With increased support for educational standards, teachers need resources to help them engage in standards-based reform. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is publishing a series of addenda for this purpose. "Planning Learning: Developing Technology Curricula" offers teachers and other curriculum developers suggestions and…

This tool contains a series of checklists to assist school and community leaders in creating or strengthening community school partnerships. The first checklist helps assess the development of the community school partnership. The second checklist helps take inventory of existing programs and services in or connected to the school that support…

This document is a simple 34-category checklist to be used by technicians conducting maintenance surveys. Categories includes: roadways & parking lots; site appearance; site utilities; exterior appearance; playground equipment; exterior structural conditions; gutters and downspouts; windows and caulking; sidewalks; entryways and exit doors;…

An 80-item checklist for developing a training program in small manufacturing plants is provided by the Small Business Administration to assist plant managers. (DS)

Checklists--any form of questions or suggestions that stimulate ideation--have been found to be invaluable in the formation of creative ideas. Thus, the Scamper technique draws quite heavily on a list of Idea-Spurring questions developed by the late Alex F. Osborn founder of the Creative Education Foundation. (Author)

A source list of about 150 items for teachers supplied to the IAVE staff by its advertisers. (MU)

Seventeen items that need to be checked during a roof inspection are explained. Early detection of trouble signs can help ward off expensive roof replacement. (Author/MLF)

This checklist of 14 items necessary in a scientific environment can be used by teachers and/or administrators as a diagnostic tool or as a useful guide in planning for an effective scientific environment in elementary schools. (Author/CM)

Presents a checklist of 13 questions to use in ascertaining the amount of sex bias in television programs and commercials. Briefly suggests a class activity using these and other tabulations. (CK)

The transgression behavior (cheating) of 60 behavior problem adolescents was observed in experimentally defined high arousal and control situations. Congruent with predictions, more adolescents exposed to a high arousal situation transgressed. (Author/CL)

Students can effectively identify needed repairs before a service call is made by evaluating the operating condition of all classroom machines with the help of a typewriter evaluation checksheet such as the one illustrated in this article. Responsibilities of and benefits to students and teachers are listed. (CT)

Discusses qualities of a good grading system; describes the development and use of criteria designed to evaluate journalism students' personal characteristics, professional development, and skills in reporting, writing, design, editing, and administration. Includes a reproduction of the evaluation form used by the author. (GT)