Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

efDistinauidked Here's the motion just the way it was made and passed: "That KYSAVC esinblish a citation to be awarded to the architects who achiex'e distiti'^uislied design in school planning for the (f elective utilization of audiovisual materials; "That companion citations he presented simultaneously to the school superintendent or head that made this planning possible: ana "That the NYSAVC designate a committee to consider schooh r~^<L recently constructed that might be cited, and to make recomme.nda ^ /^ « tions." Restart Paul C Reed Thai's a forward inoiion if we ever heard of one; and in taking this action the New Yoik State Audiovisual C^ouncil may have siaried something more significant tiian tliey kncjw. It will be a wa) of bringing the l)est scluiol planning for audicjvisual use striking!) to the attention o\ both architects and schcjol superintendents. Il could result in far more serious attention being given to the audio visual facilities that must be jjlanned into and built into our school buildings if they are to serve their intended purposes. We don't know just what these awards will locjk like, or how the) will be |jresented. It is conceivable that the citations to architect; wcjuld be made at their o\s\\ state meeting where it would counl most with other ardiitects. The citations to school superintendent.' Hkewise could be made at their meeting where the attention of al coidd be directed concretely to the meaning of good planning foi good instruction. The more you think about it, the more you can see. You car just see that Distinguished Design platpie on display in the lobby ol the new school building. If you listen, you can hear the sujjerin tendent and the principal proudly explaining to their visitors whai it means to their instructional program. You can also imagine the architect who has been cited for such distinction modestly calling it to the attention of the school board that is his prospective next client. In our own imagination we can see this idea catching on in othei states; and we don't think the NYSAVC would mind at all. The idea might even be picked up and developed by one of the nationa audiovisual organizations. A state citation woidd inevitably nomi nate the architect and superintendent for national consideration and the best plans from all parts of the coiuitry would be brough together for citation and stinudation. We'll try to keep in touch with the NYS.AVC Committee as i moves forward "to consider schools recently constructed that migh be cited." We'll try to keep you informed of what they do and hov they do it. In any event, we promise we'll do our best to bring ti you from New York and other states descriptions and pictures o school buildings in which distinguished design for audiovisual ha been achieved. In the meantime, we should like to nominate for consideratioi by the NYSAVC Committee the new Penfield High .School describe* on pages 16-IS. Here school administrators, architects, and a) interested citizen committee planned cooperatively for good us' of audiovisual materials. Theirs is a functional plan that work: and is working to bring about greater use of audiovisual material and better instruction. Once a teacher friend of mine, "Sarge" Smith, was serving on committee concerned with planning audiovisual facilities for clas' rooms. All of a sudden he lit up like a thousand watt TI2 projei tion lamp and exclaimed, "I have it! What we've got to do is buil classrooms in which learning is inescapable!" Distinguished desig in school planning for the effective utilization of autliovisual mati rials will help to achieve that kind of Utopian environment where learning is inescapable. 10. EdScreen & AV Guide — January, 195!