The information packet contains five abridged readings on early childhood education of handicapped children. Problems encountered in inservice education in childhood education programs are discussed and some proposals for future programs are advanced. Described is a training program which uses an interdisciplinary approach to young handicapped…

This checklist provides sets of criteria according to which judgments about each of the six major elements of an institution's educational media programs can be made. These elements are: 1) commitment on the part of the administrative and instructional staff to the use of media; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral component of…

This checklist is designed to assist school system personnel in evaluating the media programs of their schools. Criteria are listed, against which each of the central components of the media program can be measured. These components are: 1) commitment on the part of staff members to media use; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral part…

Historically, interviewers have been unable to reach high agreement on applicant potential even when they interview the same applicant. However, it has been recently demonstrated that interviewers can do a good job of gathering relevant data and predicting applicant success. This document is a report on research conducted to learn what factors…

The purpose of this checklist is to serve as a bibliographical aid for administrators, library science educators, librarians, teachers, curriculum coordinators, researchers, and other interested persons who are: (1) planning and conducting research in curriculum and instruction, and in educational media; (2) planning and producing an improved…

In this speech, the author, a principal, describes his experiences with teacher evaluation in a Canadian high school. He observes that checklists are too harsh, cold, and sometimes brutal, and insists that the evaluation of teacher performance is a personal matter because of the very personal nature of teaching. The author notes that he tries to…

The pupil description worksheet consists of 134 items which can be checked by the teacher to develop a profile of the learner. Details for use of the worksheet and examples of resultant pupil profiles are given. (See TM 001 363 for summary of project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, 364-374.) (MS)

This list cannot be used successfully by a poorly prepared teacher. It has the aim of reminding the teacher what to include in her report. It is not a substitute for training, experience, or perceptiveness - it brings the child's behavior into sharper focus. (Author/AM)

The role of the instructional leader is to facilitate good instruction, which necessitates characteristics and skills of a personal, professional, and managerial nature. The authors list these characteristics and skills and suggest that the real instructional leader will try to determine how his teachers perceive him in relation to these skills.…

This article focuses on a brief examination of the role of the school business office as it pertains to adequate preparation for negotiating the salary and fringe benefit package. (Author)

The Disruptive Behavior Scale, a 26-item behavioral checklist, provides an objective measure of socially unacceptable public secondary school behavior and may prove to be of value in determining public school exit and reentry plans for disruptive adolescents. This study developed the DBS from the Adaptive Behavior Scale--Part 11 (ABS-11).…

Gives faculty members without formal training in reading a tool to assist in textbook selection at universities in bilingual settings. (RL)

Safety checklists (week, term, annual) for secondary school science departments are provided. (CP)

Described in the interim report of the Children's Behavioral Classification Project (CBCP) is the CBCP instrument, a duplicated list of 274 behavioral items and three demographic items which provides a profile of the emotionally disordered child based on observations by the parent or parent-surrogate. (SBH)

The author proposes a four-step plan for identifying and facilitating creative potential in children. (SBH)