To help meet the needs of Rhode Island teachers for useful environmental education materials, the Dissemination Services Unit of this state's Department of Education compiled this resource guide. The entries in this document are available either from ERIC or from the Dissemination Services Unit. A brief document description is given under most…

Developed to capitalize on the interests and concerns of secondary students, this curriculum guide covers ten topics in health education, including disease, family life, nutrition, safety and accident prevention, and harmful substances. A list of concepts is given for each topic. The concepts are further developed by providing suggested content,…

The information contained in this booklet deals with metric measurement units. It discusses the history of the metric system and the advantages and rationale behind its use. It then provides a discussion of each of the concepts of metric measurement for area, length, volume, mass and weight, and temperature and how to implement them in a classroom…

Presented is a bibliography of materials and resources related to the training and utilization of paraprofessionals in special education. Materials are divided into three categories: general information, training models, and training materials. General information entries usually include author, title, source, publication date, and pagination.…

This guide to films and filmstrips on early childhood is organized into six categories: child development (normal and special, from infancy to preadolescence); community and parent education (helpful to persons planning parent programs); culture and children (showing children learning and developing in different cultures); current trends in early…

Because of an increasing interest in sociology at the high school level, this publication was developed as an aid to teachers, department heads, and supervisors to incorporate sociology into the secondary curriculum. The introduction defines sociology as not merely a study of society but specifically as the observation of social relationships, a…

The activities comprising the career education resource guide explore careers in chemistry or chemistry-related fields with limited treatment given to other science-related occupations. Units providing a general framework of chemical principles and related activities alternate with the career units. The career concepts most applicable to each unit…

The career education resource guide integrates learning activities in basic physics with an exploration of careers in physics or related fields. The guide is keyed to the physics textbooks and laboratory manuals adopted by the Louisiana State Department of Education in 1973. The field of physics is divided into six subject areas: (1) the…

The resource guide consists of learning activities in earth science for students at the level of junior high school. The subject matter is divided into three major topics--astronomy, the earth, and earth's weather--which are subdivided into major divisions. The major divisions are provided with suggested learning activities. Career-related…

The annotated bibliography on competency-based teacher education was compiled as part of an effort to prepare guidelines for the Division of Vocational Education at the University of Georgia. The bibliography consists of 298 annotations and an updated section of 33 additional entries annotating publications received after the original document was…

The annotated resource guide contains five sections. The first cites approximately 80 items, mostly sets of filmstrips, for the elementary level. Section 2 cites approximately 140 filmstrips, cassettes, pamphlets, books, kits, and similar materials for the secondary level. Section 3 lists 42 career education films available from the Montgomery…

Covering the time period of May 1974 to August 1975, the document is an evaluation report of eight career education projects in Rhode Island elementary and secondary schools funded under part D of the Vocational Amendments Act of 1968. The evaluation data were collected by on-site visits and teacher observations. Unstructured interviews were…

This bibliography cites bibliographies of works dealing with language learning and teaching, and with English as a foreign or second language. Entries include both American and European publications, most published since 1970. (CLK)

This bibliography cites books and articles having to do with audiovisual aids in language teaching, with special reference to English as a foreign language. Entries include both American and European publications, most published since 1965. (CLK)

This booklet, designed for elementary teachers, contains ideas for involving students in firsthand experience with their environment and practical suggestions for preservation and improvement of their own homes and neighborhoods. The goals of this booklet are to increase environmental awareness and to help the students become responsible citizens.…