This paper is the narrative portion of a workshop presentation on lesson planning and materials development for ESL instruction. The specific materials and lessons which were demonstrated and which are discussed in this paper, had been designed and used in English as a Second Language classes for students ranging from Kindergarten to eighth grade…

Ninety-one English language annotations are presented of newspaper articles and government publications about education in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Most of the entries were published during the period October-December 1976. Organized by country, the references cover topics of philosophy and theory of education, teacher training,…

This manual is intended primarily for university students who are preparing to teach English as a foreign language, although it is considered useful for inservice teachers also. Language, linguistics, approaches to foreign language instruction, program types and effective teaching methods are discussed in the introduction. Subsequent chapters deal…

Suggestopedia is a form of educational dynamics based on the insights of suggestology. The process focuses on the whole person, and in so doing, it takes into account the conscious/unconscious duality of the student. In accordance with the principles of suggestology, the process of suggestopedia is conducted at three levels, the psychological, the…

The career education materials and concepts in this collection were developed or adapted from other sources by participants in a districtwide junior high career education project piloted in Kansas City, Missouri. Early portions define career education and suggest roles and functions for the collaborative efforts of all who are involved in the…

An important component of staff development is performance appraisal or evaluation, for development must be appraised, and appraisal makes development measurable. Professional development of college and university administrators should be evaluated within the context of the institutional framework by an upward, downward, and parallel evaluation…

This book deals with six major areas related to vocational instruction: foundations of instruction, curriculum planning and development, instructional strategies, instruction for students with special needs, student organizations as an integral part of instruction, and the appraisal of the instructional process. The foundations of learning section…

This is the teacher's manual for the listening comprehension portion of a course in English as a second language for adult nursing aide students. Eleven units cover basic nursing skills. Each unit consists of combinations of stories, lectures, and dictations read by the teacher, often with visual aids. There are "practice listening" sessions and…

A collection of working papers from the course design process of two education courses is presented with attention focused on the category systems employed to set out course objectives and methods. The two studies illustrate the use of a grid to establish the relationships between various course objectives. The first collection of papers is based…

This final report of Project OPTION (Opening People to Increasing Opportunities Now) is also a handbook including methods used in the project and suitable for replication. The first section outlines the design of the project, whose goals were to reduce the influence of sex-role stereotyping on students' career choices, increase awareness of…

This packet contains information and materials for conducting a training workshop for working with adults who are developmentally disabled. The materials are specifically designed to train volunteer teachers in the College for Living (CFL) program, which supplements residential programs in and around Denver and aids institutions in orienting…

This document is a collection of nine papers, each of which recommends strategies for the implementation of multicultural education. Also examined are specific issues, including bidialectical education, learning styles, interpersonal skills training, and disproportionate minority discipline. (Authors)

Educational innovation in Switzerland is discussed according to complexity and flexibility of educational policy, the amount and nature of innovations, and the place of Swiss educational innovations in international education. Areas in which innovations have occurred include school organization, course content, and teaching objectives and methods.…

The Tribal American Consulting Corporation designed a preschool program for American Indians in Los Angeles, California, which had two major goals: (1) to develop competence and attendant self esteem in both children and parents; and (2) to enable children to succeed in public school. Three curriculum models were used, based upon Indian culture,…

The problem of the evaluation of graduates of teacher education programs has been a concern of institutions of higher learning for years. In order to meet the standards set by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and to gather sufficient information for curriculum development and improvement, the Tennessee Technological…