The purpose of this learning packet is to help teacher educators introduce their students to the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. The packet was prepared with students' papers and projects in mind and is divided into three sections: (1) "ERIC Handbook for Professors of Education: Instructional Materials for Use with Students," which includes a complete lesson plan (goals and objectives, a lecture outline, equipment and materials needed, and suggestions for guiding students' writing; (2) instructional aids (transparency masters and a quiz to help instructors assess students' learning); and (3) masters for making multiple copies of a handbook for students ("ERIC Handbook for Teachers in Training"). Instructors are encouraged to copy the material, which teaches students how to do manual and computer searches for documents available in the ERIC database. (TES/CH)