Many educators have heard about the need to implement "trauma-sensitive" practices in order to help students heal and succeed. But what does this look like on a day-to-day basis? What does it require of teachers and of those who lead them? In "Trauma-Sensitive School Leadership," Bill Ziegler, Dave Ramage, Andrea Parson, and…

Kentucky Administrative Regulation 705 KAR 4:231, general program standards for secondary career and technical education (CTE) programs, states that all CTE facilities shall be of adequate size to accommodate the work of their respective program(s). The material within this resource guide is designed to aid school administrators, teachers, boards…

Discusses research on the impact of the physical environment of the classroom on student behavior and attitudes, and offers guidelines for designing informal classrooms. Encourages school personnel concerned with creating positive learning environments to pay more attention to the physical environment. (Author/NRB)

Suggestions and recommendations presented in this guide are intended to provide teachers, administrators, and architects who plan and equip home economics departments with the objectives and an overview of home economics education programs so that functional facilities will be designed. The first section, consumer and homemaking education, lists…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to improve or set up the Design Lab for the benefit of those who use it. The teacher resource book for the Design Lab Design unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the…

With the advent of the informal or open classroom, a new area of concern has become important--classroom arrangement. In the past, classrooms were oriented toward the front, toward the teacher's desk and the blackboard. Education depended mainly on the pupil's interaction with the teacher and with printed materials. Nowadays, in informal…

The paper presents a model for the integrating classroom in accordance with Chapter 71A (which deals with bilingual education) and Chapter 766 (which mandates the provision of educational programs tailored to each student's special needs) of Massachusetts Legislation. Listed among goals for the model classroom are the following: to provide an…

Described are methods of organizing the learning environment to enhance the education of seriously emotionally disturbed elementary level children. It is explained that the environment should combine interest with opportunities for self regulation, and should encourage individualized programming and flexibility. Requirements (such as equipment…

This collection of worksheets includes typical space profiles for North Carolina's preK-12 schools, offering: number of students, core capacity, special education, media center, food service, physical education, academic and arts education classrooms, resource rooms, other teaching stations, administration, auditorium/theater, service/marketing…

Defining a learning center as a classroom area containing several learning stations where students may work independently with materials which teach, reinforce, or enrich their skills, this guide presents essential considerations for designing such a center. Among the items discussed are scheduling, time management techniques, and record keeping…

The integration of physically (sensory and orthopedic) handicapped students into science classes creates a complex problem for science educators. Suggestions are offered for teacher preparation and for the development of specialized materials and modifications for instructional strategies. (JMF)

This booklet is one in a series designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice by suggesting specific classroom activities based on current educational theory and research. Designed for elementary school teachers, it is divided into two sections. The first section discusses such topics as providing a healthy classroom environment for free…

Presented are guidelines for the use of learning centers to implement individualized instruction with elementary grade educable mentally retarded students. After an introduction, sections focus on the following topics: goals, objectives, the meaning of learning centers, operation of learning centers, classroom design, and starting the day. The…

Three exercises have been developed to help participants experience and analyze the effects of seating arrangements on interpersonal communication. The exercises have been used in classes for college students and for federal and municipal employees. This paper discusses the objectives of the exercises and provides detailed instructions for…

This manual suggests ways to informalize and individualize the classroom through a transitional approach. It is organized by subject matter and in the order in which the classrooms may be changed from traditional to individualized. Trust is the basic premise on which the informalized classroom operates, and an effort is made to show how to develop…