The Innovation Configuration for the Quality Indicators with Critical Components for Providing AEM and Accessible Technologies in Higher Education (IC for the AEM Quality Indicators) is designed to assist campus or university system teams with establishing an implementation plan and monitoring progress over time. As described by the CEEDAR Center,…

This resource is a compilation of three documents that support the teaching of spelling in today's schools: a discussion of "Why Spelling Instruction Matters", a checklist for evaluating a spelling program, and tables of Common Core State Standards that are linked to spelling instruction. "Why Spelling Instruction Matters"…

Reports on a study of 129 secondary students' cognitive style as related to instructional effectiveness. Finds that graphic and pictorial information improves fact retention. Recommends that teachers and teacher trainers should be aware of students' learning styles and attempt to meet their needs. (CFR)

A school lunch promotional kit was developed to enable lunch managers to integrate lunchroom activities with the classroom, home, and community. Data from 1743 students indicated that schools using the kit significantly increased school lunch participation and that students were more willing to taste nutritious food. (JN)

Designed to determine how well the student materials and teachers' guides of commercial spelling programs inform teachers of and reflect important spelling research, present management systems adaptable to individual student needs, provide strategies eliminating unnecessary or nonspelling instruction, and maximize the provisions for individual…

This selected bibliography on the evaluation of library use instruction lists some of the more recent basic resources in education and psychology as well as in the library field. (Author/CLB)

New law-related education materials, secondary texts about the Supreme Court and political cartoons, resource books about program evaluation, and a guide to free filmstrips are described in this annotated bibliography. (AM)

This article provides six criteria to help teachers decide which multiculturally-focused instructional materials might most appropriately meet their needs. The criteria hinge on two assumptions: (1) the criteria stem from a definitional assumption; and (2) students bring different learning styles to school that reflect the diverse makeup of…

Describes the Anthropology Learning Centers Enrichment Program developed by volunteer parents for children achieving at or above grade level in grades three through six in a Michigan elementary school in the period February-May, 1975. (Author/JM)

The number of packages--kits, games, computer discs, audiotapes, and videotapes--offering phonics instruction is growing almost daily. These commercial packages are marketed to parents to use with their children or to teachers and school districts as supplements to classroom programs of reading instruction. This booklet outlines questions which…

This publication is designed as a tool to assist science curriculum committees and individuals plan a science program. The guide offers methods for a local committee to use when developing the curriculum for their program. The guide embraces Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Science and the National Science Education Standards. A program…

Students can succeed in remedial programs if such programs are well-planned and systematic, say these writers, who offer some guidelines. (Author/JM)

This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of the following 12 microcomputer programs: (1) Language Teacher Series: TRS-80; (2) Language Teacher Series: Atari; (3) Apfeldeutsch; (4) Author I; (5) Dasher; (6) The Definite Article; (7) Flashcard; (8) German Packages I, II, and III; (9) German Vocabulary Builder; (10) The Linguist; (11)…

This manual contains 10 chapters which provide basic concepts and information needed by family planning/sexuality educators in the areas of sexuality education, program evaluation, family planning, management, fund raising, public speaking, community organizing, public affairs, writing, and editing. "Sexuality Education" (Susan Newcomer) provides…

PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) was applied to a federal project developing curriculum materials for the mentally retarded. A 34-step process lattice and PERT chart were useful for long-range planning, supervising the activity, providing accountability, and training new staff members. (Author/DB)