Ways to increase flexibility in vocational facilities and ways to use new products are discussed to help maximize the use of school shop equipment. (EC)

A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system conserves energy by generating heat from laboratories and shop equipment. (EC)

Better utilization of facilities through consideration of the factors presented in the article can help meet the spatial needs for relevant and responsible vocational education programs. (Author/EC)

Steps in planning, choosing, and ordering all kinds of audiovisual equipment for vocational education instruction are presented by the director of public relations for the National Audio-Visual Association. Includes the top 10 audiovisual media needs indicated by a survey of American Vocational Association members. (MF)

Describes the Mobile Equipment Modules (MEM) system in Duluth, Minnesota. MEM is a way to hold down costs and increase learning opportunities by consolidating purchases of expensive shop equipment within the school district, grouping the equipment in modules, and scheduling and moving it from school to school as needed. (MF)

Described is an innovative plan by which two community colleges and the electronic engineering department of a nearby university joined, under terms of a reciprocal agreement, to transfer a new electronics technology from an industry setting (the research laboratory) to the two colleges which performed needed work for the laboratory. (Author/AJ)

Guidelines and modifications which have proved helpful when working with handicapped students in industrial arts programs are presented based on the experience of the Human Resources Center (New York), a private nonprofit organization which has offered vocational training to numerous severely handicapped students for fifteen years. (BM)

This article discusses how the industrial arts teacher can help foster growth and independence by anticipating and being sensitive to the needs of visually handicapped students in the following areas: equipment operation, orientation, and mobility in the shop; material aids; and devices for adaptation. (BM)

Audiovisual aids as effective classroom supplements to instruction may be purchased, rented, or made in the school graphics and other departments. The author discusses various kinds of equipment, such as films, projectors, records, tapes, and recorders, in-house production and use, and lists free or inexpensive film rental sources. (MF)

The author explains why industrial teachers should incorporate additional media in the instructional process on a regular basis and discusses ways for the teacher to use audiovisual aids in shop lesson plans to strengthen and enhance teaching techniques. (MF)