This teacher education program is intended for implementation at the elementary level and should have an immediate impact on the target areas through tutoring services, teaching aides, resource personnel, and other services. It is based on the assumption that teachers can be educated in liberal arts, develop reasonable in-depth knowledge of a…

The design and implementation of a rotating class schedule which was put into effect in the Charlo High School, Charlo, Montana in September 1969 is discussed in this paper. The schedule, described in this report, consists of a 75-minute period followed by 2, 60-minute periods in the morning and 4, 45-minute afternoon periods. The program…

To assess the meanings ascribed to nine concepts thought to be foremost in the planning and implementation of the Georgia Governor's Honors Program, Osgood's semantic differential technique was employed. This appendix provides a copy of the Staff Semantic Differential. (For related documents, see TM 002 391-393, 395-399.) (DB)

A guide is presented for initiating and conducting ECOP-sponsored staff development activities, an ES-USDA and 4-H Club program. Overall procedures are listed, followed by a procedure flow chart, guidelines for preparing proposals, format for preparing proposals, proposal submission timing, role of the ES-USDA coordinator, and role of the…

Presented is a model for the design of inservice programs for teachers of children with learning disabilities. Experiences at the Merrimack Education Center (Massachusetts) are said to suggest that program development be preceded by assessment of local needs, and agreement on educational goals and teacher roles. The model recommends that inservice…

Presented by the Technical Assistance Development System are a planning model for the specification of problems and an evaluation strategy for information collection to implement decision making in the First Chance network of programs for preschool handicapped children. The first chapter offers a planning model in terms of measurable goals,…

A revision of an earlier rough draft entitled "Local School and System-Wide Planning," this report outlines the planning process. Flow charts and a narrative description of a Central Office and Local School Planning Cycle are provided. This cycle consists of the following steps: (1) superintendent's statement on the implementation of…

The California Migrant Services Program is a comprehensive attempt to provide resources to meet the unique problems of migrant farm workers and their families. The purpose of this program, started as a result of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967, is to provide to assist migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families in improving…

A handbook for citizens taking on the responsibility of running a day care program for the first time, starting at the beginning and presupposing nothing, is presented. Sections are provided on: organizing to establish a day care service; getting started as a sponsoring group; functioning as an ongoing board of directors; board-staff relations;…

Developed cooperatively by the National Education Association and the National Park Service, this guide may be useful in designing and conducting workshops to help teachers develop environmental education programs using resources to be found outside the school. Specifically, it considers workshop design variables, the design process, workshop…

This report describes reforms in Britain's teacher education and training program recommended by the Committee of Inquiry into Teacher Training. Two controversial recommendations were made: 1) to change the 3-year teacher education program to a 2-year program taken after successful completion of college courses, awarding a new diploma of higher…

The guidelines presented are intended to assist recreation agencies in extending their services to handicapped children. Basic information is given on getting a program started: services to provide, staffing, funding, program coordinator, facilities, locating equipment, volunteers, and where to obtain advice. Identified are the needs and…

Offered in this guide are ideas to aid program planners and discussion participants who wish to develop dialogue centered on environmental problems, particularly those issues to be considered by the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. A background is established that Americans need to begin thinking about the international…

The term cooperative education is generally associated with a school and work program in which student-learners receive supervised payroll experience as part of the school curriculum. Steps in planning a program include surveys of community resources, student aspirations, and existing curriculums, and evaluation in terms of the criteria for…

In July 1971 a need was articulated for a thorough review of educational opportunities and inter-institutional practices, and for a total articulated system to effectively serve the needs of New Jersey in the area of education for librarianship. This report of the Conference on Library Education, held on May 25, 1972, contains recommendations for…