The key to success with a program for aides is active supervision by teachers as well as Special Services staff. The more supervision afforded the aide, the greater the flexibility with which he or she can function, the greater the use that can be made of potential skill and the greater the assistance that can be provided to teaches and to the…

The author maintains that for teachers to obtain maximum benefits from in-service education, they must have a part in planning the program. (AA)

Five speakers examine some of the problems involved in training teachers to use audiovisual equipment and aids. (AA)

The director of the Programmed Instruction Laboratory of the Academy of Psychological Sciences in Moscow gives an account of the genesis, evolution and present status of programmed instruction in the USSR." Includes two brief introductions. (Author/AA)

A special education teacher describes an approach to mainstreaming in which she accompanied mildly handicapped students into the regular class (grades six and eight). Team teaching and coordinated planning between special and regular education teachers were emphasized. The experience was positive in terms of peer interaction as well. (CL)

Planning is of prime importance in providing programs for gifted and talented students. Districts should emphasize an awareness campaign on the premises and needs of gifted education. An individual should then be appointed and trained as the district specialist in gifted and talented education. (CL)

A successful in-house management development program is characterized by staff involvement in planning, designing, and conducting the program. Top management support is critical, as are program diversity and relevancy, preparation and excellence, and evaluation and followup. (Author/MLF)

The Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials was published in 1980 by the McGraw-Hill Company. Three sections of this article discuss major issues related to the development of the Standards, its content and form, and the work planned for its application and future development. (Author/RL)

The article offers guidelines for severely handicapped personnel preparation programs. Five areas which need to be addressed by such programs are addressed: need for the program, adequacy of resources to develop and maintain the program, staff needs and instructional integrity, program limitation, and a process for program evaluation. (SB)

The author describes how her personal interest in puzzles led her to create Puzzle Parties at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. Now regular events, these puzzle parties attract several hundred adults and children from the community. (SJL)