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Shields, Sue, Ed.; Williams, Linda, Ed. – 1981
Intended for teachers and administrators of early childhood programs, this publication is designed as a guide for developing learning environments for children in prekindergarten through the second grade. The approach advocated is based on research and on teacher experience with the way the young child learns. Contents of the guide include…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Development, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Caster, Tonja – 1983
Practical issues that should be considered in placing a classroom computer for use with elementary students include where to locate computer equipment in relation to electrical sockets, windows, and chalkboards; the program sound; who will be able to see the screen; and classroom traffic patterns. Decisions must be made regarding the size of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
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Strong, Bart; Kidney, David – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2004
For several years prior to 2000, students and faculty at McMaster University rated classrooms below those at peer universities. In the case of many classrooms, the teaching environments were outdated and the technology was old. The provost determined in 2000 that they needed to make a long-term investment in their learning spaces. For sound…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Technology Planning, Classroom Design, Technology Uses in Education
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. ABLE Model Program. – 1972
"Written with the teacher's imagination in mind," this seven-chapter career education booklet's aim is to help teachers reorganize classroom activities. The booklet stresses: "One small step by teachers who thoughtfully plan...what they teach is worth more to a school system than a highly polished superstructure that is difficult to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
DeLorey, John L., Jr.; Cahn, Marjorie E. – 1977
This handbook of practical guidelines for daily life in day care is addressed to caregivers, teachers, directors, and students who want to provide high quality care for children. Separate sections are devoted to (1) day care as a daily living experience; (2) the parent-caregiver relationship; (3) priorities for health and safety, staff…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Toll, Sherran – 1976
The Philadelphia Prekindergarten Head Start program is a child development program for three and four-year-old children from low income families which stresses an interacting and multi-disciplinary attempt to improve the child's physical and emotional health, his family relationships, and his abilities to function better as a person. The program…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques