This training manual for educational counselors, administrators, and faculty involved with placement services (assistance to school graduates or leavers in obtaining employment or further education) and follow-up studies (examination of the performance of former students in the areas in which they received training) is part of a Florida Department…

The Onward to Excellence (OTE) process has the goal of improving student performance through training and technical assistance at the school level. A 10-step improvement process incorporates six key concepts derived from an extensive review and synthesis of research studies on effective schools. OTE training for local school personnel is intended…

The purpose of this guide is to help school districts and education service centers plan effective inservice education programs consistent with laws and rules enacted by the Texas state legislature and the Texas State Board of Education. Essential provisions and acceptable activities of inservice teacher education are listed. The basic elements of…

This guide contains materials developed for senior adults and service providers concerned with substance abuse by the elderly. A module, "Substance Use and Older Persons," is presented in a session-by-session outline of the three one-hour programs. The agenda for the first two sessions focuses on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, while the…

Nine papers aim to help staff members in England's colleges of further (or adult) education to improve their interpersonal skills. The first paper outlines basic social interaction skills. The second paper covers current methods of analyzing group interaction, including observation of role behavior and of interaction flow and frequency. The third…

The document contains the final report of the Special Programs for Individualized Needs (SPIN) program designed to develop a demonstration model for training day care personnel to identify developmentally delayed or emotionally disturbed children and to program for them within the regular day care setting. Major objectives were to develop…

This guide suggests an observation strategy to be used by principals or administrators to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the kindergarten program in their schools. The observation strategy is based on description and analyses of four dimensions of a learning environment: space, time, people and things. Section I contains a series of…

Discusses the history of agricultural education and points out important advancements through the years. Provides a discussion of current problems facing agricultural education with special focus in the area of legislation. Describes the necessity and steps for personal--as well as professional--association involvement affecting policymaking. (LRA)

Introduces an eight-step process for training social workers to become more effective multicultural practitioners. The first three steps--acknowledge cultural differences, know yourself, and know other cultures--are discussed and accompanied by experiential exercises to help practitioners recognize their own culture-bound beliefs, identify…

Shares ideas that teachers can implement to increase the effectiveness of adult reading aides assisting them in the classroom, including communication strategies, joint instructional planning, classroom management procedures, constructive feedback, and staff development. (RS)

Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 8, which focuses on health care…

This manual describes the results of a 3-year research project at George Washington University (District of Columbia) called the Assessment as Intervention Project, which explored approaches to parent-sensitive developmental follow-up for prematurely born infants who received neonatal intensive care and their families (N=25). After an…

Following a brief section concerning elements of the management process, the eight chapters in this guide for day care directors discuss personnel, staff orientation, staff inservice training, enrollment, classroom management, curriculum, health maintenance, and, briefly, center management. Each chapter includes numerous forms that can be used and…

The manual addresses the design and implementation of personnel practices for improving the preparation and performance of paraprofessionals who work with developmentally disabled persons in community-based settings. The first part of the manual describes components of a comprehensive system of career development (entry level positions, career…

Presented is a workshop guide for planetarium educators. Seven modules and four appendices focus on organizational patterns, learning theories, questioning strategies, activities for the planetarium, and incorporating all of the above into teaching. The four appendices include a list of the 1978 workshop participants, an annotated bibliography for…