In-service training materials, dealing with family and home, for teachers of the educable mentally retarded are presented. The unit on the family is designed for the advanced special education pupil who is 15 years old or more. A list of subunits to be explored is given, resource materials listed and experience chart information supplied. Such…

Designed for the teacher of the educable mentally handicapped, the guide presents a detailed outline of suggestions, activities, and teaching aids useful in the instruction of mentally handicapped children. The guide is the first of three volumes (primary, intermediate, and secondary) containing introductory and theoretical chapters plus detailed…

This is a progress report of an individualized three-year science course for use in the senior high school. The course integrates biology, chemistry, and physics with smaller amounts of astronomy, geology, meteorology, oceanography and space exploration. The course is currently in the second year of tryout in the Elk River, Minnesota, school…

This guide for educators at the elementary and secondary levels contains articles written by people directly concerned with African studies. Charles Billings, in his article, "Africa in the Curriculum," offers a rationale for African studies and puts forward a number of useful suggestions regarding content, approaches and emphases. Commonly held…

This guide was prepared to help instructors of adult textiles and clothing programs improve their teaching; it is designed to be used with other department publications: Clothing Services Training Guide, Resource Courses for Planning Local Adult Homemaking Programs, and Resource Kit Tips for Teaching Textiles and Clothing (see AC 008 741). Each…

The first section of this book discusses modern approaches to teaching biology, including theoretical approaches (such as "teaching form and function together") and the use of educational technology. The second part gives guidelines for planning and stocking science centers and laboratories. The third section deals with the use of materials: use…

Designed to accompany the Wisconsin State Curriculum for educable mentally retarded (EC 030 035), the handbook offers suggestions for implementation of the 12 Persisting Life Situations reflecting the general objectives of the state curriculum. Guidelines for preparing teaching units and resource guides, and for utilizing the Curriculum Accounting…

Documents on the subject of American Indian education which have been indexed and abstracted in "Research In Education" through August 1969 have been compiled in this bibliography. One hundred and forty-eight publications are cited, all but 3 of which were published since 1960. The citations include a wide variety of resource materials (research…

An effort has been made in this second volume of a 3-volume publication to include items from the literature which can be useful in strengthening teacher aide pre- or in-service training programs. The material was prepared for Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel, but can be of general value in enriching the professional foundation of aides and…

Eskimo youth in Bristol Bay, Alaska, caught between the clash of native and white cultures, have difficulty identifying with either culture. The curriculum in Indian schools in the area, geared primarily to white middle-class standards, is not relevant to the students, Textbooks and standardized tests, based on experiences common to a white…

Free teaching materials suitable for elementary school science available from 168 agencies and companies are listed. Materials include booklets, teacher's source books and guides, charts and posters, and concrete materials such as mineral samples. Suggestions and materials for student activities range from experiments to song sheets. Topics…

Included are suggestions for integrating conservation concepts into the general curriculum, coordinating outdoor work with indoor activities, and for planning and implementing a sequential conservation curriculum. Guidelines given for training of teachers include sample workshop schedules. Minimum requirements for outdoor school sites are listed.…

Intended as a resource text for educational researchers, administrators, teachers, and other persons interested in the education of Mexican Americans, this book is based on a substudy of the Mexican American Study Project conducted at the University of California at Los Angeles. Data were drawn from over 250 formal interviews with school personnel…

Effective and realistic planning and improvement of the educational environment can prevent accidents and injuries in school shops and laboratories. This guide makes specific recommendations for organizing and administering such a program and suggests methods and techniques for implementing the recommendations. Chapters cover organizing,…

Technical notes are presented concerning documentation of primary and secondary source materials for educational buildings. In considering the procurement of literature for a school building department, discussion is directed to--(1) attainment of materials from National Commissions for UNESCO and from ARISBR, (2) loan and exchange of…