Information on water and water resources in Ohio is presented in seven sections. Water from Ohio streams, water storage, lakes in Ohio, and ground water are discussed in the first section ("Water, A Part of the Earth"). A brief discussion on the ecosystem is provided in the second section ("Water and Life"). Topics discussed in…

Presented are guidelines established by the Texas Education Agency to aid Texas school administrators, teachers, and architects in upgrading existing science education facilities and in planning new facilities in public school classrooms, kindergarten through grade 12. Equipment and facility needs are organized around activities listed for…

Designed for teachers of handicapped students, this resource guide provides five sections of information. The first two sections contain definitions and characteristics of different handicapping conditions: blindness, deafness, educable mentally retarded, emotionally handicapped, gifted, hearing impaired, learning disabled, multiply handicapped,…

This document consists of a handbook for consumers and a teacher's guide to the handbook. The first part of the handbook gives advice on how to be a smart consumer and includes information on how to get the most for the money, handle a complaint, write a complaint letter, use the handbook, select child care, protect personal property, choose a…

The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) has prepared this resource guide to assist preschool and child care providers in locating resources and materials for effective parent education and parent involvement in early childhood education. The first section of this guide discusses ideas for involving parents in early childhood education and…

In an effort to provide teachers in Ohio with assistance in environmental education, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has produced this teachers kit. It is designed to describe what the Ohio EPA is doing to protect Ohio's air, land, and water. The background information provides an historical account of some of the events that have…

This guide to services in South Carolina for people with severe disabilities is divided into seven sections. Section 1 covers the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DSN) and includes information on how to access services, services offered by DSN boards, addresses of DSN board members, services and offices of the autism…

This self-instructional module, the fifteenth in a series of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, deals with support services. Addressed in the module are the importance of various support services for work experience programs; financial, placement, work adjustment, evaluation, and transition support services that are…

This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…