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

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with the exception of the actual operation of equipment and use of materials in the classroom. The teacher involved would be responsible for the actual operation of equipment and use of materials within his classroom. How was the audiovisual director to successfully organize and operate the program? An experimental program was started the first year; and after six years with minor changes, the same program is in operation. Before school opens each year, teachers report for a tliree day workshop. Administrative and teacher meetings are held. A period of two or three hours is set aside for instructions to teachers in the use of audiovisual equipment. The equipment is "set up" in the library, and the audiovisual director provides instruction. Then each teacher must actually operate each piece of equipment. The audiovisual director and student assistants are available to help teachers having difficulties. To follow up these instructions, tliroughout the year, trained audiovisual student assistants are available every school hour to provide teachers with additional help if they come to the audiovisual equipment room during their planning periods or before or after school. Student assistants are trained by the audiovisual director. Two hours of classroom work, in addition to practical work, is given to each audiovisual student each month. One-fourth unit of credit is given for each year of work. Two audiovisual assistants report 30 minutes before school begins and deliver all requested materials and equipment to teachers' classrooms. One audiovisual assistant is assigned to the audiovisual room for each class hour of the day to provide information to teachers, to splice film, or to take care of emergency requests. Three audiovisual assistants are assigned after school to return to the audiovisual room all equipment used during the day and to deliver and "set up" equipment that has been Photos courtesy of Tichenon Studio requested for night activities. How do teachers get the materials and equipment they need? Teachers are provided with three request forms, that require processing and approval by department chairman for materials and equipment. Richwoods has a chairman for each department; who, in addition to regular classroom teaching, is responsible for the coordination of the teaching program in his department; therefore, all requests for audiovisual materials and equipment must be approved by the chairman. The first form for film rental must be submitted in ample time for the audiovisual director to obtain the film for the date desired. Teachers are urged when possible to complete this form in May for films to be used the following year. Early request usually assures the availability of film on desired date. The second form goes from the audiovisual director to the teacher after the film requests have been confirmed by rental agencies. Form #3 is the equipment form used by teachers to request any audiovisual equipment that is needed, and a fourth form requests tapes and records if they are needed. Does the audiovisual program work at Richwoods? Of total of 75 academic teachers only five have not used any equipment or materials from the audiovisual department during the past year. Twelve use only occasionally (four or five times a year). The remainder of staff (58) use equipment and materials regularly as a part of their teaching. Yes, the Business Education department. Mathematics department. Industrial Arts department. Athletic department. Art department, Home Economics, Foreign Language, Guidance department, English department. Science department. Physical Education department — in fact all departments use audiovisual materials and equipment as a part of their programs. Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — November, 1962 657