The core of this report is three papers which focus on the current status and function of the foreign language supervisor. Klaus Mueller's paper, "Responsibilities of the Foreign Language Teacher Trainer", advocates the design and development of achievement tests that would validate teacher competency. Jermaine Arendt's, "The Local Supervisor's…

This report focuses on the structure of the district, criteria for progress, and educational research data that provide background for implications for change. The report makes five recommendations: (1) reorganize the school structure to early childhood (ages 3-7), elementary (ages 8-10), middle school (ages 11-13), and high school (ages 14-17);…

In preparing this evaluation report, the Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education believed that evaluation should (1) focus on the people and their needs, (2) look into all parts of the human resources development program of the State, and (3) identify the employment opportunities within the State and the vocational…

The Gilroy, California, Unified School District contracted with Westinghouse Learning Corporation for the 1970-71 school year for the purpose of improving reading and mathematics achievement of approximately 100 Spanish-surnamed boys and girls from grades 2-4. The average gain at the end of the program was 0.6 achievement years in reading and 0.8…

This review of recent trends in Spanish education focuses on governmental attempts to update educational standards by extending the compulsory school-attendance age, by eradicating adult illiteracy, and by constructing new schools. The report points out that the expansion of Spanish economic programs has shifted educational objectives to emphasize…

A system of appraising teachers that is acceptable to the teaching profession, the public, and school management is needed. To meet this need, Project D developed a diagnostic system of appraisal whose aim was to pinpoint areas in which teachers might reasonably be expected to improve their performance. The procedures adopted included the…

This guide to language instruction in California public schools is designed for teachers, administrators, counselors, board members, parents,and curriculum planners. Five major areas concern: (1) creating effective foreign language programs, (2) designing a course of study for foreign languages, (3) implementing a foreign language program, (4)…

A Symposium was held in May of 1972 to assist in the resolution of the varied problems effecting the advance of educational technology. Most of the papers presented at the symposium dealt with the current situation of various aspects of computer assisted instruction (CAI) throughout Canada. Other papers covered CAI centralization, minicomputers,…

By presenting a comprehensive non-technical review of how computers operate, how extensively and effectively they are used, and what they cost, this book provides the lay person substantial information concerning computers in higher education. The major trends in computer development, past and future; the role of the computer in the…

The "Eager to Learn" inservice training television series was designed to help teachers use, as part of their individual teaching strategies, seven enabling behaviors: structuring, problem focusing, accepting, clarifying, facilitating, deliberate, silence, and modeling. Over 200 elementary school teachers participated in the series which…

This compilation of papers presented at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers Colloquium focuses on the interrelated roles of the foreign language teacher and the language program supervisor. The following papers are included: (1) "The Foreign Language Curriculum: A Joint Venture" by Charles Blake; (2) "Updated Observation…

This book provides background information of the educational system in Ecuador and describes the Ecuadoran plan for educational improvement. The first part considers the general conditions of the country and discusses geographic, economic, social, and demographic aspects along with the educational system. The book discusses the social function of…

To design, develop, and implement an organizational structure for inservice teacher education and provide a continuing program for inservice leadership training in the Northern Appalachia Region for education in the technologies, a teacher educator program was established for training teachers as change agents within a comprehensive "teacher…

This document reports the result of a 5-day meeting held to recommend the structural building adaptations and the curriculum organization necessary to the renovation of Concourse Plaza Hotel into a high school. According to the planning committee, the hotel has many features adaptable to a school, which would permit a meaningful departure from the…

This report is the fifth in a series describing the background, theory, and progress of the Differentiated Staffing Project in the Eugene, Oregon, School District. The report describes a number of instructional changes that occurred during the first year of the project. Several examples of new instructional patterns that emerged in the…