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Designing an Interactive Program to Simulate Economic Growth Models for College Education
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Shaaf, Mohamad – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Using Excel, an interactive program is designed to simulate the Solow and endogenous growth models to facilitate the understanding of these models for students of growth theory and macroeconomics.
Descriptors: Economic Change, Models, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Learning from Excellence: Some Elementary Exemplars.
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Penick, John E.; Yager, Robert E. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1993
Presents a series of outstanding examples of excellence in science teaching. Criteria for both outstanding elementary education and the characteristics of outstanding teachers are listed. (PR)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Science Instruction
Teaching Teenagers to Cope through Family-Life Simulations.
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Larrabee, Marva J.; Wilson, Barbara D. – School Counselor, 1981
Describes a simulation model of family life education for high school youth. Includes guidelines for use of simulation instruction, instructions for conducting specific simulations, and suggestions for designing simulations to deal with other family life crises. Designed to familiarize teenagers with family system concepts. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Family Life
Preparing Students For A Global Future. Internationalization Initiatives of Canadian Universities
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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 2004
In a changing global environment, students need to develop the knowledge, skills and perspectives required to live, work and communicate as professionals and citizens. Recognizing that this is part of a quality 21st century education, Canadian universities strive to bring an international dimension to their teaching, research and community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, International Educational Exchange, International Education
Grooming Great Urban Teachers
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Foster, Michele; Lewis, Jeffrey; Onafowora, Laura – Educational Leadership, 2005
Master teachers working in real urban classrooms have shared their exemplary teaching practices in an After-School Pedagogical Laboratory (L-TAPL), a program for elementary students that aims to improve the achievement of urban students and the competence of their teachers. The L-TAPL enrichment program curriculum includes language arts, math,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Enrichment Activities, Master Teachers, Urban Schools
Skills for Teaching the Elderly Subculture.
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John, Martha Tyler – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Presents skills for teaching the elderly subculture. Three specific problem areas are explored: (1) motivational strategies; (2) suggestions for dealing with the physical problems one may encounter in the learning situation; and (3) the practical factors involved in planning for and carrying out instruction. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Educational Gerontology, Educational Planning, Instructional Materials
"Technology: Chance or Choice?"--A Museum Exhibit on the Impact of Technology.
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Ucko, David A. – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1983
The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) has created a new exhibit, "Technology: Chance or Choice?," which emphasizes the human impact on technology. Development of and techniques used in the exhibit are discussed. The latter include microcomputers placed throughout the exhibit to pose questions about critical issues raised by particular…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Exhibits, Futures (of Society), Genetic Engineering