An early childhood specialist teaching kindergarten classes in a small city in the northeast designed this practicum to improve the science instruction provided kindedrgarten children. Practicum goals were to: (1) increase the effectiveness of the kindergarten science program by providing science experiences based on the recognition of the…

Sample lesson plans integrating law related questions into the daily curriculum of all grade levels and using involvment and inquiry oriented methods are presented. (Author/DE)

Describes The Learning Space, a Seattle-based organization that provides support for classroom teachers by providing a means of communicating and collaborating with other teachers via the World Wide Web. Discusses the Web site that includes classroom lessons and considers growth of the organization to expand to other states. (LRW)

Reports on curricula adjustments after the 1997 Red River Flood forced schools to end the academic year five weeks early. Fifty-seven teachers from five elementary schools in Grand Forks (North Dakota) answered the study questionnaire. Finds that, following the flood, teachers spent more time reviewing material from the previous year and helping…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of using concept mapping to promote reflective instructional decision-making among junior level education preservice teachers when planning lessons for elementary and secondary students. The researchers were interested in determining if there was a connection between the use of concept mapping…

The paper explores the needs of gifted students with exceptional interests and talents in science. General characteristics of gifted students are listed, as are characteristics of the gifted in science (including questing, personal drive, and an enjoyment of numbers). A multidimensional gifted identification process is reviewed, and the lack of…

Designed for elementary school teachers and administrators, this guide describes instructional activities for teaching students basic water safety and swimming skills. Objectives are outlined and lesson plans for beginners and more advanced learners are offered. Appendices include an activity chart, instructor evaluation form, time sheet, student…

This guide is to be used by Wisconsin physical education curriculum planners as a model for curriculum building, an instrument for evaluating existing curricula, and as an example of what is current and defensible in the physical education field. The content of the guide deals specifically with a philosophy of physical education which is…

The catalog was compiled to assist instructors in planning community college and university curricula using the 48 computer-assisted accountancy lessons available on PLATO IV (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operation) for first semester accounting courses. It contains information on lesson access, lists of acceptable abbreviations for…

This sourcebook is designed to assist school systems in developing a comprehensive curriculum for environmental education in grades K-12. A consideration of the need for environmental education is projected in Chapter 1 through a set of objectives together with an analysis indicating ethics and attitudes about environment to be the most…

Describes a "Generic Model for Planning Expository Lessons" for improving the lecture--discussion method used by most history teachers. The model is based on a lesson format developed by John J. Patrick and Richard Remy and uses a five-step procedure employing a variety of approaches to expository teaching. (BSR)

Presents lesson plans highlighting cultural differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. Includes background for teachers on the geography, the political system, and the economy. Student materials and suggested activities are provided. (DH)

"Curriculum'n'instruction" is a dynamic and constructed process through which students gain access to both the social and the academic content of lessons. This article examines this process as it develops during the everyday events of the classroom and discusses the relationship between curriculum and instruction. (CB)

This booklet outlines approaches to adult basic education Spanish literacy. It includes the following: explanatory note for English (non-Spanish) readers; general goals of a Spanish language literacy (SLL) program in Holyoke, Massachusetts; checklists; learning objectives for reading and writing; SLL lesson plan guide; outline for SLL curriculum…