Describes 22 ways in which nails can be used in providing inexpensive materials for science instruction. (JR)

Asserts that school buildings must return to the basics of serving the people inside them rather than acting as monuments to their architects. Proposes some general principles for making school environments more humane, such as provision for spatial variation, spatial order and human scale. (Author/WM)

Appropriate media for instruction should be selected on the basis of the students' own abilities and characteristics, as shown by this study on adult learners with different backgrounds. (AN)

Modern curriculum, well-designed building and the best in equipment make this vocational facility outstanding. (Editor)

A discussion of the need for architects and school planners to design buildings which will allow for the optimization of the new instructional technology. (LS)

Defines priorities in the field of early childhood education in relation to children's experiences, leadership, nonprofessionals, parents, facilities, and coordination and integration of services. (DR)

Researchers investigated whether using modern writing tools--mechanical pencils, felt-tip pens, and other devices--would improve the legibility of first-grade students' handwriting. Results showed that children using these tools wrote no better than those using primary pencils. Teachers' practices did influence legibility, however. (PP)

This review of applications of educational technology in U.S. military training programs from 1960 to 1980 shows how the use of various audiovisual aids led, in turn, to programed instruction, the systems approach to instructional development, and the development of the Instructional Systems Design (ISD) Model. More than 30 references are listed.…

Highlights the major design decisions for educators who are planning a microcomputer-based learning laboratory. Drawings and tables showing sample layouts, hardware and software attributes, funding sources, and lists of microcomputer periodicals are included. (JJD)

Ways in which elementary school teachers turned spaces into environments conducive to learning are described. Included are: (1) student offices; (2) seldom-used stairwells; (3) reading lofts; (4) a "fort" learning center; and (5) a garden spot for quiet study. Ideas for classroom storage are also presented. (CJ)

The use of closed circuit television to teach language and speech to congenitally deaf secondary school children in England is discussed. The equipment enables the staff to record material and add subtitles before showing it to the students. (PHR)