THIS BOOKLET EXPLAINS BY PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION HOW MUCH SPACE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE NEEDED TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES OF A GOOD DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE MAJOR CLASSROOM, DISPLAY, ADVERTISING, MERCHANDISING, TEACHING, RETAIL OPERATION, COUNSELING AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT ARE LISTED. A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW…

The Ministry of Technology of England (Royal Aircraft Establishment) carried out a survey on behalf of the Department of Education and Science, designed to enable educational administrators to evaluate the more than 20 European-made, audio-active-compare language laboratories and to better determine their own educational needs. Information is…

This curriculum guide for kindergarten has a format that is highly readable and easy for a teacher to use. For each area of the curriculum (math, language arts, science, social science, and art) specific objectives and accompanying activities are provided. Detailed directions help the teacher enable children to get the maximum benefit from each…

This book, written by the national advisor of the Pre-school Playgroups Association, outlines the history of the development of the playgroup movement, offers recommendations for its future, and serves as a practical handbook for mothers, teachers, and playgroup organizers. (CS)

The flexibility of open-plan space and the goals of an open education have implications for the development of furniture and equipment lists. A suggested furniture and equipment list that has been developed for one team group in one academic cluster in an academic area is presented. The selections aim at providing a wide variety of working…

Triple-thick cardboard can be used to make many different things in the classroom. This workbook describes some of the materials which can be made, starting off with a detailed look at making a table. Instructions are also outlined, with illustrations, for making shelves, storage units, stools and chairs, boxes and blocks, wagons, panels and…

This report summarizes the development of a commercially available program in computational skills which makes extensive use of computer capabilities. The first section describes the organization, content, and cost of the materials, and the procedures for using them. The key personnel, and the organizational and funding sources are then named.…

THE NEED FOR A COORDINATED PLANNING EFFORT BY THE EDUCATOR, THE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE ARCHITECT TO DEVELOP THE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN A MANNER FILLING THE UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WAS EXPRESSED. SOME OF THE AREAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FACILITY INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL SPACES, PRODUCTION…

In emphasizing the importance of play and toys in a child's development, this article describes the kinds of toys suitable for preschool children of all ages. Floor toys, building and hammering toys, transport, and imaginative and creative play are some of the topics covered. (JK)

This second of two articles on the physical environment of a training room discusses equipping a meeting room. It covers light fixtures, audio and speaker systems, heating and ventilation, and visual projection units. (EM)

Describes education related products and teaching innovations including: table top BASIC (Tektronix, $7,000) and BASIC/APL (IBM, $9,000) computers; using edited videotapes and audiotapes to illustrate specific teacher behaviors; and the use, and sequence for developing individualized presentations for commercial tape/slide viewers (Singer Caramate…

Provides a list of scientific laboratory instruments and equipment and the names and addresses of their manufacturers. Instruments appear in alphabetical order with the names of manufactures listed below each. (SL)

Provides an alphabetical listing of manufacturers of scientific equipment with addresses and phone numbers. (SL)

Reviews six items of science equipment, including power supplies, timers, and a watt meter. (SL)

Discusses issues related to instructional content, issues affecting instructional methodology, and issues related to maximizing student access as they relate to selecting electronic typewriters, microcomputers, and stand-alone word processors for instructional use. (JOW)