Teachers should develop a communication system in order to gather performance information on handicapped students entering a regular classroom. (JD)

Maintains that social studies facts are worth teaching and suggests how to teach them to pupils in elementary school social studies classes. Topics discussed include definition of facts, ways in which facts encourage communication, and the importance of facts in reasoning. Several sample fact lessons are presented. (DB)

Guidelines are presented for conducting a workshop on the process of describing and documenting the implementation of bilingual programs. The workshop is part of the Bilingual Evaluation Technical Assistance project. After examining how to organize the workshop, the following aids are presented: a preworkshop preparation checklist; a sample room…

The flow of messages in the information age is no longer predominately down a chain of command but increasingly lateral. The modern communications process is also task specific, faster paced, more graphic and less verbal, and more technologically directed. These changes have rendered our definitions of communication skills and our school…

Designed to provide schools with the tools to start utilizing computers for student activity programs without additional expenditures, this handbook provides beginning computer users with suggestions and ideas for using computers in such activities as drama clubs, yearbooks, newspapers, activity calendars, accounting programs, room utilization,…

Discusses how electronic encyclopedias on compact disk provide children with a way to meet their data management needs and to develop their literacy capabilities. Discusses how information is stored and retrieved. Discusses how children actually use the electronic encyclopedia and the future of electronic information retrieval. (MG)

Explains the use of FLIP it! worksheets that are frameworks for learning activities in school libraries and classrooms that promote innovative thinking. The format includes focus topics; links or likely sources of information; input, or information needed; and payoff, or product format and presentation. (LRW)

The handbook defines skills which are critical to elementary school students in acquiring and processing information related to social studies. It also suggests teaching strategies for use by elementary school teachers as they develop social studies and/or citizenship education programs. In addition, the document should be helpful to preservice…

Classroom ideas and resource information for teachers in the areas of visual, hearing, and mobility impairments; developmental handicaps; and mental illness are presented. For each disability three topics of discussion are introduced to help the student understand individuals who have the disability. The first discussion area deals with the…

As an introduction to two models for teaching teachers to assess bilingual and limited-English-speaking students' language proficiency, legislative and educational perspectives on the need for development of language assessment procedures for this group are outlined and strategies for implementing such procedures are discussed, including community…

Because a wise decision maker is better able to bring about the results that she wants and to avoid those that she does not want, the unit on decision making skills is designed to help American Indian girls develop skills that enable them to identify decisions, to set goals, to find and use information, to look at alternatives or choices, and to…

Provides a class activity that includes strategies for teachers and library media specialists to help students learn how to evaluate information. Includes the need to focus on specific information that is needed; developing research questions; the information gathering process; questioning; mind maps to help see relationships; and checking for…

These guidelines are designed to show how teachers in both initial and continuing education should be trained to be information conscious and to integrate the use of school libraries and information skills in the curriculum. Topics discussed include information handling, school libraries, and teachers; teachers and their contexts; teacher…

Areas of concern for health educators who work with older Americans are addressed, including: (1) the nature of the aging population; (2) their health status and needs; and (3) impact of federal policies on their care. Health educators should dispel stereotypes, focus on wellness, and advocate consumerism. (PP)

Advocates that in a time of increasing amounts of information, universities must teach their students appropriate ways to find, read, and understand the information they need. (MKM)