Describes a course on teaching and learning resources which relied solely upon students borrowing instructional materials from outside organizations, and was designed to provide students with an exposure to a wide variety of instructional media and with skills in the selection and evaluation of instructional materials. (CMV)

The inservice teacher education course described is designed to aid the elementary school teacher to either help install a career education program or enrich such a program already established. Included in this descriptive report is an outline of the scope and sequencing of topics contained in the modules, activities, and resources involved in use…

A three-year model project in career education was undertaken to accomplish several goals, including the following: to provide a strong guidance and counseling program; to design programs to increase self-awareness, favorable attitudes, and career decision-making skills; and to provide career orientation and exploratory experiences for students.…

The described learning modules are designed for use of inservice teachers and graduate students at all grade levels who are interested in sociological aspects of education. The primary focus is on creating awareness and understanding of prevalent attitudes, goals, and aspirations in urban communities. The scope and sequencing of topics in the…

A community-based approach to global education is outlined. Three techniques for applying the approach are described: (1) using community organizations and individuals involved in international activities as instructional resources; (2) exploring local/global linkages to demonstrate student ties to the world; and (3) integrating global lessons…

This paper examines the strategies involved in planning, organizing, developing, administering, evaluating, and providing materials for replication for a teacher-to-teacher network program. The data for this paper was collected as part of IMPACT II, a program designed to identify, support, document, and disseminate successful classroom-based…

To provide a focus for citizens to identify needs and to mobilize resources to support a process for community development, the Toronto Board of Education initiated a number of policies and community-school programs during the 1970s. These policies and programs also provided an opportunity for the neighborhood school to actively participate in…

Instructional strategies, methods, and techniques of the National Institute of Education's Experience-Based Career Education Program (EBCE) can be successfully integrated into the existing high school program, as demonstrated by a project in the Bellevue, Washington, public schools. The two-and-one-half year project incorporated a career cluster…

The nine modules in the program described here are designed to enhance the professional competency of teachers interested in learning how to use instructional strategies to promote individualized instruction. The approximate time required for completion of this competency based program is 42 hours. A module instructor is needed as a resource…

The Yaqui Parent Education Demonstration Project was founded in 1975 with the aid of Maricopa County Head Start in Guadalupe, Arizona, to help foster the continuation of the Yaqui language, history, and culture. With a 1-year grant from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare/Office of Child Development, organizers hired a coordinator,…

Beginning with a brief project report, this curriculum guide is intended to enable teachers to work effectively with Adult Performance Level (APL) programs. The manual (1) clarifies the concept of APL, (2) describes the APL-ABE (Adult Basic Education) curriculum at Florida Junior College (FJC), (3) provides examples of effective lesson plans for…