Show new school textbook E evaluation valuate experts 9 advice assists teachers during the school year the teachers of the dist district riFt parti in evaluating textbooks in the areas of health science arithmetic biological science anti and driver training with superintendent abbott serving as aa a member bembe r of the state textbook commission the district received sample copies ot of textbooks published in the above mentioned areas there was an estimated value of 1500 in textbooks which the district distributed to the schools of the county and which the teachers will use as supplementary material for their class work reading needing specialist confers with teachers date dale reading specialist and consultant for the scott scot foreman publishing company gave reading demonstrations rations and discussion to all the elementary teachers of the district since our district Is using the scott foreman basic text as our reading program miss gave valuable help on how teachers can most effectively and best use this program ain in the teaching of reading famed authors author gives give instruction in arithmetic dale carpenter senior author of the mcmillan arithmetic series and mathematics supervisor for the los log angeles city schools spent one day with the instructional beaff and teachers of our district ile he gave suggestions to teachers on how flow to make arithmetic more meaningful to tile the child ile he stressed the importance of teaching ideas and understanding of concepts rather titan than tile the teaching of 0 processes science and textbook adopted all the teachers in all the elementary schools have made an evaluations of the text books which have been placed on the state adopted list in the areas of health and science new books in these two areas will be placed in the schools for the next year in grades one through six it is hoped that these new books will strengthen our science and health programs |