The basic assumptions underlying this curriculum design are: (1) teachers and librarians in elementary and secondary schools are both concerned with the total cycle of student learning and (2) teachers and librarians guide student learning more effectively when they work together as a teaching team. The teacher's contribution is on the overall…

Project IMPACT (Individualized Media Program and Classroom Teaching) was designed to provide the classroom teacher with the services of a media specialist for consultation on methods of improving instruction through the coordinated use of various instructional media. The Project assumed all responsibilities, excluding purchasing, for media-related…

In order to study the role performance of a media generalist working in public schools at the district level, a population of teachers and administrators in two upper middle-class suburban communities was studied. A secondary objective was to utilize the study as a pilot scheme to test the feasibility of applying operational simulation techniques,…

The investigator used this study to develop an appropriate model for the determination of the activities of a state science specialist. A questionnaire of activities was developed and state science specialists were asked to rate stated activities from greatest to least importance. A Q-sort instrument was used to determine opinions of Nebraska…

A workshop was held for persons having systemwide responsibility for media programs in Maryland. Workshop planners presented a series of programs about staffing and censorship. The programs offered numerous ideas which led participants to examine their own "change" mechanisms. Topics included: differentiated staffing, criteria for book…

The Association of Cinema Laboratories, Inc., has compiled this handbook to acquaint the users of motion pictures laboratory services with terminology, pre-print preparation, and procedures which have become standard in the industry. The handbook offers detailed, non-technical explanations of how to prepare films for the laboratory. It also…

THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ON ART INSTRUCTION WAS STUDIED DURING A 5-DAY SYMPOSIUM. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE 50 ART EDUCATORS AND 4 MEDIA SPECIALISTS. HUMAN LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH IN THE MEDIA FIELD RELEVANT TO ART EDUCATION, MEDIA HARDWARE, AND PROJECTION OF PRESENT MEDIA TENDENCIES WERE EXPLORED AND EXAMINED THROUGH PAPERS,…

THE PHILOSOPHY AND CONTENT OF EIGHT EDUCATIONAL TV SERIES FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WERE DESCRIBED BY THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THEM. PHOTOGRAPHS ARE INCLUDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA - STILL PICTURES, FILMS, GRAPHIC AIDS, MODELS, PUPPETS, AND PICTURE BOOKS - IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELEVISION. THE PAPERS THAT MADE UP THIS REPORT INCLUDED…

A study of current views and models which provide a working framework for media program evaluation. (Author)

In order to improve the quality of instruction in the health professions, the health educator and the media specialist must cooperate and communicate. This article suggests ways to facilitate that cooperative environment. (JY)

Recommends ways to alleviate the psychological, political, funding, communication, and planning problems which have blocked the full participation of schools in interlibrary networks. The roles of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and NCLIS's Task Force on the role of the school library media programs in networking are…

State certification requirements are listed for school librarians and media specialists. Two charts are included for comparision and study: the first delineates basic core courses or subject areas as required by states, and the second gives certificate information, number of hours required, audiovisual education information, and the accreditation…

The need for school librarians to become familiar with standards for cataloging nonprint materials is stressed. Cooperative efforts and resource sharing of materials among libraries can be enhanced by similarity of approach to the cataloging and processing of materials. Representative publications for cataloging materials and organizations…

A college faculty member describes his positive experience with a media specialist and the class audit technique for analyzing instruction. (STS)

The course described provides a model for the training of instructional designers through a systems approach. (STS)