The publication's purpose is to suggest procedures and activities for implementing the accommodation phase career education objectives for the Iowa demonstration project. The document is a reference for teachers at the intermediate level and is intended for use in planning classroom activities to meet career education objectives and the needs of…

The purpose of the publication is to suggest procedures and activities for implementing awareness phase career education objectives written for the Iowa demonstration project. It can be used as a reference for primary level teachers in planning classroom activities to meet career education objectives and the needs of their students and community.…

Described is the 1971-72 Mark Twain School (Montgomery County, Maryland) staff development institute at which 38 regular classroom teachers were trained in individualized psychoeducational programing for emotionally disturbed adolescents with learning difficulties whose needs could not be met in regular secondary school programs. Five chapters…

Described and evaluated is the 1972-73 Mark Twain Internship Program, a demonstration project to train teachers of emotionally disturbed adolescents who experience learning and human relations difficulties. It is noted that the program was sponsored by the Montgomery County, Maryland public school system and was funded under Title IV, Education of…

Described and evaluated is the 1973-74 Mark Twain Internship Program, a demonstration project to train teachers of emotionally disturbed adolescents who experience learning and human relations difficulties. It is noted that the program was sponsored by the Montgomery County, Maryland public school system and was funded under Title IV, Education of…

Developmental procedures, background information, alternatives, and results of four demonstration community education programs established by the Appalachian Adult Education Center are presented in the document. Community educational programs sponsored by the Appalachian Adult Education Center, its educational objectives, and a discussion of the…

This thesis reviews infant learning literature, describes infant education programs, and discusses Piaget's theory of development. Also presented is a curriculum model which is Piagetian in perspective and includes: (1) information on some psychological foundations of infant education; (2) a planning component explaining appropriate settings,…

Described is a model program for developing the educational readiness and self-help skills of severely handicapped kindergarten and preschool children with a wide range of physical, mental, neurological or sensory deficits. It is explained that the program should provide heterogeneous grouping, individualized instruction, door-to-door…

The Iowa State Manpower Development Council was established as an experiment in local coordination of federal, state and community manpower programs. Shifts in the occupational and industrial attachment of workers and heavy out-migrations of workers from rural to urban areas underscored the importance of human resource development. The major goal…

A booklet to provide overall background information on research and development projects in career education as well as an abstract of the activities being undertaken in each individual project is presented. Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the various territories of the United States is represented. The abstracts relate the…

In this report, descriptions are given of two career education projects in Syracuse and Yonkers, which are designed to serve as models for their respective areas, are transportable to other districts, and emphasize guidance, counseling, and developmental activities at the elementary level. Syracuse's Life Centered Curriculum program is presented…

Describes an adaptation of a television quiz show that was used as an introductory inservice session to help defuse potential teacher antagonism and resistance to a new reading method about to be implemented in a demonstration school. Includes questions used in the game. (FL)

Describes planning and development activities of a team supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the Organization of American States, and the Surinam national government, for a model community school for Surinam bush Negro villages. Summarizes team recommendations for modifying teacher education to…

A school district established a Total Communication Project to improve consistency in teachers' role modeling of English with deaf students, which was the primary language of the classroom, and American Sign Language (ASL), which was used as an intervention tool. This paper describes the program, its theoretical framework, and procedures for…

The Birth to Three Inservice Training Project was a federally funded demonstration project which trained Connecticut early interventionists from a variety of backgrounds. The model stressed a conducive learning climate, mutual planning, diagnosis of individual learning needs, continuous evaluation, and follow-up training. The service delivery…