Additional insight into the High School Geography Project (HSGP) is provided by this retrospective view of the critical decisions which influenced its nature and scope. A commitment was made to materials at the expense of teacher education and other changes in the educational system. Successive choices focused on a complete but frugal package of…

This report gives information regarding the mathematical classroom activities for the first six grades at Estabrook School from March 1964 to June 1965. A brief progress report is given regarding the instruction provided to teach such concepts as addition and subtraction, symmetry transformations of squares, open sentences and graphing,…

Progress made by groups of tutors from departments and colleges of education in developing small curriculum units for training science teachers is described in this report of the Nuffield Foundation sponsored Science Teacher Education Project. All units under development involve student teachers in active study, for example in devising teaching…

It is suggested that career counseling curricula, developed and taught by counselors, may effectively meet the needs of women reentering college. Specific components for the development of curricula are discussed. (Author)

A curriculum model for grades K-5 presently in use in the state of Florida is described. Criteria for the program, modular format, content, adaptability, evaluation, and cost are examined. (MJB)

ADAPT (A Developmental Activities Project Team), a program serving 25 profoundly emotionally handicapped children (3-18 years old) in Hillsborough, Florida, is described in terms of its highly structured curriculum, project personnel, and community agency linkages. (CL)

This book shares the lessons learned by educators as they developed the League of Schools, a democratic, schoolwide collaboration that focuses on instructional and curricular renewal. This process depends on three steps: a covenant of teaching and learning, shared governance, and action research. Chapter 1 explains the League's framework and…

Describes philosophy, content, and operation of a second-chance school program designed for high school dropouts and delinquents as conducted in Portland, Oregon. (GR)

Offers advice on revising the general education curriculum based on Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC) experiences. Proposes a rationale, goals, courses and objectives for goal attainment and evaluation as essential components of general education. Describes MDCC's comprehensive program, which includes developmental education, a student flow…

A chronology of activities which have led to the design of a comprehensive mathematics algebra program is described. (Author/MK)

Reviews the history, expected project outcomes, and publications which have been developed by the Visual Education Curriculum Project, designed to identify problems and needs in visual education in Australian primary and secondary schools. (CS)

Describes the economics curriculum developed in the Rochester (Minnesota) Public Schools. The curriculum was developed with the aid of the local community and is linked to the community through an advisory committee. Methods of evaluating the curriculum are also discussed. (IRT)