Oral history, a method of collecting historical information through preplanned tape recorded interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge of an historical event, is a viable learning activity at the high school level. This methodology was conceived and later institutionalized by Alan Nevins in the 1940s as a way to counter the loss of…

Advice for making substitute teaching a more effective and rewarding experience for everyone involved is offered in this compilation of 10 articles taken from issues of "Grade Teacher" (Oct. 1969), "Instructor" (Dec. 1959, Oct. 1970, Mar. 1972, Mar. 1977, Nov. 1979, Aug. 1983), "Learning" (Jan. 1974), and…

Nine teaching methods are described (conditioning, habit formation, lecture, audio-visual aids, seminar, case study, simulation games, conscientization, and affective learning) and each discussed with reference to the types of material, learners, and teachers to which it is best suited. (JT)

Teaching activities for primary and intermediate grades that allow a refocus of existing curricula to accommodate career development objectives are suggested. (Author/JR)

Article comments on the present needs of teachers in training where audiovisual matters, including radio broadcasting, are concerned and outlines the way in which such training takes place at Southlands College and the objectives sought. (Author)

The author believes that using comic strips in language-learning classes has three main benefits. First, comic strips motivate younger learners. Second, they provide a context and logically connected sentences to help language learning. Third, their visual information is helpful for comprehension. The author argues that comic strips can be used in…

Recounted in these two very brief papers are ways a mother arranged the home environment to teach basic skills to her 2-year-old child while enabling her daughter to play in a constructive way. The first paper focuses on learning colors and letters, storyreading at bedtime, and beginning reading activities when the child started to speak.…

At the University of Akron's Community and Technical College, the major student project for "Principles of Advertising" is the development of ad campaigns for an assigned product. Two groups of students, playing the role of advertising agencies, compete with each other while the remaining students in the class act as the clients. Among the…

Numerous activities are described in this instructional unit designed to help teachers of elementary school students teach children the months of the year. Each activity is labeled as to its grade-level appropriateness, though teachers may adapt different activities to integrate them into their own classroom procedures. The activities, designed…

The paper describes how creative dramatics activities can be structured to promote appropriate leisure and recreational behaviors in autistic adolescents. The foundation of such an approach is the spontaneous, guided, and improvisational play processes of children. In addition to leisure and recreational skill development, creative dramatics are…

This book provides a general framework for organizing the instructional program in algebra. For each topic, a general approach for instruction, together with specific strategies, activities, and resources that can be used daily, are provided. Also included are worksheet pages that can be used with students. Most activities provide for student…

A participant's handbook for the workshop on an overview of bilingual program evaluation provides instructions and worksheets for the workshop activities. The handbook is accompanied by a workshop text. The workshop is the first of five 4-hour evaluation workshops designed to meet the basic information needs of teachers, administrators,…

A participant's handbook for the workshop on basic concepts in evaluation design provides instructions and worksheets for the workshop activities. The handbook is accompanied by a workshop text. The workshop is the second of five 4-hour evaluation workshops designed to meet the basic information needs of teachers, administrators, evaluators, and…

The first of seven modules on early intervention with young (birth to age 3) handicapped children is designed to provide information on child development to teachers, administrators, and other professionals. A training outline lists objectives and preparation ideas for an inservice session on child development. Activities suggested include…