One important goal of art education is to prepare students for lifelong joy and meaning derived from repeated experiences with the arts. The confidence and inclination to view and interpret artworks can be encouraged through substantive classroom experiences in which students learn perceptual and interpretive skills. Art educators also can assist…

This book is a guide to running a school library media center for both new and experienced library media specialists. Chapter 1 offers survival strategies, including goal setting, time management, and stress management. Chapter 2 examines the major administrative aspects of running a school library, such as writing policies and procedures,…

The Media Center at Eastern Illinois University developed and streamed on the Internet 26 short (one to five minutes) instructional videos about WebCT that illustrated specific functions, including logging-in, changing a password, and using chat. This study observed trainees using and reacting to selections of these videos. It set out to assess…

This article describes the creation, administration, and services of an urban community college women's center. Information is provided on the center's advisory board charged with broadening the base of support, advising on policy formation, long-term planning, and program development. Strategies utilized to promote the center (e.g., publications,…

This resource guide, consisting of pages downloaded from the DB-LINK Web site, is designed to assist parents, professionals, and others in identifying services that hold the potential for supporting and improving the lives of children and youth who experience combined vision and hearing loss. Information is provided on: (1) the American…

This guide provides information to help librarians plan, execute, and evaluate events for high school students. Benefits of effective programs are emphasized, and techniques are offered to enhance the curriculum, improve school library media center usage, broaden student interest, and inspire lifelong learning. The book is divided into eight…

Program evaluation is about measurement, but it is also about making meaning of those things quantified. This booklet aims at providing guidance for school library media specialists in doing both. It offers brief comments about each of the following areas and provides some concrete tools for the evaluator's use when needed: Organization…

An experimental, independent study, history course is described by its designer who desired to evoke some enthusiasm for the study of history. His three basic guidelines were: (1) the library is the best classroom, (2) class activities should center around learning experiences, and (3) course content should be relevant to student needs. (7…

Described are the administrative procedures, personnel training, curriculum modifications, evaluation schema, and cost involved in the conversion of a school district special education program to a resource elementary school model. (Author)

Suggests alternatives to the traditional school building. (MF)

As part of a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act project, the West Jackson School converted its gymnasium for use as a resource center. (NQ)

West Hartford, Connecticut, found ways to renovate old buildings to meet today's educational demands, yet chopped about $10 million off the original estimate. (Author)

Describes the learning center at Mary Our Queen Elementary School in Omaha, which grew out of the need to compensate for overcrowded classrooms. (MB)