Effective teaching in schools requires flexibility, energy and commitment. Successful teaching also requires that teachers are able to address learner's needs and understand the variations in learner's styles and approaches. Teachers can accomplish these requirements while creating an optimal teaching-learning environment by utilizing a variety of…

The emphasis in this bandbook is on simple, inexpensive methods of producing effective visual aids. Various methods of lettering are shown, and the planning of a layout for visual materials is discussed. Ways to make and use chalk boards, flannel boards, and bulletin boards are demonstrated, as well as the techniques of silk screen, hand…

The teaching activity presented in this pamphlet intends to show elementary teachers how to produce better signs, posters, and displays, and how to improve graphic communication throughout the school. Beginning with a discussion of the intended purpose of a display and ways to make graphic messages succeed, the pamphlet lists necessary equipment…

The media gondola has bulletin board space, a rear screen projection system, and a surface for displaying other audiovisual materials. It serves to encourage students, visitors, and staff to utilize the materials available in the resource center. (STS)

Two classes of college students -- one an "Introduction to Teaching" class and the other an "Audiovisual Materials and Methods" class -- were taught using as aids the chalkboard, instructional films, the bulletin board, tape recordings, and overhead transparencies; students rated their attitudes towards each of the five aids. (JM)

A successful classroom bulletin board display should not only be decorative, but also must have clear-cut purposes and functions: informational (i.e., post current school news), instructional (i.e., expand on classroom units), and motivational (i.e., tap subliminal awareness). Some suggested techniques include (1) using space other than the…

A series of eight reports explore the use of bulletin boards in libraries to improve communication and create an atmosphere. Suggestions for organizing displays, adapting graphic designs, lettering, and other techniques are explained. A directory of selected sources for materials and display tips is provided. (CLB)

From a special 8-part series, describing the individual summer experiences of 79 typical elementary teachers.