THIS GUIDE WAS COMPILED TO ASSIST IN THE LOCATION OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON STANDARD PRINTED MEDIA, SUCH AS BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND PAMPHLETS. IT CONTAINS (1) LISTS OF NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, (2) INFORMATION ABOUT EQUIPMENT, (3) BIBLIOGRAPHIES, (4) ORGANIZATIONS, (5) GRADUATE PROGRAMS, AND (6) SPECIFIC LOCATIONS TO VISIT IF ONE WISHES TO SEE NEW…

Long Island Sound is an estuary of national significance and provides important economic, recreational, and aesthetic value to the citizens of Connecticut and New York. Investigations have been conducted regarding living marine resources and nutrient loading. However, Long Island Sound is often overlooked as an educational resource. This guide is…

EXPLORATORY SYSTEMS TO CLASSIFY INFORMATION ON RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION WERE DEVELOPED FROM--(1) A STUDY OF SOURCES IN EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER LITERATURE, (2) CONFERENCES WITH RESEARCHERS AND SPECIALISTS IN NEW MEDIA, AND (3) 85 QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED FROM NEW MEDIA INFORMATION USERS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO ORGANIZE…

SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE TO AID THE KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING A PROGRAM, FINDING NEEDED EQUIPMENT, AND PROVIDING A PROPER ROOM ARRANGEMENT. PARTICULAR KINDS OF GAMES FOR ATTENTION, MEMORY, PERCEPTIVE-COGNITIVE, AUDITORY AND VISUAL DISCRIMINATION ARE DESCRIBED. LANGUAGE IS DEVELOPED THROUGH TEACHERS' ROUTINE USE OF SPECIFIC…

To develop a plan for utilization of museum resources for industrial arts education, questionnaires were utilized to obtain information from pilot studies, educator group members and museum professionals. Examination of data indicates that museums represent a potential resource appropriate to instructional utilization for industrial arts…

THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION SPONSORED A CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY 1960 AT WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS PRESENTED WORKING PAPERS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ORIENTAL LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS. THE PAPERS INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS ON--(1) PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (2) WRITTEN MATERIALS, (3) PREPARATION OF GRADED MATERIALS, AND (4) AUDIOVISUAL…

This booklet accompanies the New York State Library exhibit of material related to the trial of John Peter Zenger. This 1735 trial established the legal precedent giving juries the power to decide libel suits. Labeled "the germ of American freedom," the trial was an important step in the development of American concepts of free speech…

A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER TO SERVICE THE NEEDS OF SEVERAL DISTRICTS WAS STUDIED. THE PURPOSE WAS TO MAKE AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT TO RUN PILOT PROGRAMS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS. SUCH A CENTER WOULD BRING STUDENTS FOR TEST PROGRAMS, AND WOULD PROVIDE A STAFF THAT COULD GO OUT INTO VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND TEST THE PROGRAMS UNDER…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS GUIDE LISTS TITLES AND SOURCES OF 1,717 ITEMS FOR MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WITH PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PURPOSE AND SUITABILITY FOR VARIOUS LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION. PUBLISHERS AND PRICES ARE IDENTIFIED ALSO. THE LIST IS CLASSIFIED IN THREE MAJOR CATEGORIES--(1)…

This English Language Arts Core Curriculum is a standards-based document that provides an additional level of specificity to the learning standards for English language arts adopted by the New York State Board of Regents in 1996. It is designed to provide assistance, while allowing for creativity, in the development of local instructional…

A study of the development of bilingual/bicultural instructional materials (mostly for Spanish-speaking populations) and the institutions involved in their use, preparation, and distribution is described. A review of representative materials and on-site visits to 75 institutions, programs, and publishers in New York, California, Florida, Puerto…

THIS GUIDE LISTS PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVIALABLE IN THE FALL OF 1963. THE NUMBER, VARIETY, AND SOURCE OF AVAIALBLE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED TOGETHER WITH CRITERIA FOR THEIR SELECTION. THE CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ACTIVITY, (2) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USAGE, (3) GUIDE TO PROGRAMS, AND (4) APPENDIXES.…

This manual, developed with a grant from the United States Office of Education, Office of Environmental Education, contains ten interdisciplinary environmental education teaching units developed by teachers from the state of New York for use in the secondary grades. The units are referenced to the syllabuses of New York State and are designed to…

The final report describes the middle school phase of a three phase program for training teachers at career education institutes at 11 cooperating college sites in New York State. Successive sections of the 25-page report describe the organization of the institutes: pre-institute period (program preparation); institute period (program…

The Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) Instructional Planning Project was intended to develop procedures for identifying successful instructional materials, suitable for teaching specific ISSOE competencies. A form was developed for use by teachers in reporting materials they were using in their classes with success.…