This research focuses on the results of the Flathead Watershed Delphi survey, a consensus-building methodology used to establish foundational knowledge, skills and dispositions for the Flathead Watershed Educators Guide, a place-based watershed curriculum for middle school grades based on the Flathead Watershed Sourcebook. Survey participants (n =…

This guide is one in a series of four instructional aids designed to implement the first phase of the industriology concept. The teaching plan utilizes the instructional aids as prepared and listed for this phase of the program, and provides activity plans designed to aid the teacher in preparing for and conducting some of the activities of the…

This informational publication is to be used as an aid for teachers, bringing them basic facts regarding drugs and drug abuse. Its purpose is to (1) give additional teacher background information and (2) enrich any course of study that has been developed on drug abuse. To use the material most effectively, it is suggested the teacher have an…

In response to the growing need for sex education in the public schools as well as preparing children to meet the challenges of the complex milieu of our times, the New Jersey State Department of Education made available this informational guide to schools in their state. It is designed to augment existing programs and initiate new efforts in…

This guide is designed to assist the health educator in providing meaningful instruction in the area of health education. Developed by the Kokomo-Center Township Consolidated School Corporation for the purpose of uniform instruction in each class, as well as each school, it presents units of instruction in personal, physical, community, and social…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators relate the environment to the elementary and secondary classroom. Chapters are constructed to offer practical assistance in planning, specific suggestions for programs, and evaluation guidelines for teachers, administrators, and members of boards of education. Considered are guiding principles for…

A bibliographic essay which identifies materials for teachers and students in programs of philosophical education. Citations include rationales for teaching philosophy to children, teaching approaches and practical guides, reference or supplementary materials, journals, audiovisual materials, and resource organizations. (Author/AV)

This Guide provides teacher resource information for working with the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) unit Position and Motion. This unit continues the teaching program on space-time relations with the introduction of the idea of the reference frame. Introductory material includes discussions of reference frames, measurement in…

Module synopses and resource lists are provided for eight adult basic education modules on authentic Blue Ridge Mountain crafts, each designed to utilize basic skills and develop avocational or vocational skills (see Note). Included are explanations of the skills incorporated in each module and a resource list, including local people and…

CURRICULUM BUILDING IN A GOOD MODERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS CONCERNED EQUALLY WITH THE CONTENT AND PROCESS THROUGH WHICH BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE GUIDED TOWARD MATURITY. IN DESIGNING A CURRICULUM, THE TEACHER IS CONCERNED NOT ONLY WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR SITUATION, BUT ALSO WITH THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF EDUCATION WHICH ARE TO BUILD THE…

Designed for business educators desiring to understand their role and responsibility in training students on the subject of metrics, this guide is a compilation of information supplemented by resource lists and discussion of the implications for specific business education courses. An introduction discusses the U.S. government and the metric…

This volume contains a series of papers which develop multidisciplinary environmental education activities in seven subject matter areas: political science, health education, language or communication arts, art, science, mathematics, and social studies. Different formats are used for organizing the materials in each of the different subject areas.…

This trade and industrial curriculum guide for welding is designed for vocational welding programs that provide 960 hours of instruction. The introductory section provides a statement of welding philosophy, objectives, block time schedule, and recommended facilities and equipment. Following the introductory section, ten blocks of instruction are…

UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF R. STEWART JONES, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF DIVISION 15 OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, A COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED TO STUDY THE IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. THE COMMITTEE SAW A USEFUL PURPOSE IN A HANDBOOK THAT WOULD SUMMARIZE RESOURCE MATERIALS AND THE CREATIVE METHODS AND…

The information in this guide has been compiled to provide the teachers of the Clark County School District with a teaching resource for drug abuse education. Grade levels are divided as K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 with behavioral objectives for the drug abuse education program stated for each level. Fact sheets for pertinent topics are provided…