Reported is a program for models for in-service science training programs which school systems could use as they plan for the improvement of science education for children. The consumers of this program's services included classroom teachers (K-8), science supervisors, curriculum directors, and building principals. Personnel involved in program…

In 1971-72, 7,714 students were enrolled in the Colorado Migrant Education Programs. Programs were conducted in 21 different program areas, covering 42 school districts. About 85 percent of the students were in the elementary grades. Inservice training for the staff stressed individualized instruction, improving the migrant child's self-concept,…

Presented is the final performance report of Project Catalyst, a program designed to evolve a process in action to maximize skills, interpersonal relations and personal job satisfaction among principals, teachers and pupils (both handicapped and nonhandicapped) in mainstream settings. Covered in Section I, "Framework", are a statement of…

The document is the fourth of a subset of six instructional packages focusing on teacher orientation to career education. The module presents four national career education modules of Federal and State career education projects: (1) the school-based model, (2) the experience-based model, (3) the home/community-based model, and (4) the…

During 1972-73, the Colorado Migrant Education Program served 5,455 migrant students. Enrollment dropped for the second straight year as weather, housing, and crop changes affected the migrant family's movement. Programs were conducted in 20 project areas, covering 39 school districts. Program offerings were expanded to include such components as…

This document contains brief summaries of 27 educational projects submitted to the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) by the Model School Division of the District of Columbia public school system. These projects were financed by OEO and non-governmental funds. Each summary presents the purpose of the project, its location, the number of pupils…

You are invited to take a tour of the Somerton School District No. 11, Somerton, Arizona, to see what is being accomplished in migrant child education. The 1968 enrollment in the district consists of 950 students (kindergarten through grade 8) from the community of Somerton and the surrounding farms, ranches, and labor camps. The Somerton program,…

Presented is an independent evaluation of a Title I cooperative effort to create a "model school" in the Bedford Stuyvesant area of New York City. Project Beacon of Yeshiva University, the local school board, and P.S. 129 sought to develop innovative approaches, improve student achievement and instruction, and rehabilitate dropouts. The…

Conducted was a 3-year action research study designed to develop a career education program model and related instructional materials for deaf junior and senior high school students (12 - 18 years old) by the schools for the deaf in New York State. The overall objective for Phase I (1971 - 72) was the modification and adaptation of the Career…

Described is Washington's Model School Division, an experimental educational project in a disadvantaged area of the city. The efforts in this target area include curriculum innovations, a preschool program, a teacher aide program, and two six-week summer institutes combining inservice training of teachers with pupil enrichment. Also discussed are…

This catalog is intended to make successful programs and practices available so that interested school districts may adapt and install their key elements. All programs were approved by program offices within their funding agencies and often by state education agencies. All were then carefully scrutinized for quality by the Joint Dissemination…