THE ILLINOIS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN WAS COMPOSED OF FIVE PARTS. THE FIRST, REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES AND MATERIALS, OFFERED ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A PLAN FOR IMPROVING ITS SERVICES TO GIFTED CHILDREN. PROPOSED PLANS SHOULD INVOLVE A DESCRIPTION OF WHO WAS TO BE SERVED, THE QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES…

The Wabash Valley Education Center serves a 13-county area in north-central and northwest Indiana. The Center has two goals: 1) to assist local school systems in devising and developing curricular innovations and aiding in the development of teaching procedures and teaching materials and 2) to serve as a demonstration center. Two main services are…

AT THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDY PROJECTS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, 1960-61, PERSONS IN CHARGE OF EACH OF THE PROJECTS SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR OWN AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THREE PRIME RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DEAL WITH THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION. FIRST, INSERVICE TRAINING WAS STRESSED. USE OF SPECIALIZED…

A PATTERN FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IS DESCRIBED. THE PATTERN INCLUDES THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PLAN OF WHICH IT IS A PART, THE APPROACH EMPLOYED, AND THE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR A 1965 SUMMER INSTITUTE. IN 1963-65 ILLINOIS APPROPRIATED $6,750,000 TO IMPLEMENT ITS PLAN FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFTED…

The major problem investigated in this study focused on the views of principle administrators of the state departments of education (SDE) toward the service roles of campus laboratory schools. A secondary problem investigated concerned the comparison of the perceptions of SDE administrators when categorized according to their regional accrediting…

This document reports a 2-year project designed to (1) establish four model English as a Second Language (ESL) demonstration centers (kindergarten through grade 12); (2) demonstrate ways to equip Mexican-American pupils with the four English language skills: listening, comprehending, speaking, reading and writing; (3) acquaint teachers and staff…

The Milwaukee Project is an attempt to provide science teachers at all grade levels with the background and support they need to involve handicapped students in a regular science class. Goals of the project include the improvement of preservice and inservice teacher training to prepare teachers to include the handicapped child in the mainstream…

To disseminate inquiry training methods and materials, the project produced instructional films on the methods, prepared a teacher's manual, and conducted an institute to train teachers and administrators in the procedures. Twenty educators from 11 school districts were enrolled in the summer institute as team members and were trained for 4 weeks…

Ten objectives determined to meet the needs of emotionally disturbed children and incorporated into Project Adjustment are described and evaluated. Case studies, reports, graphs, and records illustrate the success or failure of the following objectives: provision of special education for more students; individual diagnosis and placement; inservice…

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FUNDED UNDER THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. AMONG THE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN REMEDIAL PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS, TEACHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (INSERVICE EDUCATION, TEACHER AIDES, AND CURRICULUM GUIDES), CULTURAL ENRICHMENT…

This study attempted to show that preparation for and use of an audiovideo dial-select information retrieval system in a new middle school could help to change the teacher's role from that of dispenser of information to guide in an independent learning situation. Because of unavoidable delays in the installation of the dial-select equipment, the…

THIS REPORT BRIEFLY DESCRIBES AND EVALUATES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS--(1) AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS, (2) A SPECIAL CONCERT PROGRAM, (3) A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM GUIDES, (4) A PROGRAM FOR STUDENT THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, (5) A DEMONSTRATION CENTER FOR TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, (6) A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, (7) A…

A study of demonstration as a technique in disseminating new materials and methods for educating gifted youth, the project was begun in April of 1963 and terminated December 31, 1966. Demonstration centers were established in nine Illinois school districts: seven in mathematics, five in social studies, three in English, and two in science. The…

A center for teachers of the mentally retarded provided five demonstration classes and a curriculum resource library. Inservice and teacher education activities and videotapes were developed, as were curriculum guidelines and materials. Projected activities called for establishing an audiotape resource library and expanding the programs for…