The Taba Curriculum Development Project at San Francisco State College developed a 1-8 social studies curriculum organized around teaching-learning units. In the process, a curriculum model evolved that organizes and interrelates five major components--objectives, content, learning activities, teaching strategies, and evaluative measures--so that…

Four presentations were given at a workshop conducted to consider ways in which outdoor education activities could be utilized in the teaching of language skills to migrant children. Dr. William B. Stapp, University of Michigan, discusses the need for and major objectives of environmental education, and suggests points to consider in relation to…

This report comprises transcripts of tape recordings of (1) a short improvisation session conducted by a drama coach and (2) the subsequent seminar (edited) in which the 28 participants explore the relationship of improvisation to teaching literature. Topics discussed are the objectives of literature instruction, emotional experience as an…

The first part of this Linguistics Research and Demonstration Project report presents articles which have greater implications for a theory of instruction in English than for practical activities for classroom utilization. It includes "Changing Emphasis on Formal Language Study,""The Growing Importance of and Emphasis on Oral…

This collection of readings was prepared for vocational and technical educators who are interested in individualized instruction. The material provides an overview of individualized instruction in vocational and technical education as well as its development, implementation, practice and evaluation. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1…

This handbook of historical sources for use in the school includes suggestions, leads, and examples, which serve as springboards to other sources, encouraging the teacher to consider various ways in which original source materials might be used in an instructional setting. The following categories are used as one way of looking at primary sources:…

The Cuauhtemoc Bilingual Preschool Project, Redwood City, California, is designed to teach Spanish-speaking preschoolers English in classes conducted in their homes. The lesson plans (called "English Experiences") are based on a set of principles: (1) establishment of a language relationship is an important means of motivating the child…

Prepared by an advisory committee composed of members of the National Council for Homemaker Services, the Council on Social Work Education, the National Study Service, and specialists in social work, this teaching unit has been compiled to aid teachers in helping students learn about the homemaker-home health aide service. Included in the unit…

This teaching guide for the elementary grades contains summaries, in a four-column format, of (1) concepts, (2) activities, (3) resources and references, and (4) linking content, for career education activities in the following fields: (a) community industries, (b) agricultural occupations, (c) distributive education, (d) health occupations, (e)…

This collection of 97 instructional objectives reflects major concepts, fundamentals, and applications in music appreciation at kindergarten through sixth grade levels. The objectives are organized into the following categories: Melody; Harmony; Musical Form (design); Musical Sound; Musical Style; Rhythm Performance Skills; and Band Instruments.…

DEPENDENCY LEARNING, THE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL INTERRELATIONSHIP VALUES, WAS STUDIED AS A TECHNIQUE FOR FOSTERING AUDIOVISUAL ACADEMIC LEARNING AMONG 54 YOUNG, EDUCABLE MENTAL RETARDATES. SOME OF THESE SUBJECTS WERE TAUGHT TO VALUE SIMULATED DEPENDENCY MODELS. THESE MODELS WERE CONSISTENTLY PAIRED WITH SUCH REWARDING STIMULI AS…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students interested in agricultural supplies and services, and agricultural production, this instructional package is one of four for the agribusiness and natural resources occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students interested in becoming clerks, clerk-typists, and typists, this instructional package is one of three for the business and office occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of students interested in copy preparation, layout and design, and type composition, this instructional package is one of six for the communication media occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students…

This UNESCO survey represents an initial attempt to find out what institutionalized preschool education services are available in the various countries and to look into factors which are favorable or unfavorable to the development of preschool education services. A total of 67 UNESCO member states are represented in this survey. Information is…