A key consideration in course planning and teaching is motivation, which is sometimes considered the single most important factor in the practical realisation of language teaching in the classroom. The motivation students have for attending recreational courses can be somewhat different from that of students in school and university programs.…

Primary school teachers generally have to teach several subjects. Their training, however, is often fairly short and it is tempting to force-feed them with everything they need to know to teach these subjects. It is more realistic to accept that a short course cannot do everything. Instead, it would be better to equip these students with skills…

The definition of "English language classroom" is changing. When students have the opportunity to learn content and language at the same time, disciplinary boundaries overlap. Teachers are rethinking how they design courses, plan lessons, assess students, and collaborate with colleagues to support student learning and facilitate their…

Gives a list of 253 minicourse ideas for high school students. (Author/DN)

The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) The Need for full Time faculty (again) by Jane Patton; (2) Reading May Be the Key to Unlocking Basic Skills Success by Janet Fulks; (3) Diversity Institute on the Right Track by Beth Smith; (4)…

By participating in the 2-week mini-course, high school students will learn that (1) there is a difference between political terror and other criminal activity; (2) governments as well as nongovernmental groups engage in political terrorism; (3) political terrorism has been present throughout history; (4) political terrorism is a world wide…

How work other than the actual contact hours for teaching may be assessed in order to better evaluate the total load involved in short course work. (Author)

This paper, originally presented with a film introduction to the minicourse model, overviews the development of a series of microteaching courses designed to train teachers the specific teaching skills necessary to function effectively in the teaching-learning situation. Advantages of the instructional sequence are noted: focus on specific…

This brochure explains the teacher exchange program carried out by the U.S. Office of Education in cooperation with the Department of State. It provided details of the opportunities available for qualified American teachers to teach abroad for the 1974-75 academic year, primarily in the elementary and secondary schools of other countries. It also…

Courses offered include one designed to prepare for retirement, and residential courses at the folk high schools''. (SP)

Two-dozen students from the University of Virginia in January 2006 took part in a program that brings college students from around the US to help rebuild New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The program was part of an interdisciplinary two-week course that examined the impact of the hurricane through such diverse topics as…

"The Principal," a publication of the School Administration Association of New York State, contains this article clarifying goals for the organizational change involved in instituting mini courses and providing suggestions for successful mini course implementation. (JH)

Covers stage and costume design as well as theatre theory and history. (CH)

A short course designed to assist trainers in solving some of the problems they face transmitting knowledge to students is described. (EC)

This article presents information on a mini-course high school instructional program in physical education that incorporates a multi-media individualized approach. (RC)