The courses for a self-instructional electronics curriculum designed for remote-learning are presented through written materials, home-laboratory kits, TV broadcasts, telephone tutoring, periodic sessions, and seminars. Development and implementation of instructional materials are discussed, as are cost considerations for the courses, and the…

The arts manual is intended to provide teachers with suggestions on incorporating arts experiences into the education of handicapped students. A chart depicts benefits for arts programing drawn from the literature. The bulk of the manual is composed of listings of instructional objectives, materials and equipment needed, learning activity…

A plan-ahead guide offers teaching suggestions for fall 1992. There are three sections: the Columbus quincentenary (products and activities reflecting various historical and cultural perspectives); the 1992 election (teaching and resource suggestions); and international space year (resources and materials on space exploration). (SM)

The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a list of government documents of special interest to students pursuing careers in education, teachers, and teachers of adult students. Types of materials indexed include: audiovisual materials, charts, clip art, coloring books, comic books, computer software, games and activities, map exercises, math…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist teachers and supervisors in introducing lower elementary students to the MS DOS computer and the word processing program PC Write. Accompanying this guide are two program disks: PC Write, which is a public domain word processing program and Disk Care, which reinforces rules for caring for disks. The…

Developed by the North Carolina Curriculum Study Taskforce to meet every student's need to be technologically literate, this technology education course guide outlines a media communications systems course for grades 11-12. After a brief explanation outlining the use of the curriculum guide in an instructional system involving the teacher,…

The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a list of government documents of special interest to students in education, especially adult students, teachers, and university faculty. Types of materials indexed include: curriculum guides and supplements, sources of government and non-government print and non-print resources, bibliographies,…

Closed-captioned television is a highly motivating instructional medium that encourages reading, assists comprehension, and helps students to acquire new vocabulary. While these skills are important for all students, they are particularly important for bilingual students. This guide begins with information about the equipment needed: a television…

This directory of technology training materials is divided into three areas: (1) training materials, which include videotapes, software, and other instructional materials; (2) curriculum guides, which include comprehensive guides as well as guides for individual areas of technology training; and (3) textbooks, which are primarily for use in…

This guide is designed to be used in developing and improving school library media programs and in teaching students how to use the library. Topics covered include: general philosophy; specific goals; roles and responsibilities; resources needed; creating a library media center; curriculum (including a brief scope and sequence of library skills);…

Providing children and adults with appropriate learning experiences in astronomy is partly dependent upon having materials available with which to teach. This document attempts to provide a systematic approach to the dissemination of astronomy education materials which were not commercially developed and thus have not been widely distributed. This…

This book, developed by the Iowa City Community School District, recipient of the National Library Media Program of the year Award in 1997, provides a complete K-12 curriculum, with details on when key basic information, research, and production skills should be introduced, expanded, and reviewed. The book is divided into four parts: Part I:…

This curriculum guide provides units for use in teaching children (ages 6 months through kindergarten) with visual impairments. The emphasis throughout is on experiential learning, development of independence, and language development. The first section includes five chapters which discuss the development of children with different visual…

As part of an ongoing dialogue among teachers in California high schools, this sourcebook addresses some of the issues involved in teaching English/Language Arts at the secondary level. The sourcebook is divided into eight chapters, and begins with an overview answering questions concerning the California Model Curriculum Standards (MCS) for…