Building School Media Collections, an Institute for Training in Librarianship, was held in the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the spring of 1971 to provide opportunity for 35 practicing school librarians to extend and upgrade their competencies in the selection of instructional materials. The Institute featured lectures and other…

Because of the critical situation faced by higher education today and the world shortage of educational resources, it might be necessary to provide links between the traditionally autonomous universities of the Commonwealth so that they can share their resources for teaching and research. Experiences within Britain and North America have suggested…

In 1969 the U.S. Office of Education sponsored a national meeting to examine information dissemination efforts within state education agencies. This initial encounter was designed to introduce the establishment of a network of communication and cooperation involving USOE and the agencies. Texas was awarded funds to begin a study. In 1971 the South…

Intended for curriculum builders at the local level, this handbook outlines a five-step process for curriculum planning: step 1 (define present practices) helps assemble information about the existing English program; step 2 (examine present practices) explores the assumptions behind current English teaching and weighs them in light of the listed…

An index provides media staff, library personnel, and educators with a bibliographic guide to commercially produced educational records. This computerized data base cites over 16,000 record titles each with a descriptive statement, filed under a curriculum oriented subject heading. The index is divided into three principal sections: 1) subject…

A basic introduction to cable television (CATV) is presented. With newly increased capacity and reduced cost, cable television offers a wide spectrum of potential uses to the community, an important one of which is in education. Schools can use CATV in at least four broad areas: instruction, in-service education, administrative communication, and…

A COOPERATIVE, 6-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE WAS CONDUCTED AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART TO DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC WAYS THAT MUSEUM RESOURCES COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF ART IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A COURSE IN THE HISTORY OF ART AND WORKSHOPS IN (1) MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF PAINTING, (2) TECHNIQUES IN…

This resource guide for adult education personnel describes programs and publications on APL (Adult Performance Level) and Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE). Includes: (1) Descriptions of APL examination programs developed by the American College Testing Program, (2) brief description of Missouri project on the identification of adult basic…

The use of peer paraprofessionals in an academic advisement setting provides an attractive method of extending student services. Students selected to be advisors develop expertise in interpersonal communication skills and,through their increased understanding of college and their peers, are able to more fully experience their own educations.…

This report examines the topic of moral education and describes the current trend toward increased adoption of moral education programs for public schools. The author identifies four different approaches to moral education, focusing mainly on the cognitive-developmental approach or Kohlberg model and the affective-relativist or values…

Information about Latin American studies programs was gathered from a questionnaire sent to the institutional members of the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). This directory contains that information. Included is a description of 66 programs, indices for the disciplinary specialities represented by the faculty members in each…

This document provides background and references for educational programs on cooperatives. Seven major topics are covered: Cooperatives Are Distinctive Business Corporations, Types of Cooperatives (such as agricultural, credit, housing, crafts, health, memorial association, fishing, forestry, recreation, labor, buying clubs, consumer, student, and…

Describes the United States Office of Education National Diffusion Network (NDN) designed to provide schools with information about successful teaching programs and a means of adopting or adapting these programs. Lists social studies programs funded as NDN developer/demonstrators in legal education, mass media, modern problems, and environmental…

Describes the instructional materials and themes of a New England museum project about work in the early nineteenth century. Introduces elementary and secondary students to concepts of industrialization and its impact, work choices, the role of work in a community, and the family as an economic unit. (AV)

You probably have one or two gifted students in your class right now. Don't assume they can "make it on their own". Offers some facts on the behavior of gifted students, gives some pointers on how to teach them, and offers an evaluation of three programs for gifted students with some sample exercises from an enrichment program. (Editor/RK)