Discusses the "fit" between teachers' abilities and the needs of the workplace, focusing on writing teachers. Discusses the use of various types of computer-assisted instruction to reduce stress by adjusting teacher fit to the demands of the academic environment. (SR)

Discusses elements of an in-house writing seminar: criteria for selecting a consultant (teaching experience, business experience, fees, etc.), management support, the seminar format, and seminar evaluation using a questionnaire. (CT)

Describes administration and management jobs in music including those of public school and university administrators, performing arts administrators, community arts managers, and community development specialists. Educational and personal qualifications and the advantages and disadvantages of each job are discussed. (AM)

Discusses various components of an extension course to train persons in rural areas of Australia for a child-care certificate. (DB)

Examines the qualities that make a successful choral director. Argues that these include personal qualities, musical knowledge and skills, and effective teaching techniques. Suggests that enthusiasm, energy, musical knowledge, and ability to convey information clearly and quickly will improve teacher effectiveness. (LS)

The Department of Education has undertaken an ambitious effort to develop statewide occupational skill standards. The standards in this document are for Collision Repair Technology programs, and are designed to clearly state what the Collision Repair Technology student should know and be able to do upon completion of an advanced high school…

Describes four different types of music education careers: elementary or secondary teacher, college/university teacher, studio/private teacher, and museum music instructor. The educational background, job availability, and advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed. (AM)

Presents an activity in which secondary students consider what characteristics make a good U.S. Supreme Court justice. Requires students to distinguish between formal and informal qualifications for office. Utilizes student research skills to gain information about Supreme Court justices. Includes two handouts. (LS)

Argues that increasing numbers of students with limited English proficiency in the United States create a need for educators prepared to teach linguistically and culturally diverse students. Summarizes factors that affect the design of bilingual education programs and describes the program components necessary to provide education services to…

The letter of application should make use of message strategies that show the writer's awareness of the explicit needs of specific readers. However, very few students are able to write them, partially as a result of the audience analysis procedures that are suggested for student use. Students need a reader analysis procedure to help them learn…

This counselor's guide is part of the HAVE (Homemaking and Volunteer Experience) Skills materials designed to help women identify the job-relevant skills they have learned as homemakers and volunteers and to match those skills with paid jobs. The main purpose of this is to help counselors work with women who are entering paid work after spending…

Examples are given of how a careless or overly personal sex education instructor can endanger an entire school program. (LH)

This volume provides a tool kit for principals and administrators seeking to improve the quality of classroom teaching in an era of increasing accountability, as well as an overview of the historical and cultural factors that shape teaching as a profession. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 mandates that all teachers be "highly…

Presents an effective, but simple, format for students to use when preparing a resume that will result in a job interview. Discusses in particular the header, job objective, education, experience, activities, personal data, references, and appearance. (SRT)

Argues that preparing students for literacy demands outside school means increasing both the amount of time students spend reading and writing and the range of real world reading and writing materials that they use to solve problems and complete tasks. (HOD)