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Gore, Deborah, Ed. – Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People, 1991
This theme journal issue is devoted to an exploration of peace and its history in Iowa. The features and activities include: Iowa's Peace Tradition; A Global View; World Map; A Mesquakie Tale; Swords into Plowshares; Make a Peace Crane; Student Protest; Goldfinch Patriotism Debate; Peace Meal; A Short Story; and Work It Out. (DB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Peace
Download full textKing, David C. – Curriculum Update, 1987
There are two currents of social studies reform. One involves the search for an appropriate social studies core and is spearheaded by state governments and scholarly organizations. The second reform movement flows toward a social studies curriculum based on urgent domestic issues and the realities of global interdependence. The cross-purposes of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Beutler, Lawrence J. – Curriculum Report, 1988
Environmental education is generally thought to be an approach to teaching and learning that will help students develop the knowledge, skills, and values basic to environmental problem solving. This report addresses the need for environmental education and attempts to clarify definitions of some of the efforts such as outdoor education and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Elementary School Science
Bough, Max, Ed. – Journal of Children and Youth, 1979
This journal provides 12 brief articles focused on open education. Topics explored include (1) open education and reading, (2) mainstreaming, (3) characteristics of an open teacher, (4) administration of an open concept school, (5) an existential methodology in the language arts, (6) social studies in open education, (7) open education in early…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Programs, Individualized Reading
Kansas ASCD Record, 1990
The articles in this volume are written primarily by classroom teachers who share their experiences and offer practical examples of cooperative learning activities. Lesson and unit plans, games, group projects, samples of student work, worksheets, and evaluation forms are included, as well as cooperative learning activities for several grade…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Games
Willis, Sue, Ed. – 1990
To be numerate is to be able to function mathematically in one's daily life. The kinds of mathematics skills and understandings necessary to function effectively in daily life are changing. Despite an awareness in Australia of new skills necessary for the information age and calls that the schools should be instrumental in preparing students with…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cognitive Structures, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Change
Peer reviewedCampanella, Alfred J., Ed. – Social Education, 1983
A compilation of 13 social studies activities suitable for immediate application in the classroom includes teaching ideas for both elementary and secondary teachers. Activities comprise a simulated mapping expedition to Jamestown colony; a folktale illustration of moral dilemmas; taped interviews with Soviet citizens; simulated employment…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies, Current Events
