This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts", and the journal literature yielded 41 documents which focus on programs that have trained and utilized paraprofessionals (K-16) with a look at outcomes and potential adoptability. (SD)

Project MER (Marine Ecology Research) is aimed at improving environmental education in the San Francisco Bay Area schools. This document is the second of a series of guides designed to help students and teachers gather data concerning the San Francisco Bay-Delta-Estuary Complex and to organize these data to make a contribution to the literature of…

This annotated bibliography seeks to provide an overall view of available curriculum materials for mathematics education for grades kindergarten through twelve. The entries include texts, units of study, and manipulative materials or activity kits. Topics range from standard curricular topics to probability, geometric concepts, games and other…

This bibliography serves as a guide to teachers and librarians who want to select books to supplement the elementary school mathematics program. The selections give an indication of the wide variety of topics which may include mathematical concepts. They reinforce or develop concepts about number and size, present material on the application of…

This resource guide was developed to provide a record of the resources available to school media centers in their effort to support career education at the senior high school level. Included with descriptive overviews are listings of: (1) devices for individualized instruction, (2) simulations and instructional games, (3) guidance kits, (4)…

This guide was developed to provide a record of the current resources available for school media centers as they seek to support career education in the elementary grades. Included with complete descriptions are announcements of: (1) kits for classrooms, (2) a variety of basic learning materials, (3) instructional equipment for use in teaching…

A compilation of materials which are productions of the 19 Research and Training Centers, this bibliography of rehabilitation research is prepared as part of the Centers' Information Exchange and Clearinghouse Program. The specific intent of the program is to enhance the communication process between the Centers concerning their scientific…

This booklet was compiled from information received from employment agencies involved in the federal summer jobs program over the past five years and is intended to provide employment staffs with a reference to various ideas, techniques, and resources useful in training summer employees. Ideas and techniques are presented in outline and summary…

This unit of instruction was designed to introduce the student to the relationship between structure and function in the animal kingdom, with emphasis given to: (1) the evolution of physiological systems in the major animal phyla, (2) the complementarity of structure and function, and (3) the concept of homeostasis. The booklet lists the relevant…

This unit of instruction was designed as a laboratory-oriented course, to relate the causes of motion of masses which are moving in other than a straight line. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests experiments, field trips,…

This unit of instruction was designed as an introductory course in energy involving six simple machines, electricity, magnetism, and motion. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests experiments, demonstrations, field trips, and…

This unit of instruction was designed as a laboratory-oriented course for very low achievers to show how plants are involved in every aspect of their lives. Detailed practical experience in handling and investigating plants, and the use of films, models, and field trips are combined with basic minimal research to guide the student to a better…

This unit of instruction was designed as an intensive in-depth study of the nervous impulse, neurons, brain, spinal cord, and sensory organs. Also included is a study of the endocrine system in its role of maintaining homeostasis. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an…

This unit of instruction was designed as a survey course of the plant kingdom, including poisonous, ornamental, and edible plants of South Florida, their structures and functions. The booklet lists the relevant state-adopted texts and states the performance objectives for the unit. It provides an outline of the course content and suggests…

This unit of instruction was designed for the student who does not read well or who has been unsuccessful in previously attempted science courses. It is composed of a series of suggested activities selected to give the student a brief experience in many areas of the world of living things. Emphasis is on the study of living things other than Man,…