The document discusses problems and issues related to development of behaviorally based curriculum in art education. A behaviorally based art curriculum is interpreted to include learning to see, feel, and understand art as well as learning to make art. Four major problem areas are identified: (1) the development of modules which implement…

The goals of the 30 activities in this booklet are to help students become aware and to understand the increasing interdependence of nations in modern society. Three introductory sections explain how the pamphlet can be used by department chairpersons and by state education department personnel, as well as by social studies teachers. For example,…

One of a series of 11 arts and humanities career exploration guides for grade 7-12 teachers, counselors, and students, this curriculum guide is intended to help teachers help students explore arts and humanities careers in regular grade 7-12 arts and humanities courses. Focus throughout the four sections is on augmenting, rather than replacing,…

Designed to develop an appreciation of folktales as a literary type and a love for the oral tradition, this unit on the telling of folktales from the oral tradition, with an emphasis on Appalachian tales, can be adapted for use as an introduction to the study of the short story; to begin a study of regional writers or regional literature; to…

This package contains a teacher's card catalogue of 100 lesson plans (on cards) dealing with individual life skills topics to be used with English-as-a-second-language students, plus a teacher's guide for using the lessons. The cards are directed toward a specific competency, with 20 cards in each of five Adult Performance Level (APL) areas:…

This instructor's guide accompanies the self-paced student training modules on plumbing, one of which is available separately as CE 032 885. Introductory materials include a description of the components of the pre-apprenticeship project, a discussion of the teacher's role in conducting the course, and scope and content of the four phases of…

This instructor's guide accompanies the self-paced student training modules on drywall, one of which is available separately as CE 032 887. Introductory materials include a description of the components of the pre-apprenticeship project, a discussion of the teacher's role in conducting the course, and scope and content of the four phases of…

This teaching guide presents learning activities for grades K-3 on multicultural education. The objective is to promote cultural awareness and understanding by developing acceptance of the students' own heritage and the heritage of others. Approaches include interdisciplinary, disciplinary, and cross-cultural. The cross-cultural approach…

Designed to assist teachers in small schools with the improvement of curriculum and instruction and to help smaller districts that do not have curriculum personnel to comply with Washington's Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, this guide contains language arts curriculum materials for grades 7-8. Learning objectives are correlated to the Goals…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany a series of sixteen 15-minute television programs titled "By the People." The program's objective is to motivate high school students to appreciate the role they can play in their nation's political process. Content of the 16 lesson plans parallels the television material and includes the following…

This handbook is designed to provide information to help teachers keep abreast of changes in word processing and to develop necessary teaching skills. The handbook is divided into two main parts: understanding word processing and teaching word processing skills. In the introduction the part word processing plays in the business scheme of a company…

Social studies instruction will improve if educators understand and integrate information gained from pragmatics into social studies curriculum and methods. Pragmatics is an area of linguistic study based on the philosophy of pragmatism which emphasizes social consequences of events and actions. Pragmatics deals particularly with the relationships…

This monograph is designed for those charged with implementing career education programs. The first four of the nine sections clarify basic concepts. In section 1 career education is defined as an effort to help individuals acquire and utilize knowledge, skills, and attitudes which make work meaningful, productive, and satisfying. In section 2 the…

Techniques and activities for effective classroom management are presented in this module. The stated objectives of the module are to promote appropriate student behavior, to develop good interpersonal relationships and a positive socioemotional climate, and to establish and maintain a productive classroom organization. Samples of pre-post…

The curriculum guide presents a working draft of the third grade component of a K-6 social studies program using the expanding environments approach which was developed by the Allegany County Board of Education in Maryland. The overall objective is to help teachers assist their students in gaining the understanding needed to deal with the problems…