Seventy-eight "classic" short, non-feature films, cataloged according to six themes--communication, freedom, love, peace, happiness, and the underground--are discussed in this guide. The standard critique for each film has a fourfold purpose: (1) to indicate content and style; (2) to pose questions which provoke discussion; (3) to suggest resource…

This guide is a recapitulation and refinement of the substantive content of a one-and-a-half day course which was given before three groups of Federal scientists and engineers during the Fall of 1967. The course was developed under the sponsorship of the Panel on Education and Training of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information…

Compiled are materials related to work study programs for the educable mentally handicapped adolescent. Items listed include professional books, textbooks, resource aids, journals and articles, curriculum guides, instructional materials, and audiovisual aids. The materials are grouped according to academic areas (mathematics, science, social…

Provided is a directory to free and inexpensive sources of materials for use in elementary and secondary school science instruction. This is a complete and updated revision of two similar lists published previously (1949 and 1959) in the "Chicago Schools Journal." The source citations are categorized under terms commonly used to subdivide the…

This publication is a preliminary bulletin, giving the basic course of study and related learning activities in history and the social sciences for grade one in the City of New York. This bulletin is one of a series designed to provide students from prekindergarten through the 12th grade with a revitalized curriculum in history and the social…

This publication is a preliminary bulletin, giving the basic course of study and related learning activities in history and the social sciences for grade two in the City of New York. This bulletin is one of a series designed to provide students from prekindergarten through the 12th grade with a revitalized curriculum in history and the social…

This curriculum guide is for use by college instructors concerned with expanding traditional woodworking programs. It was developed in a National Defense Education Act summer institute and is based on an outline provided by members of a previous institute. The content concerns wood substitutes which are made to resemble wood and are often used…

These units developed for teacher use consist primarily of a collection of typical experiments or research activities developed by staff and participants of a National Defense Education Act Institute. The institute was designed to broaden the viewpoint of 25 industrial arts teachers with regard to some of the newer scientific and/or engineering…

This research report summarizes a study of independent study projects in 36 American secondary schools selected from a list of 317 schools nominated as having definite and organized independent study programs. The investigators found 8,584 students in the 36 schools involved in independent study programs. Independent study is defined as learning…

To introduce children (grades 1-3) to the concept of the city and to give them an appreciation for the relationship that exists between the cities men build and the lives they live in them, a multimedia kit has been assembled. The items in the kit allow the child to explore the city from various viewpoints. By comparing their similarities and…

Three hundred citations dating between 1945 and 1968 are listed in this annotated bibliography on rural manpower. The bibliography has a broad general scope and includes action-oriented publications as well as more theoretical research studies. Materials are grouped under 7 headings: (1) bibliographies, (2) books, (3) journal articles, (4)…

This booklet has been prepared for counselors, administrators, teachers and others interested in elementary school guidance services in the State of Wisconsin. In general the booklet discusses the background and role of the National Defense Education Act, Title V-A, (NDEA, V-A) in the establishment of pilot programs of elementary school guidance…

English and Navajo language materials are described in this bibliography of reading materials primarily for elementary school students. The English language materials were developed to teach Navajo children about their own culture and could be used to form the base for a curriculum in English for Navajo students. The Navajo language materials were…

The teaching guide for use with accelerated elementary school students contains suggestions for independent reading activities, a list of independent reading books for beginning readers, and suggestions for creative activities. Stressed is the value of sharing enthusiasm about books to spur independent reading. Suggestions are given for talking…

The proposal describes the history of the Upper Mississippi River ECO-Center Environmental Education Project (funded by Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act), Carroll County, Illinois. The goal of the project, which began in July 1972, is to implement and coordinate a comprehensive environmental education program for the county's…