The booklet describes the services of the Special Education Resource Center in Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Schools. Among service components reviewed are educational programming, information services, materials and equipment information, and training programs for personnel other than special educators. (CL)

This article describes a system of classroom management which is geared to the needs and abilities of individual pupils, primarily in mixed-ability classes. It involves the effective use of resource materials developed at a local center. (Author/SJL)

The report presents a summary and evaluation of the two and one-half year implementation period of a career education project in the Concord Union School District, New Hampshire. The goals, activities, and accomplishments of the period are briefly described. The evaluation report is organized by the four comprehensive project goals which precede…

Presented are some of the ways in which the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped can provide services to the teachers of the handicapped and developers of educational materials. (Author)

Describes a program in which a resource center in a college of education offers services to public schools in the areas of curriculum development and evaluation, advisory services for public school administrators, psychological services, and innovative field-based approaches to in-service education. (IRT)

The final report focuses on the Pennsylvania Area Learning Resource Center, which provides media and materials services to handicapped children. Section I covers the project background; project philosophy, goals, and objectives; and project organization. Covered in a second section are 15 activities, such as assisting states in local and state…

Each of the more than 50 programs conducted annually at Cortland Center in the Adirondacks aim toward developing the concept of man in harmony with nature. (JC)

Described are the functions of the Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center a federal program designed to provide funding for activities to meet the educational needs of children with exceptional educational needs. (SB)

The Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) promotes economics education centers at colleges which, in turn, affiliate with local school districts to jointly provide materials and teacher training for effective economics education. This article describes DEEP at the College of St. Thomas and the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese schools.…

Described is a program designed to provide appropriate teaching materials and strategies for learning disabled students in regular classrooms. The program is explained to include special education resource teachers, a learning materials center, and pre-planned self-instructional learning packages, with the goal of supporting and complementing the…

Serving as an educational resource center for Connecticut public schools and institutions of higher learning, Project Oceanology provides 256 programs in marine education via a "floating laboratory", a waterfront laboratory, and a classroom equipped for individual study. (JC)

The article describes the gifted programs of the Chicago public school system which involve museums and related organizations as learning laboratories for students. Among factors to consider in implementing a similar program is making sure students have a long-range commitment to the project before they become involved with the institution. (PHR)

The nine Illinois Area Service Centers for Educators of Gifted and Talented Youth provide assistance to school districts in identifying gifted students and evaluating programs for the schools. (CL)

Presented is the final report of the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped, a facility designed to provide a setting where educators of the handicapped and technologists can create, develop, and validate new instructional tools and techniques as part of the instructional technology activities of the Bureau of…

The report to Congress describes the activities of the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped (NCEMMH). Following an introductory section on the history of the center are sections which cover the following program components: the relationship of NCEMMH to Specialized Offices and Areal Learning Resource Centers;…