The purpose of this nationwide directory of innovative programs in undergraduate education is to provide like-minded professionals a means of contacting each other to share information and experiences. The directory divides innovative programs into three categories: instructional, curricular, and institutional. The section on instructional…

Innovative programs taking place in Massachusetts elementary and secondary schools in the areas of school environment, exceptional children, curriculum areas, and wholesale experimentation, are described in this issue. Project descriptions provide background, objectives, practices, and indications of success, as well as contacts for information…

This issue of Kaleidoscope, which focuses on projects involving innovative educational change funded under ESEA Title III, describes 60 programs in both elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts. The projects cover a wide range of educational interests including: curriculum development, environmental education, individualized instruction,…

A one-page newsletter from the Council on Physics in Education (CPE) gives purposes of the group and describes a possible Physics-with-Everyday-Things contest, surveys of institutions carrying out major curriculum innovations and development of new instructional techniques. (TS)

The document is a preliminary inventory of innovations, practices, and products compiled from reports submitted to the Division of Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education. Concise descriptions of innovations are arranged in five categories: delivery systems, instruction, English as a Second Language (ESL), staff development, and other. The…

This document is a directory of projects supported by the Division of Pre-College Education in Science, National Science Foundation, fiscal year 1971. Programs are listed in four categories: 1) Curriculum Activities: curriculum development projects; 2) Implementation Activities: Resource Personnel Workshops to implement curriculum projects; 3)…

This sourcebook lists over 50 items produced to aid in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational innovation and change at the K-12 level. A group of cooperating Educational Laboratories and research and development centers have agreed to work together and with NIE, its R&D Utilization Contractors, and other clients, to…

Recommendations are offered in this manual for planning, organizing, and financing academic programs for older people, based on the experience of institutions already conducting programs for older students, on current thinking in gerontology, and on knowledge and experience of staff and consultants of the Academy for Educational Development. Three…

This report is a guide to ESEA Title III programs in Massachusetts. Forty-six programs are described; these programs concern, among many other topics, curriculum development, bilingual education, inservice teacher training, interdisciplinary programs, individualized instruction, learning and behavior problems, and environmental study. In addition…

IMPACT II is a nationwide educational nonprofit organization that supports innovative teachers who exemplify professionalism, independence, and creativity within the public school systems. The model has been adopted in many areas, including New York (New York). This catalog contains profiles of 33 projects that represent innovative…

The publication provides a listing of exemplary and innovative occupational education programs and projects designed to serve as models for use in vocational contracts with local educational agencies, colleges and universities, and other public and private agencies for the development and operation of the programs. The listing, which is arranged…

This publication, designed to facilitate input of information about innovative instructional materials and activities for k-12 teachers of government in Iowa, is an outgrowth of a March, 1972, conference for social studies specialists. A primary outcome of the conference was the development of an information retrieval system of locally designed…