Dedicated to Research, Service and Educational Excellence

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Dedicated to Research, Service and Educational
Excellence
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What is a laboratory school?
A school that is affiliated with a college or
university for specific purposes that go beyond
the scope of traditional public and private
schools.
Over 100 Lab Schools !!
In addition to providing the best possible
educational programs for children, laboratory
schools provide optimal environments for
developing techniques of improving education.
Large Small, Public Private, Preschool,
Elementary Secondary
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
Diverse !!
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
(1) ResearchProvide a setting for a variety of
investigations that can be conducted by teachers,
professors, graduate students and others.
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
(2) ExperimentationProvide a laboratory of human
resources to engage in the development,
evaluation and refinement of educational
innovations.
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
(3) Clinical Teaching ExperiencesProvide for
observation and participation in a setting of
quality educational practice.
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
(4) Curriculum DevelopmentProvide a setting to
create, pilot and evaluate new curriculum
materials and teaching strategies.
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What are the functions of laboratory schools?
(5) Staff Development Provide a site conducive
to educational staff development for the
diversity of personnel found in schools.
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What is NALS Mission?
Leadership in the improvement of education
Development of innovative ideas in research,
curriculum development, clinical experiences, and
in-service training in an experimental environment
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NALS Aims
to increase the contributions of laboratory
schools
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NALS Aims
to promote better communication among lab
schools
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NALS Aims
to facilitate solving problems confronting lab
schools
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NALS Aims
to organize activities to improve lab school
programs
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NALS Aims
to develop a network of regional lab school
associations
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NALS Aims
to provide a program of educational services
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NALS Aims
to provide its members with publication-media
services
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Consider Joining
and Becoming Active
in NALS !!
There is no more exciting and stimulating place
to be in education than a well functioning
laboratory school. The climate of innovation and
creativity brings out the best in everyone
associated with it. The challenges and
opportunities for education and professional
growth are limited only by imagination. Kenneth
Miller, NALS Journal Co-editor, in Creating a
Laboratory School A Guide for Discussion and
Thought.
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Each new school becomes part of an international
group of educational scholars, researchers and
practitioners sharing a commitment to leadership
and excellence in education. Wendell McConnaha,
Director of International Programs