Title I (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) programs for the children of migratory farm laborers in the State of Washington are discussed in this 1968-69 annual report. The introduction states the 9 general objectives of the Washington State Plan for Migrant Education, which served 4,460 children in the regular-term program and 2,362 children…

These two volumes update, through September 1968, the intergroup relations curriculum begun in 1963 by the Lincoln Filene Center with the aim of helping elementary students (grades 1-6) not to prejudge people different from themselves. Volume 1 begins with a description of the projects's background (see ED 010 029 and ED 016 552) and research…

Field workers initially observed selected migrant programs in 30 counties in Arizona, California, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, and Texas during a two-week period in early 1968. A two-day conference was then held, during which recommendations were made as to future direction in migrant education. Major strengths of the observed programs included a…

Staff development activities are the subject of a resource guide directed at educators of migrant children. One county participating in the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program was selected to serve as a model. Planning for activities should be individually-based, problem-oriented, goal-directed, time-factored, and participant-controlled.…

This report contains a complete description and a preliminary evaluation of a three-week training program for secondary guidance center and resource center aids. It is the intent of the authors of this report to show the conceptualization of the aide's role. This report also describes the preservice training program in sufficient detail to…

This progress report covers a 6-month period in the second year of an experimental research project to test the utility of the Edison Responsive Environment Talking Typewriter as a major tool for teaching both initial and remedial reading to educationally disadvantaged youth. Conducted in six schools in Brooklyn, New York, the study included…

A manual focuses on how to teach in inservice training programs for professional personnel in correctional agencies. A chapter on rationale discusses training objectives and curriculum. A second chapter covers learning environment, lesson plans, and learning problems. One, on teaching techniques, covers lecture, group discussion, case study,…

Thirty-six teachers, 17 inexperienced and 19 experienced, were observed systematically (under the Flander's system of interaction analysis) while engaged in teaching migrant children in 3 Michigan elementary schools. The purpose of the study was (1) to evaluate a training program especially devised to prepare teachers of disadvantaged youth and…

Outdoor education is potentially a powerful tool for teaching children about conservation, the beauty of nature, the interrelatedness of the natural and social sciences, and the meaning of life. These goals are not accomplished through an emphasis on any single aspect of the curriculum, but rather through all subject areas. This has resulted in…

This handbook, designed as a guide for new evaluators in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, provides an orientation to the "Discrepancy Evaluation Model" and a detailed outline of the administrative procedures necessary to conduct day-to-day activities in the first two stages of program evaluation. Guidelines for use during the first stage of…

During the project period reported, a core of meetings covering 12 distinct topics provided a vehicle for continuing involvement of principals in group development. Project staff members undertook visitations to schools of participating principals to provide needed assistance, support, and encouragement in change and/or program evaluation efforts.…

Described is the model for science and mathematics elementary teacher preparation at the California State College, Bakersfield. The model is characterized by the approach of unified activities and includes three components: a preservice program, an inservice program, and a student teaching experience. Team teaching of science and mathematics…

A course was developed as part of the Catholic University of America's Continuing Library Education Project, which was designed to provide present or future library administrators with an understanding of the issues and techniques involved in library automation. The course also can be used by individuals or study groups who are analyzing the…

A human relations laboratory for junior high school personnel was conducted as an in-service offering by two counselors. The purpose of the laboratory was to develop in the participants an appreciation of, and a capacity to perform, three primary learning tasks: (1) generation of valid and useful information; (2) organization of choices emanating…

The materials in this booklet simulate some of the problems that area superintendents could face working in actual situations. Taken from the real-life problems of some area superintendents, the exercises are presented in the form of in-basket items -- letters, memos, phone messages, etc. -- that require some action on the part of the person…