Desirable characteristics of beginning learning experiences and materials for migrant children in day care or early childhood programs are indicated, and a model for planning, constructing, and implementing helpful learning experiences is presented. Specific activities illustrating the application of the model are additionally described.…

This publication is designed to help elementary teachers incorporate economics, including free enterprise education, in their curriculum. It is hoped that such instruction will help students acquire economic skills and knowledge for making decisions as citizens of their city, state, and nation. The publication consists of three major parts. Part I…

Intended for reading teachers with gifted students, this paper outlines the characteristics of a gifted reader and suggests methods for adapting the reading curriculum to the needs of such students. The first two sections of the paper discuss the characteristics of the gifted and principles for their identification. The third section discusses…

Teachers, principals, and superintendents need to determine: who should be involved in choosing what learners are to learn; who should select learning activities for pupils as well as the sequence of these experiences; and who should be involved in appraising learner achievement in different curriculum areas. (JC)

Advocating the whole language philosophy as an approach which makes language learning easy and fun for hearing-impaired children, activities involving reading favorite books, shared reading, and rewriting stories wherein new words and sentence structures are introduced in the context of the whole story or poem. (CB)

Describes development of an expanded home economics curriculum in Kentucky that emphasizes learning of basic skills and their applications to home economics-related tasks. (CH)

From the kitchen sink to the U.S. defense weaponry systems, minerals play a role, and this role should be identified and studied by both elementary and secondary students in geography courses. The basic design for a unit of study is discussed and learning activities are described. (RM)

The Ainsworth-Lund transformation process model offers a framework for observing and assessing growth/development by identifying needs and matching them to available resources. The model's four phases are described and an annotated bibliography is provided which documents the engineering education experiences corresponding to each phase. (JN)

Ten categories of vocational teacher competencies have been identified: program planning, development, and evaluation; instruction-planning; instruction-execution; instruction-evaluation; instructional management; guidance; school-community relations; student vocational organization; professional role and development; and coordination. Suggested…

Presents a synthesis of values education activities and programs and relates values education to social studies. Suggests that values ideas should be internalized and transferred to existing social studies curricula by teachers rather than theorists. (Author/DB)

Offers a systematic approach to creative learning in music through an analysis of the components of complex learning and creative activity. Outlines goals for fostering creative learning in music education, and delineates person, process, and product objectives. Suggests methods of evaluating creativity. (RW)

Discussion of the use of poetry in the classroom highlights 15 poetry books and suggests numerous activities appropriate for grades 2 through 5 in the subject areas of African Americans, birds, color, discoveries, families, food/eating, haiku, multiculturalism, Native Americans, nature, New England, Paul Revere/biographies, seasons, trains, and…