Initially designed for social studies students in grades 4-6 in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, the purpose of the unit is to help students see the relationships among all the workers and natural resources within the state. It is also intended to help students realize the ways the area in which they live is affected by the climate,…

This practicum addressed the need for an African Studies curriculum guide for early childhood education by developing 30 activities which could be integrated into the practical life, language, geography, art, and music areas of child care centers. Practicum goals were to (1) develop a curriculum guide of age appropriate learning activities for…

Based on the premise that a school reading program must focus on the learner and the text, this guidebook is designed to serve as a resource for school districts, groups, or individuals involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating reading programs. The guidebook is divided into two phases. Phase 1, "Guidelines for Developing and…

This two-document set includes a teacher guide and a student workbook designed to present factual information concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Topics discussed include; the immune system, history of AIDS, transmission of AIDS, detection of AIDS, risky behaviors, and current treatment and research of AIDS. The booklets…

This two-document set includes a student workbook and a teacher guide designed to present factual information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Subjects covered include; transmission of AIDS, risk behaviors, detection of AIDS, AIDS infection, treatment and research, and prevention of AIDS infection. The teacher guide presents…

This curriculum guide combines language arts skills development with health concepts for kindergarten through third grade students. Instructional emphasis is placed on preparing students to maintain or improve their health. Specific objectives dealing with values awareness, inquiry, problem solving, communication, and decision making related to…

The purpose of this manual is to provide a technique to help teachers better prepare for a teaching career in industrial education. Specifically, this manual, including the exercises, was developed to be used in weekly seminars for students enrolled in the St. Vincent Teachers' College (West Indies). It may also be used for staff development on an…

Designed for regular classroom as well as special class teachers, the guide is intended to help implement a differentiated curriculum for gifted and talented students. An overview of a synergistic approach to gifted education is followed by a list of 10 major steps in implementing gifted and talented programs. Each of the steps is then examined in…

The Albion (New York) school district provides this guide to written composition instruction in its kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum because of the importance and necessity of writing, not only as a school activity but also as a lifelong intellectual, self-actualizing, and daily-living activity. Following a brief overview that summarizes…

Lesson plans and teaching suggestions for an interdisciplinary approach to environmental education are presented in this teacher's guide for use in the National Environmental Education Development (NEED) program. The program attempts to encourage a student to develop an awareness of his environment that will lead to a personal sense of involvement…

The Attention and Classification Curriculum, which was developed for four-year-old children, is described and its implementation is discussed. The curriculum consists of a sequence of 40 lessons and a set of materials used to carry out the lessons. An evaluation of the curriculum was conducted following its use in nine participating centers.…

Reviews LESSONS FOR LEARNING: HANDBOOK OF MUSEUM-RELATED LESSON PLANS which contains 20 lessons designed to correlate art with other subjects in the elementary and middle school curriculum. Assesses strengths and weaknesses of the handbook, concluding that, although lessons are uneven in quality, many original and interesting ideas are proposed.…

This curriculum was developed for Job Corps Centers to introduce the principles of information technology. The goal was to make it flexible but comprehensive, and a variety of teaching strategies related to real-life situations in different types of businesses that students might face in a work environment were incorporated. Each module consists…

This study assessed Turkish elementary teachers' planning practices in terms of influences, problems, and effectiveness. Participants were 1,194 teachers from 210 schools. Teachers completed questionnaires that collected demographic data and explored their perceptions of instructional planning (types of plans, influences on these plans,…