Project-based teaching is nothing new; it originates from the work of authors like Dewey and Kilpatrick. Recent decades have seen renewed interest in this approach. In many countries, it is currently considered to be an innovative approach to science and technology (S&T) teaching. In this article, we present a systematic review of what recent…

Describes the development of and services offered by Council for Environmental Education (CEE) Information Center. Services include preparing annotated resource sheets on environmental topics and issues, providing reference and research facilities, and offering advice to publishers and others producing educational materials. (JN)

Materials for Jefferson County (Kentucky) schools are stored in a records center and archive. The major activities of the center are processing records, responding to research requests, microfilming, and destroying records. The facility provides space and cost savings, a means of efficient retrieval, and permanent storage of historical records.…

This catalogue from the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools provides Internet sites relevant to mental health in schools. The sites are divided into four sections. The first section, "General," contains links to the Center's Web site (http://www.lifesci.ucla.edu/psych/mh/): government (federal, state, local) sites; associations and…

This report discusses the activities of the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) from December 1984 through November 1985 under the sponsorship of the National Institute of Education (NIE). Numbers and types of services are identified, as are numbers and types of clients receiving services from McREL. The report is presented in…

The functions of the center include preparing annotated bibliographies, research listings, and information bulletins. The address of the center and a bibliography for instruction with hand-held calculators, K-12, are given. (MP)

Outlines the expansion since 1966 in the size, accessibility, and utilization of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a national, computerized educational database. Describes four typical cases in which ERIC searches proved useful to clients of the San Mateo (California) Educational Resources Center, an agency offering ERIC search…

A communication program brought a smooth beginning to the desegregation process in the merger of Wilmington (Delaware) schools with those in the ten surrounding suburban districts. (Author/MLF)

Anyone interested in children's literature should know about the services of the Office of Education's Educational Materials Center and its unique collection of text and trade books, past and present. (Editor)

Contains a bibliography of free or inexpensive informational publications on American Indian culture, history, and problems. The list will also acquaint teachers with some of the educational centers across the nation that have significant materials on Native Americans. (AM)

Federal money supports many agencies intended to provide information to educators, but because the services are not coordinated, few people use them. A brief summary is provided of some of the educational information resources, along with the titles of some handbooks. (Author/MLF)

This guide describes ERIC as an information system sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education that gathers, selects, abstracts, and indexes documents and articles on a wide range of education topics. The guide provides information on the following: (1) how to get started using ERIC; (2) how to use a computer to access the ERIC database; (3) how…

The article reviews the development, functions, and impact of the National Special Education Alliance (NSEA), a network of centers disseminating information on adaptive computer technology. NSEA member centers are listed by state with name, address, and access information. (DB)

Describes some problems of classroom dissection including the cruelty that animals destined for the laboratory suffer. Discusses the multilevel approach that the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) has developed to address the problems of animal dissection such as offering a dissection hotline, exhibiting at science teacher conferences, and…

Now managed by the Educational Testing Service, the National Assessment of Educational Progress intends to generate current and reliable information on education; to communicate information in many different forms by various media; and to help educators, parents, legislators, and concerned citizens understand how to use that information. (PB)