Show Educational Plans Pondered For Muir j During the past week some of the staff that will be involved in inthe inthe inthe the new Muir School pro project feet has been attending a workshop at the Grandview Elementary School in Provo EDUCATIONAL leaders from the state office and from around the state gave orientation discussions discussions discussions dis dis- on individualizing in in- in Attention was also focused on modern technology and how it can help the teacher do a better job of teaching Attending the workshop from Davis County were A Arnold r n old Lund principal Dale Barnett grade learning coordinator Garvin Carlile grade learning learning learning learn learn- ing coordinator Ardeth Kapp grade learning coordinator and Ruth Anderson ins instructional instruction instruction- al media coordinator DR DR QUENTIN Utley administrator administrator administrator admin admin- of the state department of secondary and elem elementary e n tar y education called the workshop an historic event in education in Utah and the nation He called upon the group to examine every facet of the present present pres- pres ent system and design a new educational system We should keep the best of the old and tr try out the most promising of the new he said MORRIS ROWLEY project director for the state re reminded minded the participants to keep in mind what we know about children and how they learn and to involve them in the learning process through as many sensory experiences experiences experiences exper exper- as possible One of the features of the new Muir School will be a large in instructional instructional instructional in- in media center where a child may find many resources to solve the problem at hand I I HE MAY CHECK out films I loops film-loops film filmstrips strips models books tapes etc to help him himin himin himin in his study Large group Instruction down downto I to individual study carrels are part of the plans It will be a ai five i ve year project with computer assisted instruction expected to play playa a larger role in the school program in two or three years DAVIS COUNTY has an excellent excellent excel excel- lent education program excel I now Research projects such as these I Iare are part of the evaluation and i improvement ment program that will I continue to insure a quality ty pro pro- I gra gram m. m |