The pamphlet outlines the geographic, social, economic, and political status of Georgia in the 18th century and traces some of the events that led to the revolt against British rule. One of a series of materials about the American Revolution in Georgia, it is designed for junior or senior high school students. A brief teacher's guide is included.…

Fine arts for second graders are explored in the instructional and assessment activities of the fine arts strand of unit five. Four Spanish songbooks accompany kits 17-20; the recordings of the musical selections used are available on Cassette 17-20 (available separately from the Dissemination Center). The strand revolves around the theme of the…

Language arts instructional and assessment activities for second graders are presented in the unit five language arts strand. Two readers, "Vamos de Viaje" and "Aventuras para Todos", are used to help the student in reading for details, comprehension, story analysis, and work with grammatical elements. Most of the reading is silent on an…

This booklet is designed to help British teachers introduce concepts of waste to secondary school students. The document focuses on various types of waste and pollution--air, land, water, and industrial--and suggests activities to help students understand and combat waste of natural and human resources. It is presented in 11 chapters. Six chapters…

Twenty-six social studies educators participated in a conference at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, in summer 1978 to ascertain the status and goals of social studies education. Specifically, conference participants examined recent social science research, explored curriculum development, and developed social studies classroom…

The guide presents teaching suggestions and resource lists for using newspapers as a learning tool in elementary and middle grade classes and adult education situations. Over 75 activities are listed in art, drama, health, language arts, library skills, math, modern languages, music, science, and social studies. For example, science students can…

To address the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) client's need for career development experience and skills, the Affirmative Action Office of Dane County (Wisconsin) and the Adult Work Experience Program (AWEP) staff plan to implement a year-long training program aimed at job exploration, internship, and personalized decision…

The structure of career education included in this curriculum guide for grades K-4 is intended to provide a comprehensive, sequential, and integrated approach, based on the eight elements of the Comprehensive Career Education model matrix (CCEM) adopted in Alabama. The eight elements are as follows: Self-awareness, educational awareness, career…

The structure of career education included in this curriculum guide for grades 9-12 is intended to provide a comprehensive, sequential, and integrated approach, based on the eight elements of the Comprehensive Career Education Model matrix (CCEM) adopted in Alabama. The eight elements are as follows: Self-awareness, career awareness, economic…

"Life Situations," a program designed for adult ESL (English as a second language) students, expands the curriculum through the use of community resources: trips, speakers, films, and related materials. These are incorporated into topical units of two to four weeks duration, along with dialogues and role playing using structures and vocabulary…

This curriculum guide is the first of four guides which identify the scope, sequence, goals, and resources for the social studies program of the Spokane public schools. Suggested are social studies materials, resources, and activities for kindergarten and primary grade levels. Emphasizing social studies knowledge and skill development, the guide…

This curriculum guide suggests materials, resources, and activities related to social studies knowledge and skill development for grades 4-6. Third grade activities are also included to inform intermediate teachers what has been previously taught. Part of a series of social studies program guides designed to be used in the Spokane public schools…

This collection of language teaching ideas is the result of a four-week intensive workshop held in July and August 1976 for language teachers in the Northwest. The participants, a group of secondary teachers of French, German and Spanish, attended courses in cross-cultural communication and language-teaching methodology, in which they acquired…

The English curriculum comprising the document was written specifically for students deficient in composition by a team of English teachers from a Minnesota high school, in response to the expressed needs of their colleagues in the Robbinsdale area. The content is fitted into a career-related schema, ungraded and experience-based. For example, in…

The occupational resource unit, one of a series encompassing grade levels 1-10, was prepared by the Lincoln County (West Virginia) Exemplary Project staff to provide career exploration learning activities for the ninth and tenth grades. The materials are designed to provide experiences that will enable students to make realistic occupational…