Intended for faculties, classes, student organizations, and other groups interested in the handicapped, the training package is designed to provide a workshop on the major provisions of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and to provide opportunities to discuss the law's implications within participants' academic programs.…

Describes a program in Fairfax County, Virginia, in which Elementary Science Study (ESS) materials are constructed and reconditioned in an Instructional Materials Processing Center using local community labor. Also discusses an inservice program for training teachers in the use of ESS materials. (JR)

The directory contains abstracts of approximately 270 products and resource materials as part of the National Inservice Network linkage and dissemination function. Product abstracts usually contain the following information: title, physical description, content summary, subject descriptors, suggestions for use, information concerning availability,…

In order to assess the potential market for educational materials developed to teach the use of the computer as an instructional tool and as an aid to management and decision making, a mailed questionnaire was used to survey randomly selected college professors of educational and business administration, school district superintendents, and…

The purpose of the inservice education program is to help local inservice coordinators plan and conduct effective inservice programs for teachers and other instructional staff who will be using curriculum materials (teacher's guides) developed at the center for vocational education. The intent of the program is to provide an orientation to career…

This paper describes and analyzes different types of inservice training available for early childhood education programs to help directors select the inservice training best suited to their programs. It is suggested that early childhood education programs are at one of three levels of development: initial adjustment stage, operational stage, and…

Remix is touted as one of the most important practices within the field of open educational resources (OER). But remixing is still not mainstream practice in education and the barriers and limitations to remix are not well known. In this article we discuss the design and development of a print and web-based booklet created to introduce the topic…

This volume is designed to provide information for teachers and prospective teachers who will teach the basic concepts of algebra normally taught in grade 9. Each section of the book contains background information, suggestions for instruction, and problems. Sections in the book include: (1) Numerals and Variables; (2) Open Sentences and English…

The author describes the Indiana Career Resource Center--its objectives and services. A primary effort has continued to be that of serving an ever-expanding geographical area, and to serve various organizational structures. The future activities demand increased awareness and preparation of its staff. (Author/JB)

This volume is one of four sets of materials produced for training science supervisors in educational technology. It presents principles and practices of educational technology so that science supervisors can develop a working knowledge applicable to their own activities. The "first level" materials contain five units, describing educational…

An upstate New York elementary school adopted a new math series conforming to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. The books focus on real-world problem solving, deemphasize rote computation and drills, and include sections on probability, statistics, estimation, mental math, and geometry. Inservice training helped teachers adopt…

This supplementary modern mathematics textbook is to help in-service teachers to broaden their background in mathematical concepts and ideas for grades 1 through 9. This in-service course was written with two basic objectives: (1) to help teachers to become familiar with some of the newer mathematical ideas and concepts for grades 1 through 9, and…

The materials in the self-instructional version of the teacher's guide installation inservice program were developed for local educational staff who will be using the career education teacher's guides developed at the Center for Vocational Education. The document provides an individualized alternative for teachers in the absence of a…

This report details the development and implementation of a Tennessee Valley Authority-funded demonstration environmental education project and the utilization of a mobile laboratory for conducting studies. Instructional materials were developed that are interdisciplinary in nature and activity oriented in approach. A discussion of the design and…