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Peer reviewedForster, Bruce R. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
A rationale is presented for developing gifted education projects that are differentiated from the regular curriculum. A specific activity, called "Let's Build a Sailboat," is described to illustrate guiding principles for success in student project development. The project taught planning and management skills to junior high school gifted…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Gifted, Junior High Schools, Program Development
Green, Timothy D.; Brown, Abbie – 2002
This guide is designed to help teachers understand how the multimedia development process works, and how to incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into their classrooms. The book consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 defines multimedia and addresses the importance of integrating digital media into the classroom. Chapter 2 discusses…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Instructional Design
Passe, Jeff – 1996
In recent years, schools have been moving away from centralized decision making, granting teachers the authority to determine course content. This book explores the concept of including students in curricular decision making. Chapter 1 explains why students at all grade levels should be involved in choosing topics of study. Educational research…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Motivation
Peer reviewedSparrow, Barbara – English in Australia, 1986
Describes a preservice teacher education assignment in group curriculum development. Presents quotes from student-developed units at the following stages of the assignment: choosing and developing a theme, negotiating and rationalizing curriculum content, selecting a methodology for communication, and allocating tasks. Includes a teacher's…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Download full textCenter for Literacy, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1993
This document reports on a project conducted to develop a curriculum to enable adult learners to explore their own and others' cultures while participating in reading, writing, math, English-as-a-Second-Language, or social studies course offered by adult basic education providers throughout Pennsylvania. The curriculum manual in this report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Blacks, Cultural Pluralism
Alexander, Wallace M.; Carr, Dennis; McAvoy, Kathy – 1995
Based on one middle school teaching team's curriculum improvement project, this monograph makes a case for actively involving students in all aspects of the teaching/learning process by means of a student-oriented curriculum. The goal of the project described was to provide an opportunity for students to study thematic units, working cooperatively…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
