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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
Programs for California state-adopted social studies instructional materials are described to aid state school districts in matching instructional materials with curriculum goals and objectives. Information is provided in three sections. An annotated index gives pertinent information about each program, including title, year of copyright, and…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Instructional Materials
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
California state-adopted commercial art and music instructional materials are described to aid state school districts in matching instructional materials with curriculum goals and objectives. Information is provided in three sections. An annotated index gives pertinent information about each program, including title, year of copyright, and grade…
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Music Education
Baumann, Nancy; And Others – 1996
The Reading Challenge project was designed to help students make the transition from picture books to reading and choosing age-appropriate chapter books for recreational reading. This project was conducted throughout the school year with students rotating through different chapter books, usually completing 2 books and related activities each…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Fiction, Grade 3, Picture Books
Peer reviewedGarcia, Mildred – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1991
The Montclair State College (New Jersey) Executive Leadership Program affords interested faculty an opportunity to explore administration while maintaining faculty ties, encourages the administration to provide upper-level mentored administrative experience to faculty, and offers administrators a faculty perspective on policy issues. Participant…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Career Development
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1981
Children's emotional responses to films are the focus of the four articles in this issue designed for media specialists and educators. Following an editorial discussing the responsibilities of media as put forth by Bruno Bettleheim, the first article presents a methodology and rationale for using story films to encourage children's exploration of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Emotional Experience
Peer reviewedTaber, K. S. – Physics Education, 1991
Some of the projects designed to increase girls' uptake of physics are surveyed and some aspects of teaching physics in a girl-friendly way are presented. Possible reasons for the underrepresentation of girls in high school physics are discussed. The Girls into Science and Technology (GIST) and the Girls' Education in Mathematics, Science and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Females, Foreign Countries
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1980
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes five articles on innovative museum film programs. The first article describes a successful film program conducted at the Staten Island Children's Museum. The second article describes inventive children's programs at the Delaware Museum of Art. The programs use films and activities…
Descriptors: Captions, Elementary Education, Filmographies, Films
Orange County Academic Decathalon Association, CA. – 1983
Orange County (California) students in grades 9 and 10 compete in an annually held series of 10 competitive events measuring academic strengths. These events include tests in grammar and literature, fine arts, mathematics, science, social science, study skills, and a super quiz--a team event held before a large audience. In addition, there are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Grade 10
Swarbrick, Ann – 1990
This practical guide is intended to help teachers encourage recreational reading in a second language. The guide is based on the experience of one British school. The guide's first section offers suggestions for finding and selecting appropriate books or story collections, library instruction, keeping individual reading diaries, and helping slow…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Diaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGrupe, Fritz H.; Maples, Mary F. – NACADA Journal, 1992
A prototype computerized expert system was designed to advise high school or first-year college students who are uncertain about a particular college or major. On-demand consultation gathers information about student grades, interests, test scores, and aptitudes, assesses admission qualifications for a variety of majors, then recommends curricula…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Baltra, Armando – 1991
A 2-day teacher training workshop in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) designed for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) is described. Program objectives included the following: awareness of computer uses consistent with current principles of second language learning; direct experience with computers, emphasizing what can go…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1980
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes five articles exploring the contributions of children's films to museum programs. Following a brief editorial encouraging the use of films in museums, the first article outlines a picture storybook model for evaluating children's films. Several storybook models are identified, and a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family Involvement
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1982
Media specialists and educators considering implementation of child-oriented film programs are provided with useful guidelines and case studies. Following an editorial assessing the myth of the short attention span in children, 10 articles cover the planning, promotion, and implementation of a variety of museum film programs. Included are: large…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Documentaries, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Collins, Norma, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on reading programs for gifted readers is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Creative Activities, Critical Reading
PDF pending restorationVirginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton. – 1999
The collection of articles addresses current issues in adult and adult basic education in Virginia communities. Titles include: "Goal-Setting in the New River Valley: Teachers' Perceptions and Strategies" (Sue Barton); "What Happens When ESL Students Experience Authentic Work Situations?" (Pat Bowyer); "Orientation to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Childrens Literature
