Over the past several years, Louisiana educators have taken the charge to raise expectations and educational outcomes for its students, believing students are smart, capable, and deserve opportunities to become productive members of a global society. Through a clear alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessments, students have stepped up to…

Over the past several years, Louisiana educators have taken the charge to raise expectations and educational outcomes for its students, believing students are smart, capable, and deserve opportunities to become productive members of a global society. Through a clear alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessments, students have stepped up to…

"Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A Practical Guide" (3rd ed.) helps educators with the challenging task of understanding and meeting the needs of gifted students in middle school. This revised and updated third edition: (1) Provides a rationale and framework that middle schools can use to fill the service gap for gifted and…

Within a group of advanced learners, the variety of abilities, talents, interests, and learning styles can be formidable. For the first time, this book connects the unique learning differences among gifted students to the specific teaching methods used to tailor their educational experiences. Differentiated instruction for gifted and talented…

Designed to serve as a guide to medical laboratory personnel seeking to improve their skills in teaching and instruction in the absence of a suitable course, the manual presents an extensive discussion on instructional techniques. Chapters include: Theory and Practice of Instruction, examining general considerations, individual and group…

This module cluster is designed to facilitate successful, self-paced learning for the student in applying the elements of lesson sequencing by preparing a teaching sequence with selected criteria and teaching the sequence to a selected group of students. Objectives, prerequisites, preassessment, instructional activities, postassessment, and…

The authors discuss the ethics content to be taught in nursing education and the goals of ethics education for both undergraduate and graduate students. Teacher qualifications and evaluation of learning are also considered. (CH)

This instructor's training guide for the Job Corps four-unit World of Work curriculum contains instructional units and teaching methods for the program, which is designed to provide corps members with the opportunity to learn the skills and behaviors necessary for getting and keeping a job. The four units in the guide and their respective contents…

This is the second module in a series on mathematics methods and materials for preservice elementary teachers. This module focuses on three instructional and learning modes: expository, guided discovery, and inquiry (pure discovery). Objectives for the module are listed, the prerequisites are stated, pre- and post-assessment standards are…

This fourth module in a sequence of instructional modules for preservice elementary teachers deals with the laboratory approach to mathematics. The module focuses on laboratory activities aimed at readiness, concept development, concept synthesis, recall, application, planning, evaluation, and remediation. Objectives for the module, prerequisites,…

The Curry and Arnaud model for role playing is described and discussed as it relates to nutrition education for young children. The components of the model are: (1) developing the role, (2) using thematic content, (3) displaying feelings (in socially acceptable ways), (4) distinguishing between reality and fantasy, and (5) forming interpersonal…

The "Preschool Teaching and Learning Expectations: Standards of Quality" sets a standard for preschool learning outcomes and serves as a benchmark for determining how effectively the classroom curriculum is being implemented. It provides the focus for curriculum determination and instruction for all preschool children ages three and…

The model policy statement proposed here states that all instructional materials (printed and nonprinted), teacher strategies, and curriculum content shall be examined and evaluated with the goal of eliminating bias and stereotyping on the basis of sex, and that appropriate activities, discussions, and/or supplementary materials shall be used to…

The document discusses the significance of psychological curricula, presents outlines of several specific curricula which can be purchased, and raises and answers questions about why it is important for children to participate in classes in which they can examine their feelings and their images of themselves and others. It is stated that the…

The contents of this booklet focus on effective techniques for using dramatics in the classroom and are based on the premise that drama can integrate all skills and help to avoid fragmentation in learning. Chapters discuss motivating the dreamers in the classroom, curriculum dramatics--eclectic teaching, training the teacher, transforming the…