THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE FIELD TESTING OF RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION UNITS IN OPERATION IN A NUMBER OF WISCONSIN SCHOOLS. THE UNIT IS A REORGANIZED SCHOOL STRUCTURE WHICH IS MADE UP OF A LEARNING SPECIALIST LEADER, TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS, AND STUDENTS. THE MAJOR AIMS OF THIS EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION ARE (1) TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AN…

The Mohawk Language Checklist was developed for the intermediate grades, after the implementation of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 increased the need for Mohawk language materials. It was designed to: (1) determine the need for bilingual instruction; (2) identify students needing bilingual instruction; and (3) determine the effectiveness of…

This awareness kit provides information on the portrayals of women and men in two media--instructional materials and television; discusses how to evaluate and choose the best media materials from those that exist; recommends actions that will help to eliminate sex stereotyping in instructional materials and television; and suggests an approach to…

Designed to be used for self evaluation at the local level, as a guide for supervisors, and to provide direction for short and long range planning of library media programs, this document proposes some guiding principles, defines selected terms, and outlines quantitative standards. The checklist of standards which makes up the greater part of the…

A preschool environment inventory was developed to provide a method for characterizing the school environment of children in Head Start and other preschool programs. The inventory summarizes the most salient features of a preschool environment and describes these dimensions for measurement with ordinal scales. Consisteing of 44 scales and 23 check…

Readings are presented for people who want to consider various aspects of retirement. Part 1 contains chapters on such themes as financial planning, living arrangements, the satisfactory use of leisure time, good health, and legal affairs; the objective is to suggest the dimensions of typical retirement situations and to supply a frame of…

The preparations, forms, checklists, parental permission letters, and pre-planning procedures necessary in conducting and participating in an outdoor school program are related. This teacher information material includes: outdoor school staff member's classroom visitation, classroom preparation for the outdoor school, films and materials, post…

A program for neurological organization is explained and its purposes are stated. Hints are given for working with both child and parents; and form for evaluating measures of neuromotor fitness is included. Also provided is a checklist for rating motor exploration, including movements performed lying on the back, on the knees, or standing or on…

Monies granted under Title VI-B of the Education of the Handicapped Act funded an accountability study of the Duval County Program (Jacksonville, Florida) for trainable mentally handicapped (TMH) children and youth. An organized collection of approximately 675 behavioral objectives and accompanying criterion test items was developed for evaluating…

Presented in the first of a two volume series is a developmental physical education checklist which provides teachers of trainable mentally retarded students with a permanent and accountable record of pupil progress and needs. The checklist is intended to be used with the accompanying volume of curricular activities in a nongraded enviroment for…

Performance objectives related to occupational, social, communication, and daily living skills are specified for trainable mentally handicapped students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Each skill area is broken down into four to seven component units (number of objectives for each unit is noted in parentheses): manual activities (10), work…

This article is designed to assist planners of inservice programs to broaden the range of courses and other types of activities offered within their system of training. Five basic dimensions of an inservice course must be considered: time, people, form, objectives, and sponsor. These dimensions are expanded into a comprehensive working checklist…

This publication provides practical guidelines to design future school buildings and to set up administrative programs for existing structures that can cut the cost of both intentional and accidental school property damage. The first section on building exterior design responses discusses ways to reduce the ongoing cost of property damage by…

This study analyzed 182 educators' beliefs about their ability to manage maladaptive classroom behaviors. A factor analysis of teacher manageability ratings demonstrated that, by changing the method used to group behaviors, the structure of a teacher checklist also changes. The most difficult behavior to manage was "lack of…

Provides generic guidelines covering the basic issues of database building within an organization. The areas discussed include assessing organizational needs, selecting and testing hardware and software, estimating costs, and creating and maintaining the database. A check list of important considerations and a list of additional readings are…