This elementary school mathematics program presents an activity approach with maximum involvement of students. Teaching strategies, interest center activities, appropriate games, and a measuring device are suggested for each elementary mathematics topic. Each activity is identified as part of the concrete, semiconcrete, semiabstract, or abstract…

A literature review of 23 studies and two review articles dealing with the use of instructional materials by elementary and secondary school teachers is presented. Studies dealing with the development of instructional materials, discussions of field tests, and the results of teacher attitudes were not included. The findings on the use of classroom…

This guide expresses the philosophy, goals, and objectives, and outlines the scope and sequence of Ilocano language instruction at various levels for the public schools of Hawaii. It serves as a resource document for the teacher of Ilocano in that it identifies essential skills, suggests areas of emphasis, points out possible problem areas, and…

This paper presents a brief description of a token reinforcement system developed for a kindergarten language class in the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP). Visual reinforcers (colored plastic tabs) were placed next to the names of individual children (each time they made a correct response) on a large chart in the front of the room. Five…

The document presents information on activities designed to foster growth in creativity and upper level thinking of secondary gifted students. An introductory section covers instructional models, including Guilford's Structure-of-Intellect Model and Krathwohl's Affective Taxonomical Model. Activities are described in terms of objectives,…

The teaching guide presents lesson plans, activities, and readings about the Holocaust for use in the secondary grades. It is divided into two parts. Part I consists of course outlines and lesson plans for classes in junior and senior high English, and social studies and world history. These vary in length and some are accompanied by literary…

LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERS ENDEAVOR TO LAY A GENERAL FOUNDATION IN READING AS A PART OF THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM. EACH SUBJECT AREA, HOWEVER, HAS PARTICULAR READING PROBLEMS WHICH MUST BE FACED BY THE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTION BY GIVING SPECIFIC…

DESIGNED TO ASSIST SPANISH TEACHERS USING AN AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH, THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES AND ILLUSTRATES TEACHING TECHNIQUES SUITABLE FOR FIRST-LEVEL CLASSES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND SUGGESTS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CLASSES. MAJOR SECTIONS DEAL WITH MANAGING THE PREREADING PHASE, TEACHING THE FOUR…

This fifth in a series of twelve modules presents strategies to promote sex equity in content. The first of five sections provides suggestions for teacher organization/management with or without student interaction. These strategies include aids to facilitate lesson preparation and program implementation. The following four sections present…

PLANNED FOR INSTRUCTORS, BOTH LAY AND PROFESSIONAL, IN UNIVERSITY EXTENSION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, THIS HANDBOOK PRESENTS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF BASIC PRINCIPLES, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES OF ADULT INSTRUCTION. AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE STUDENT AND HIS NEEDS, THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE PRESENTATION (LESSON PLAN AND WORKING…

The manual contains comprehensive multidisciplinary training units for supervisors intending to conduct inservice education courses among health personnel in South Carolina nursing homes. The first five units provide a general orientation to inservice education: introduction, the supervisor and inservice education, what inservice can and can't do,…

Instructors of civilian and/or military food service employees are given suggestions for the flexible use of this guide, then receive more detailed guidelines for grouping trainees, managing classes, planning lessons, and adapting the food service course to various groups and teaching situations. Specific content (principles to be taught) and…

A survey is presented of the types of problems which correspondence educators have to consider today. After discussion of the general characteristics and definitions of correspondence study, varying traditions in different parts of the world as to subject matter and student body are covered. A large, detailed section is given to the construction…

This instrument, developed and field-tested since February 1969, can be used to describe teacher behaviors during classroom teaching, planning, and evaluation and diagnosis. It is designed for use by a team of clinicians, the number depending on the purpose for which the instrument is used, e.g., to develop teacher descriptions for use in…

This curriculum, designed for severely retarded children in a primary day care setting, is divided into three sections: (1) Awareness of Body Parts, (2) Gross Motor Skills, and (3) Language Arts. Detailed activities are suggested to develop and reinforce various gross motor coordinations and learning skills. (CS)