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This handbook is designed to help educators improve the effectiveness of daily lessons. The need for flexibility and the ability to develop meaningful variety are emphasized. Suggestions and guidelines are provided for writing objectives, planning lessons, and selecting instructional methods. Three major categories of teaching/learning strategies--presentation, action, and interaction techniques--selected because of their resemblance to natural ways of interacting with the environment outside the classroom, are considered in detail. Specific examples and sample lesson plans are provided for lectures, guided observations, demonstrations, audiovisuals, field trips, projects, experiments, exercises, questioning, discussions, brainstorming, seminars, interviewing, role-playing, committees, and debates. The lesson plan format includes lesson objectives, teacher and student activities, equipment and materials, and an outline of the content and procedures for the lesson. (Author/JD)

This monograph focuses on the design of accessible industrial education facilities for individuals with physical disabilities. In chapter 1 accessibility is defined, and three significant pieces of federal legislation regarding the equality of educational opportunities for special needs populations are discussed. The role of industrial education in mainstreaming students with physical handicaps is also addressed. A modification system for improving the interface between the learner and the built environment is then described in detail. Each of four sections in the system--system inputs, process of making safe modifications, system outputs, and evaluation--and their major elements are considered. Chapter 2 focuses on facility modifications to consider when improving the interface. The following kinds of modifications are discussed: maneuvering in space, approaching machines and equipment, obtaining tools and supplies, transporting tools and supplies, manipulating controls, and facilitating communication. (YLB)

WIPB-TV news segment documenting the effect of private grants received by Ball State University from the Ball State University Foundation. Includes features on the development of the UniverCity "Agenda for a Living Planet" program, the development of Whitinger Scholars scholarships, a project entitled "Gender Roles Through the Life Span" developed by the Center for Women's Studies and Department of Psychological Science, the recruitment of minority students and development of minority teachers, the Partners in Teaching Improvement faculty collaboration and feedback project, an initiative to prepare Ball State faculty to use telecommunications technology to teach via interactive television, a "Teaching the Technology of Teaching" initiative designed to improve teaching methodologies of new faculty members, and a visiting artists residency program., This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about