INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICE OF TEAM TEACHING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES DRAWN FROM A SURVEY OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVING SUCH PROBLEMS IS PRESENTED IN THIS CIRCULAR. OVER 400 SCHOOL SYSTEMS WITH ENROLLMENTS OF 12,000 AND ABOVE WERE INITIALLY SURVEYED, AND THE 169 WHICH INDICATED THEY USED SOME TEAM TEACHING WERE SENT QUESTIONNAIRES. THE PROGRAMS OF 76…

This newsletter contains items of interest to anyone concerned with science and society interactions. The first section of this issue contains 28 news items including program descriptions, information about meetings and publications, and discussions of issues related to science. The feature articles included are a legislative report on the U.S.…

This issue, number 28 in the series, is divided into the sections of: (1) British science activities, (2) Overseas science activities, and (3) International science activities. Presented in a newsletter format, numerous topics of interest to secondary school science and mathematics educators pertaining to British education are presented. Reports…

Abstracts of material covering a variety of topics regarding vocational and labor development throughout the world are presented in the fourth dispatch. Noted, in particular, are publications regarding education and training in rural areas, research, vocational guidance, and international instruments. The first section, News in Brief, contains 21…

This bi-annual publication appears as the result of efforts of the science and education sectors of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UNESCO Regional Office of Science and Technology for Africa, and the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa. The newsletter provides a forum for the…

Documents added to the national Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) collection by the Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology are listed in this collection of three newsletters from 1971. Reports of the activities of the Clearinghouse are featured. Included is a special video issue with articles on utilization of the video…

Ideas on the necessity for evaluating alternative programs and on developing evaluation programs are examined in this position paper. Many alternative schools, opposed to measurement of their program from a philosophical and defensive standpoint, view evaluation in a negative light because the purpose is not understood. However, evaluation can be…

This issue of the Yazigi Institute's bimonthly newsletter is devoted to a discussion of the importance of humor in the teaching and learning of a foreign language. It begins with several quotations from well-known linguists, humorists and teachers about the need for humor in the language class. Several examples of humor in the textbooks of the…

This particular issue of the "California Curriculum Newsletter" focuses on the proposed Social Sciences Framework--its status, an evaluation, aids to interpretation, and its availability. Trends in California social sciences textbooks are briefly discussed, and highlights are offered of five programs related to the social sciences which…

This issue of the newsletter of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is devoted to information about employment opportunities for natural scientists and engineers in the '70s. Problems of supply and demand are considered, with graduate enrollment in natural science fields being considered as an important indicator of the future…

This document is one of three made up of newsletters from the School Mathematics Study Group's (SMSG) series of newsletters written between 1959 and 1972. This set contains newsletters 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 40, and 41, each devoted to describing SMSG publications; and newsletters 17 and 23, listing books for…

This newsletter begins with an editorial on the purposes and methods of individualizing foreign language instruction. Mirta R. Vega describes an individualized Spanish course for English speakers, produced by the Dade Co. Public Schools, Miami, Florida. Also presented is a list, compiled by Robert McClennan, of the potential problems of foreign…

An eight-question survey was mailed to every fifth home in Plainedge, New York, on January 10, 1974. The questionnaires were color coded according to election districts to aid in determining if there were any differences in attitudes toward, or use of, the library, in relation to location, or possible correlation with census tract data relating to…

This newsletter contains over 20 reports of varied educational activities in member European countries. The major entries written in English include a discussion of communication between researchers and practitioners from Northern Ireland, a report on the revision of a vocational education act in Germany, a consideration of unemployment among…

Although this bimonthly newsletter is prepared for teachers in Northern Colorado Educational Board of Cooperative Services (NCEBOCS) member school districts, information is included which would be useful to teachers outside the area. Teacher viewpoints, activities, approaches, and resources are compiled, among other items. The focus is on…