This document is the report of a task force established to survey all arts education programs in New Jersey, develop a model curriculum with sequential instruction for grades kindergarten through grade 12, evaluate the effects of the arts experience on students, review and make recommendations to improve certification requirements for arts…

The Irving, Texas, Independent School District developed and implemented Project Eureka, a 1 year program, with Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV, Part C monies, for grade 5 middle school gifted students. Of the 1,750 students tested on the School and College Aptitude Test and the Scientific Research Associates Achievement Test, and…

Part of an effort to develop a state plan to prevent child abuse and neglect, this report provides a summary of recommendations and supporting rationale for parenthood education in Kansas. Brief reports of committees on (1) curriculum development in elementary and secondary school, (2) teacher preparation in colleges and universities, (3)…

THIS SOURCEBOOK REPRESENTS A RESOURCE TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR SCIENCE SUPERVISORS IN EXERCISING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE SCHOOLS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. SECTION 1 DEALS WITH THE ROLE OF THE SUPERVISOR FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF SCIENCE SUPERVISORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND SCIENCE TEACHERS. SECTION 2 REVIEWS (1) TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITH OTHER…

THE PROBLEMS OF RURAL SCHOOLS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY--AN INABILITY TO HIRE ENOUGH WELL-PREPARED, VERSATILE, AND RESOURCEFUL TEACHERS AND TO RETAIN THEM OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS TO ASSURE PROGRAM CONTINUITY, INADEQUATE CURRICULUM OFFERINGS AND EQUIPPED CLASSROOM SPACE, DECREASING ENROLLMENT, LACK OF RECOGNITION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO TEACHERS ALREADY ON…

Designed for teachers and administrators in small rural school districts, this booklet examines ongoing curriculum improvement according to what a small rural school district needs to continuously improve instruction and what steps it can take to maximize improvement, given limited human and material resources. Practical alternatives are presented…

The definition of, reasons for utilizing, and how to utilize physical, social, and human community resources are presented. The development of a resources file is also explained. (Author)

The document presents an evaluation of the Cashmere, Peshastin-Dryden, Washington School District's project to establish a comprehensive K-12 career education program, with emphasis placed upon the formative and summative stages. Background information is provided in the following chapters: (1) Objects of Evaluation discusses the evaluation model…

This guide to the city resources of Charlotte, North Carolina, is also useful as a model guide for other communities. Listed for each of the 145 subjects from "accounting" to "zoning" are community business men and women, organizations, institutions, and individual citizens willing to provide real-life illustrations of subjects often only read…

Teacher requirements for media centers will change from checking out materials to be used in the classroom to development of personalized curriculum materials; future centers will provide resources and facilities to meet these individual teacher needs. (JD)

This paper provides the analysis used to support implementation of a family counseling sequence in a regional mid-western university. It describes the creation of the Family Development Program, a course designed to address these regional needs. The Program utilizes the model and Guidelines for Kansas Comprehensive School Counseling Programs,…

A curriculum is needed to complement the career choice process. The open campus lends itself to a career investigatory process. The community is available as a testing ground for student ideas. The resources of the community, if properly utilized, can be of invaluable assistance to the student. (Author)

This article collects some of the many ideas that were generated in one of the workshop options at the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit Materials Conference. The ideas it presents illustrate the purpose of the workshop, which was to explore, discuss, and plan ways of using objects and visual material as a source for generating ideas and…

The articles in this bulletin contain background readings and suggestions to help K-12 teachers teach economics in their social studies classes. The bulletin is comprised of an introduction and eight chapters. The introduction "A Framework for Cooperative Action" contains rationales for both social studies education and econonmics…

This paper describes the development of a general model for an interdisciplinary ethnic studies curriculum and specific Czech materials by the Czech Ethnic Heritage Studies project at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The curriculum was developed for use in grades 7-14 and could be adapted for the elementary grades. It consists of…