The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center has created a list of resources on the role of special educators in school safety efforts. The list includes the following categories: (1) Access and/or Functional Needs (AFN) and Emergencies; (2) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Development; (3) Hazard- and…

This document describes resources to support the role of teachers in school safety efforts. The resources are organized into the following categories: (1) General Resources; (2) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Development; (3) Educator Resilience and Self-Care; (4) Hazard- and Threat-Specific; and (5) Youth Preparedness.

As the school year begins, staff at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) would like to offer all school personnel (including educators, administrators, counselors and support staff) the opportunity to use their many resources for schools! Their resources were created to highlight issues related to trauma, to explain how trauma can…

Bibliotherapy is the process of growing toward emotional good health through the medium of literature. The books selected for bibliotherapy must be chosen carefully. The Newbery and Caldecott books are logical choices as they have received the most prestigious awards given in children's literature. If bibliotherapy is to help children and cause…

Briefly describes how one elementary school teacher handled the death of a pet. A short bibliography of children's books that deal with the subject of death is included. (JMB)

In helping people become self-directed learners, adult educators must be clear that it is control, particularly in decision making, that they are talking about. They must decide what kinds of control are to be developed and need to acknowledge that progress toward control in any area of learning is progress toward greater self-direction in…

Reviews the October 1979 issue of "VocEd" entitled "Improving Career Guidance: Imperatives for the 1980's." It reflects current preoccupations of vocational education. Although this and other American Personnel and Guidance Association journals overlap, the literature is praised. Vocational educators play an important role in…

Intended to help accommodate special needs learners in the vocational classroom setting, the handbook presents information on mainstreaming. Chapter I focuses on legal requirements and teacher roles in serving special needs students in the vocational classroom. Chapter II provides a historical overview of special education legislation and reviews…

This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet provides annotations of resources in four areas that are essential for a comprehensive understanding of the issues related to faculty tenure. Tenure has become a highly debated topic, and administrators, faculty members, and the public need to become familiar with the complexities involved in the…

This 70-item bibliography presents a list of material published between 1978 and 1990 concerning gifted students and reading. The bibliography includes journal articles, books, and conference papers, and publications of ERIC clearinghouses. (RS)

This bibliography lists 355 publications and reference materials relevant to the topic of differentiated staffing. The publications listed were published from 1964 through 1974; approximately 75 percent of them appeared in the five-year period from 1969 through 1973. References were drawn from various existing bibliographies and texts concerned…

Investigates the rising phenomenon of teacher research among secondary English teachers. Discusses costs, benefits, kinds of opportunities, and ethical and monetary considerations. Includes a 12-item annotated list of published reports of such research. (HB)

Presents an annotated bibliography of four book selection aids for read-aloud books and nine selection aids for other books for children. The importance of literature for children is discussed, and librarians' and teachers' roles in acquainting parents with book selection aids are described. (LRW)

This paper describes interactive video and the advantages and disadvantages to using interactive video in education and training. Examples of classroom use of interactive video are discussed in terms of its benefits as an educational strategy and the drawbacks of teacher preparation. It is noted that there are currently three levels of interactive…

After reviewing definitions of general education and statements regarding its importance found in the literature, this paper presents observations to be considered in updating or developing general education programs. It is observed that many disciplines have developed excessive departmentalization; that administrators tend to view general…