Designed for teachers who are unaware of desirable places to visit, of whom to contact, or of services and materials available to students, this pamphlet contains specific information on how to collect and construct a file of pertinent, available community resources. It will help the classroom teacher assemble and organize information about a…

Ninety-nine school systems out of 493 responding to a questionnaire stated that they accept educational travel as professional growth credit. This report examines the professional requirements which may be met in this way and the growth credit on the increment steps of the salary schedule. The policies of state departments of education regarding…

Appreciation and concern for the preservation of our natural resources by all citizens is the primary concern of this teacher's guide for use in the lower primary grades. It employs the use of a filmstrip in conjunction with a local nature trail, to guide students in developing awareness - by looking closely, listening, touching, and smelling. The…

Developed as part of an exemplary project for a rural, economically depressed area, this resource bibliography identifies instructional materials useful in career education programs. Items included in the guide are: (1) books, (2) filmloops, (3) filmstrips, and sound filmstrips using records and cassettes, (4) kits, (5) puzzles, and (6) suggested…

This report of policy samples and resources is the 15th in a continuing series of Kit-booklets issued to help school boards develop written policies in key subject areas. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms; and to provide working papers to be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements.…

Describes objectives, instructional methods, and operation of a field trip program for an undergraduate geology course. (CP)

Assesses the motivational, esthetic, and career education oriented aspects of field trips. (CP)

A proposal to establish a Living Historical Farm in celebration of the Bicentennial is included. (DE)

The field trip procedures described were devised for use with freshman college students as an alternative to a classroom or laboratory session. Pre-test and post-test of students' knowledge of groundwater concepts show significant change in students' understanding of groundwater occurance and movement following such a trip. (RE)

A survey of valuable techniques for introducing children to the museum as a learning place. Museums can be helpful when used intelligently by a teacher who integrates tours into the curriculum. Scouting out local resources, developing the subject matter, designing the tour, and planning participatory activities, pretour preparation, and posttour…

Based on an earlier article that criticized the "Kodaly Method," this rebuttal is primarily addressed to those readers who may not have made up their minds about the value of the Kodaly concept. Discussed are the untruths and half-truths seen by the author, as well as misuses of the "method." (Author/RK)

Students at a California elementary school spent three days on a coastal wilderness trip where they learned about the history and ecological relationships of the area. Children assumed the responsibility for camp chores and disciplined themselves to fit their natural surroundings. Personal awareness of the natural environment was stressed. (MA)

The foreign language field day enables high school students to visit college language departments. A model is presented which can be adapted to almost any university or college campus. (SW)

Describes the construction of a direct-reading azimuth protractor (DRAP) used for mapping fracture and joint-surface orientations in underground mines where magnetic disturbances affect typical geologic pocket transit. (SL)

Describes an eight to ten day geology prospecting course presented to the native inhabitants of communities of Arctic Canada. (SL)