The purpose of this study was to develop a model for professional development based upon the views of in-service (practicing) music educators regarding their own professional development experiences and preferences. Toward this end, a survey was developed that gathered data from in-service music educators who were all members of the North Jersey…

The staff of the Individualized Language Arts Diagnosis, Prescription, and Evaluation Project, a funded ESEA Title III program, has developed methods based on a diagnostic-teaching framework designed to analyze students' writing skills for grades 1-12. The program structure also provides teachers with methodology for developing and reinforcing…

Article describes the open space high school under construction in South Plainfield, New Jersey, and tells how the facility might be organized and staffed to meet the individual needs of learners. (Author)

Project ACTIVE (All Children Totally Involved Exercising) is an individualized physical education program which started in Oakhurst, New Jersey, and has spread nationally. An exercise program is tailored to each participant's personal needs, determined by medical examination and fitness tests. Nutrition instruction may be combined with the…

THE GUIDE FOR TEACHING THE EDUCABLE RETARDED STUDENT DEVELOPS SOCIAL STUDIES IN TERMS OF LIFE ADJUSTMENT OBJECTIVES. THE GUIDE CONSISTS OF NINE LEVELS PREPARED IN DEVELOPMENTAL SEQUENCE. THE TERM LEVEL IS CONSIDERED MORE NEARLY SYNONYMOUS WITH MATURITY LEVEL THAN WITH GRADE LEVEL, AND EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO GROUP STUDY AREAS IN ACCORDANCE…

The handbook presents guidelines for the learning disabilities teacher-consultant (LDT-C) in evaluative and integrative consultation, educational plan development, instructional leadership, and educational assessment including an historical perspective of the development of this group of professionals in New Jersey and a description of their…