Teachers, attorneys and law educators met to evaluate 1971 workshops in law education and to plan improved learning experiences at future workshops. The use of mock trials, simulations, field trips, case methods, visiting speakers were discussed. Seven positive contributions of a summer institute workshop were recognized. (JB)

The article is in French, with no translation provided. (RT)

Discusses the foreign language outreach project as a model for similar programs. Designed to strengthen foreign language education at all levels, the program includes informal workshops on methodology, summer programs, visits to area high school foreign language classes, in-service workshops, a resource center, and visits from high school classes…

A participant in the Oklahoma Writing Project shares ideas about writing instruction. (RL)

Describes a drama workshop conducted with the Maryland Writing Project Summer Teacher Institute by two visiting teacher trainers from London. Provides examples of drama methodologies using a Shakespearean text--"Midsummer Night's Dream"--and invites joint enquiry into opportunities for writing. Designs workshop activities to make them…

Demonstrations are a mainstay of summer institutes, but the authors of this report noticed that responses to demonstrations lacked the energy and thoughtfulness that characterized other activities in the summer institute. So they created a protocol for responding elicited perceptive and thorough responses. The heuristic they developed, called…

The report describes accomplishments of a project to provide training and support services to regular educators serving handicapped infants and preschoolers. Project activities for each of 3 years are delineated for the following areas: field-based regional workshops/conferences; summer campus-based inservice training; collection of materials on…

This report consists of an evaluation of the effects of introducing the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Level One curriculum into the classes of ISCS Institute participants. Participants were compared with a control group on the basis of results obtained from the Classroom Activity Checklist, Student Inventory, Scientific Attitude…

Teachers met with specialists in pollution, population growth, and natural resources to assist them in selecting environmental topics appropriate to their discipline. Pretests and posttest evaluation of teachers indicated significant differences in responses to environmental issues and selection of curriculum topics. Also the symposium structure…

Describes one portion of a three-week summer program for teachers seeking to integrate arts in education. Provides examples of work from the program. (RL)

Describes a summer workshop for high school teachers concerned with teaching mathematics to the non-college bound student. (JG)

Reports on the results of a summer institute for middle school teachers on informal geometry which sought to meet the needs of teachers with regard to aspects of change. Concludes that it is important for teachers to be able to acknowledge their emotions about change to facilitate their own learning. Contains 13 references. (ASK)