This report was written to provide educators with information on their role in dealing with the problem of adolescent suicide. A review of current literature was conducted to give educators accurate teenage suicide information, and an annotated bibliography of relevant citations from that review is included. Thirty entries are organized in the…

By 1980, all teachers in New Mexico secondary schools must have completed a course in reading in the content areas. This document outlines a pre-student teaching program at the University of New Mexico, with a first semester module that incorporates reading concepts and diagnostic skills that enable students to serve as paraprofessionals or…

This handbook is designed to meet the practical needs of three specific groups of K-12 educators and students: (1) those who are examining for the first time the possibilities of either their own use or their school's use of Internet services and resources; (2) those who are just beginning to use the Internet to explore different resources, and…

This publication addresses the issue of mental health of teachers and staff as a key to education reform. Many teachers suffer from the crippling effects of isolation, cynicism, and discouragement. In order to be personally effective, teachers must demonstrate initiative, commitment, compassion, and dedication to children, positive characteristics…

The Grand Haven (Michigan) Senior High School Guidance Department was selected as one of five school systems in Michigan to help produce a guidance model for the state. The Grand Haven project was limited to the high school, grades 10-12. The mandate from the state was to study the program, improve it in some areas, and then to disseminate and…

This packet of materials is designed to help Scottish teachers improve discipline in the secondary school and classroom. Based on research conducted by the Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE), it serves as a starting point to review discipline policy and practice. The packet contains three booklets: (1) "Action on Discipline…

A research project investigated the effect which experience with simulation techniques had upon students' and teachers' affective perceptions of the teaching-learning process in which they were involved. Two hundred ninety-five eleventh grade students from Indiana public schools were divided into experimental and control groups for instruction in…

This handbook offers guidelines for the university supervisor, methods instructor, and cooperating teacher in providing a productive clinical experience for secondary school education majors at Lewis University (Illinois). General guidelines are presented on elements that pertain to all clinical experiences, such as classroom observation; planning…

This manual is intended as a sourcebook for classroom counselors and teachers who include guidance activities in their secondary school classrooms. Developed by a secondary guidance project designed to maintain enrollment of potential dropouts, this manual offers basic classroom guidance strategies and techniques to coordinate home, school, and…

This manual is designed for teachers and counselors to train high school students as peer counselors. Developed as part of a secondary guidance project designed to maintain enrollment of potential dropouts, this training manual focuses on basic peer counseling skills, such as active listening, effective message sending, self-awareness, helping…

This guide is designed to assist secondary school teachers in developing sequential drug education activities for infusion into the general curriculum, particularly in the communicative arts areas. The scope of the materials encompasses health habits, drug use and abuse, drug laws, and the pharmacology of drugs in specific sections by subject…

Because of the continuing disparity of standards for secondary teachers of speech and theater, the Southern Speech Communication Association (SSCA) is attempting to establish minimum professional standards throughout the states it serves. This document, prepared by a committee of the SSCA, sets forth the need for certification as a method for…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into secondary teacher education programs. The first section describes the results of the work done by the Secondary…

Factors contributing to the shortage of minority health care professionals can be alleviated through the development of a sound allied health careers counseling program. This manual is designed for use by the director and his staff for establishing and conducting a short term allied health counselor training workshop to enhance the skills and…

This reference guide for program trainees provides basic information about some allied health professions, as well as a guide to information for developing effective assisting skills in counseling minority and low socio-economic students. This guide is divided into the following major sections: (1) Preface; (2) Introduction; (3) Providing…