A REPORT WAS MADE OF THE FIRST 2 MONTHS OF OPERATION OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN TEACHER EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM OF THIS CENTER WAS PLANNED TO USE A PARTNERSHIP OF EDUCATIONAL TALENT AND EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE A FOLLOW-THROUGH WHICH CAN MAKE CREATIVE IDEAS IN EDUCATION BECOME REALITIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RATHER THAN JUST MATERIAL FOR LIBRARY SHELVES. RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS, SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, EXPERTS IN LEARNING AND COGNITIVE PROCESSES, ANTHROPOLOGISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND TEACHERS WERE BEING ORGANIZED AS A TEAM TO EVALUATE OLD AND NEW APPROACHES TO EDUCATION. THE CHILD STUDIES, SOCIOCULTURAL STUDIES, AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY DIVISIONS OF THE CENTER WILL BE CONCERNED WITH THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CHILD AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING AND MOTIVATION, AND SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ALONG WITH PROVIDING RESEARCH CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION. THE EXPERIMENTAL TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING DIVISIONS WILL BE CARRYING OUT A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OF TEACHER EDUCATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CURRICULUM IN SCIENCE. THE DISSEMINATION, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION, AND IN-SERVICE EDUCATION DIVISIONS WILL BE CONCERNED WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF DISSEMINATING THE IDEAS, PROGRAMS, AND MATERIALS WHICH ARE DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER. THIS IS AN ABSTRACT OF AN ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE CONFERENCE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING, AUSTIN, OCTOBER 30, 1965. (GD)