This 12-hour module of instruction is designed to help undergraduates in social studies methods courses integrate economics education into the secondary school social studies curriculum. The major purposes of the module are to (1) reinforce or extend teacher education students' understanding of selected basic economic concepts, (2) develop an…

Using a sequential approach, this booklet identifies a number of research skills students need to become independent in gathering and presenting information. The booklet begins with a brief description of the sequential development of research skills it recommends, a bar graph representation of the skills used as a curriculum planner, and a…

This annotated list of seventeen educational games, developed for teaching about young children and/or parenting skills, recommends the use of simulation games as tools in the teaching of child development to adults. Advantages of simulation games over other educational techniques are discussed. The board game of "Mandala," a child-rearing game,…

R-QUAF (Rapid Question and Answer Formation) is a device which enables the English as a second language (ESL) class to systematically review previously studied sentence patterns in a brisk and lively way. The technique revolves around a wall chart with cue words for questions running down the left-hand side (to elicit the various structures to be…

The author discusses the learning activities package (LAP) as a tool and system and defines its components; offers ways of designing the LAP to make it functional and attractive; describes some alternate ways to use the LAP, and one approach to implementation. A flowchart illustrates paths of students' progress. (Author/AJ)

Modification of mother-child instructional interaction was examined in relation to specific tasks and the age of the child. Thirty-two mothers taught their 6- or 8-year-old children one of two laboratory classification tasks resembling a home or a school activity. The home task involved putting grocery items on shelves in a mock kitchen, and the…

This learning packet contains teaching suggestions and student learning materials for a course in basic horticulture aimed at preparing students for employment in a number of horticulture areas. The packet includes nine sections and twenty instructional units. Following the standard format established for Oklahoma vocational education materials in…

An account of personal experiences and experiments with a suggestopedic German course taught at the University of Adelaide in Australia is presented. Summaries of the students' background and of their continuous achievements in the German class are provided. The class was conducted primarily according to the "Manual of Classroom Procedures…

This handbook provides activities for teachers who wish to provide concrete learning experiences for students in a humanistic environment in a mathematics laboratory program. It is designed to serve as a stimulant to encourage teachers to open their minds and employ their imaginations in developing further activities. It is expected that the…

Based upon the experiences of New York City Community College (NYCCC) in conducting community workshops in consumer education for the elderly, this manual aims to guide the consumer education teacher in determining the needs of older students, in choosing and practicing appropriate teaching methods, and in locating materials appropriate to the…

The syllabus described here is one of over 80 developed and written by teachers in the Henry County School System (Tennessee) for subjects taught in grades 7-12 as part of a Teacher Corps demonstration project. The purpose of the project is to assist students in achieving a minimal competency in their courses by stating the specific requirements…

This guide is intended to provide practical, hands-on materials for local school district personnel to use in improving the home-school-community relations of schools using the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development (WDRSD). The guide describes "simformation," a simulation-information exercise designed to increase parental…

The units in this curriculum guide are designed for use by state vocational education personnel to train teachers, administrators, and staff in the area of sex bias and sex-role stereotyping. The units are also designed to be used by local classroom teachers to supplement existing materials or supply in-depth information on sex bias and sex-role…

A series of elementary and secondary school learning activities which correlate to citizenship education goals of the Maryland State Board of Education are presented. The five goals are to understand individual and group responsibilities in a democracy, know the functions of law and support a system of justice, value individual, societal, and…