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THE LOCAL FILM PROGRAM AND ITS DIRECTOR
proper place of teaching films. General policies of the library, questions of rental and purchase budgets, questions regarding the use of free films — all of these can be clarified through discussions in such a representative group and the general level of understanding improved. Too, it is hard to overestimate the value of having in each school a teacher who can answer questions for her fellow teachers and who thoroughly understands the program and goals of the department.*
In-Service Courses
Another way to increase the number of skilled, informed, and enthusiastic teachers is to offer in-service courses in audiovisual techniques. If these classes are offered at a convenient time — probably in the evening — and are planned around the needs expressed by their teachers, the attendance may well be surprising. In one school system, a total of seventy-four teachers (slightly over one teacher in ten in the school system) recently enrolled in a series of evening classes offered on a purely voluntary basis. In this case, three series of evening classes were offered, keyed for the needs of primary, upper elementary, and high school teachers. However such courses are arranged, they should be planned in the basis of local needs.
What skills and information do teachers want? Here is a summary of the wishes expressed by the seventy-four teachers mentioned above. A similar check with a university class of teachers in a credit course resulted in approximately the same preferences. Significantly, teachers at the primary, upper elementary and high school levels requested experience in the various areas in approximately the same proportions. Here are the top five experiences requested: how to make materials (especially glass slides, 2x2 slides) for my classroom ; opportunity to view films, slidefilms, etc. in my field; practice using equipment; discussion of how to use visual materials more effectively; and, discussion and practice using radio and recordings.
* See Chapter 34, "The Building Coordinator of AudioVisual Aids."
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