of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) in the spring of 1999, this report summarizes issues and themes identified at a June 2001, 1-day cross-partnership forum on paraprofessional issues relating to the implementation…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Birzea, Cesar – 1995
This publication reports on the final symposium of the "Strategies for Interculturally-oriented Civics Teaching at Primary and Secondary Level" pilot project. The report presents an overview of the various aspects of the project and outlines the results of the experimental phase in which 40 teachers representing 16 European countries…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Design, Democracy
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