A variety of instructional resources for use in secondary Middle Eastern classes is listed, including books, texts, maps, audiovisual resources, projects, and organizations. (JR)

Provides some ideas for developing an arts program and suggests some sources of funding. (IRT)

The President of Kalamazoo College recommends a "total resource strategy" that brings together resource development and resource management to yield significantly larger returns in available operating income and underlying capital resources together than they can separately. Two models for new organizational staffing patterns for the…

This is a survey of the organization and materials production of the Nuffield Foreign Languages Teaching Materials Project. Development and structure are covered, noting important cooperation between writers and teachers. Writing, checking, duplicating and producing materials are surveyed, revealing the concept of teamwork and cooperation thought…

Fourteen films, filmstrips, and film series on the Middle East are reviewed for K-12 educators. Both the purchasing and rental costs are included in each review. (JR)

A study of facilitating anatomy student learning through the use of multimedia devices. (CH)

Greater utilization of resource personnel in vocational agriculture classes provides a high-quality program. Procedural guidelines discuss: (1) advance preparation, (2) contacting the resource, (3) introducing and moderating the presentation, (4) follow-up activities. (MW)

Rational selection of educational resources is a necessary step to effective teaching. Four criteria to consider in selection are the instructional objectives to be achieved by students, the resources available for use, the characteristics of students to be taught, and the teacher's ability and preferences. (Author)

This curriculum guide in health and safety is designed to promote greater achievement by second graders through alignment of the written, the taught, and the tested curriculum, and to promote broader and higher levels of thinking through providing objectives, activities, and strategies which integrate content and cognition. The document includes a…

This guide was prepared for inclusion in a handbook for seniors writing theses in the International Studies Program at Trinity University (Texas). A broad approach was taken in order to serve the wide range of topics selected by students of international affairs, which can range from business to the humanities. Intended as a convenient compilation…

This handbook of educational resources was compiled by educators for classroom teachers of Arkansas studies. There are 17 sections in the handbook: (1) books about Arkansas; (2) sources of instructional materials; (3) sources of audiovisual materials; (4) periodicals/newspapers; (5) state agencies; (6) state parks; (7) national historic…

This document contains over 60 masters for creating overhead transparencies providing information on the Pennsylvania State University system and, in particular, the resources available for academic computing. The masters are presented in six categories: (1) Penn State; (2) Computer and Information Systems; (3) Center for Academic Computing; (4)…

This is a comprehensive guide to developing a school-based K-12 drug prevention program. It is comprised of three booklets: (1) Policy--how to construct and implement a workable school drug policy; (2) Curriculum--complete and age-appropriate learning activities for students containing essential drug information and information on developing a…

This inservice document provides information for educators responsible for designing a preliminary plan for completion of a self-study which leads to accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Accreditation of public schools in Alaska is controlled locally and is voluntary. The first section of this manual briefly…

New York State has the largest Haitian population in the U.S. This resource guide presents background information on Haitian society, language, and culture; a list of places of interest and sources of information on Haitians in New York; and a summary of some of the achievements of Haitians. It also outlines suggested resources for teachers and…