Contends that the "Alliance for Excellence: Librarians Respond to a Nation at Risk" report contains information which can be useful for improving social studies instruction. Denotes special attention to the need for quality elementary and secondary school library services and suggests social studies teachers can recommend current…

The seventeenth annual list of free and inexpensive materials on teaching, professional publications, films and visual aids, and paperback books for students at all levels. (JB)

Stresses the need for local materials centers which loan speech and hearing materials to therapists for trial and evaluation. Borrowing privileges enhance the probability of careful selection and purchase of needed materials. (MB)

This description of the winner of the 1980 School Library Media Program of the Year award discusses the decentralized approach being taken by the Irvine United School District's library media program, as well as the district's library media projects, goals, and facilities. (CMV)

Describes the career of Stanley Huffman in instructional technology, including his educational background, teaching experience in public schools and in higher education, consulting work, creation of learning resources centers, publications, and early support of electronic distance education. (LRW)

Intended for use by media specialists, this guide offers ideas for teaching media production skills in the curriculum areas. Projects are suggested in science, history, economics/distributive education/marketing, mathematics, English, foreign languages, and child care. The purpose, objectives/concepts, resources, and preparation are outlined for a…

Describes the new glass-enclosed instructional media center at Kiley Junior High in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Author/DN)

This study presents a program to enrich the Jewish educational curriculum through the use of library resources and materials, and explores the role of the school library in supplementing classroom teaching and furthering the goals of Jewish education. Its main concern is the Jewish student whose roots are in the liberal American society rather…

The guide to the Special Education Resource System (SERS) of the Flour Bluff (Texas) school system contains policies and procedures regarding organization, services, and process of the system. Noted is the SERS purpose of providing information and access to appropriate instructional media and materials for special education personnel. Briefly…

This study investigates, identifies, and documents the need for cooperative media review centers in the state of Wisconsin and makes recommendations for their development and implementation. To this end, over 100 persons representing library/media/education and professional organizations were interviewed, literature reviews conducted, resources…

This is the first in an annual series of studies on the circulation of media and the operation of educational media centers in United States Public Schools. The plan is to gather three types of data in each annual survey: (1) baseline data gathered each year, (2) an in-depth probe of a particular part of media programs, and (3) a compilation of…

Instructional media appropriate for school cultural arts programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: activity cards, books, books (reference), films (16mm), filmstrips (sound), and recordings (disc). Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Each…

This annotated bibliograpy is intended to serve as a resource for library/media specialists engaged in the process of planning for and implementing mainstreaming in their media centers. It (1) presents background information and reviews legislation related to the mainstreaming of handicapped children; (2) reviews and analyzes the literature…

This collection of informational materials includes brief essays on library services due California children and youth, ways to help children develop thinking skills, and thrusts of parent involvement. Also included are a bibliography of books for use in helping children develop thinking skills, and a listing of resources available from the State…

THE 53 NEW YORK STATE PROJECTS RECEIVING GRANTS FOR 1966-67 UNDER TITLE II OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT ARE DESCRIBED BY DISTRICT WITH REFERENCE NUMBER, EXPENDITURE, MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT, OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON TO CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. GRANTS RANGE FROM $845 TO $40,000.…