ERIC Number: ED016741
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967
Pages: 71
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EPOCH--ESEA PROJECT FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. PLANNING PERIOD REPORT.
MONFORT, JAY B.; AND OTHERS
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PLANNING STAGE OF A PROGRAM TO ENRICH HUMANITIES INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS, EXTENSIVE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES, AND ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNING GRANT ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTES A MAJOR SECTION OF THE REPORT. INCLUDED AMONG THESE ACTIVITIES ARE THE SELECTION OF STAFF, DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, INVOLVEMENT OF SUBJECT SPECIALISTS AND CURRICULUM ADVISERS, EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATION OF A DEMONSTRATION CHAMBER, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION PLANNING, DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND A SUMMER WORKSHOP. IT IS FELT THAT THESE ACTIVITIES WERE GENERALLY SUCCESSFUL. PROCEDURES OUTLINED FOR THE 1967-68 PILOT PERIOD INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPLICABLE INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEMONSTRATION CHAMBER, DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL PROGRAMS, PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS, AND EVALUATION AND PLANNING FOR OPERATION IN 1968-69. PRESS CLIPPINGS, A PLANNING PERIOD CALENDAR, GUIDELINES FOR THE RESEARCHING, SYNTHESIZING OF SUBJECT AREAS, EPOCH DATA CARD INFORMATION, AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS ARE APPENDED. (LB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Researchers, Educational Technology, Federal Programs, Humanities Instruction, Information Retrieval, Interdisciplinary Approach, Personnel, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Resource Centers, Resource Materials, Summer Programs, Workshops
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Authoring Institution: Berkeley Unified School District, CA.
Identifiers - Location: California; California (Berkeley)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III
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