This topical bibliography and commentary highlights the major points of the available literature on the value of using a "thematic organization" for the teaching of language arts classes in grades 6 through 8. It begins with a definition of the thematic organization approach, as culled from the literature. It then presents briefly a few examples…

This guide, written in French, is for use by administrators, counselors, teachers, and other parties involved in the delivery of quality basic education. It contains policies, procedures, and organizational information required to operate schools, or provides directions for obtaining this information. It addresses the following issues: the…

This book is designed to help teachers in the elementary grades deepen their understanding of the mathematics they have to teach. It is based on the belief that teachers cannot teach what they do not understand well, and it addresses several fundamental questions: (1) What math concepts and skills are important in the elementary grades?; (2) Why…

This resource book contains an eclectic and quirky collection of event anniversaries. Each entry suggests a mathematical problem, investigation, or activity suitable for students in grades 3-6 and provides teachers with a rich and diverse collection of ideas to help integrate math with other areas of the curriculum, relate math to the real world,…

This study was undertaken to investigate educational practices at the school district level. Its purpose was to identify school districts in the United States that have discovered ways to ensure that students in all or most of their schools are making significant progress toward meeting high standards, and then to learn from their experiences.…

This report examines critical educational issues and takes a look at mathematics achievement and attainment in America in grades K-12 and higher education. Part One explores the extent to which students are provided with the opportunity to learn mathematics. Part Two focuses on the mathematics curriculum in American schools, what needs to be…

This digest discusses curricula for entrepreneurship education in K-12 and higher education and reviews a sampling of courses at each level. In the entrepreneurship curriculum, texts are aimed at giving only the necessary information, and worksheets are used to help students focus on how they would develop their own businesses. Students gain…

Fourteen third graders were given numerical computation and division-with-remainder (DWR) problems both before and after they were taught the division algorithm in classrooms. Their solutions were examined. The results show that students' initial acquisition of the division algorithm did improve their performance in numerical division computations…

This publication introduces parents to the background and main principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The booklet describes how UDL can help students with disabilities succeed in the classroom through an adaptable curriculum that meets their individual learning needs. A bibliography is included.

Discusses the content of elective courses and considered factors liable to affect course offerings in the social science area. (Author/RK)

This article presents one man's critical examination of the question of how the curriculum director can successfully generate and guide the changes in curriculum and instruction in his own area of endeavor. (Author/RK)

A survey of British secondary schools discloses the nature of the place of history in the curriculum and analyzes syllabuses and resource materials currently employed. (KM)

A Florida Environmental Education Program wants students to know that ecological concerns are as close to home as the kitchen sink. (Editor)

This paper reevaluates the role of the counselor in light of the emergence of career education. A number of problems relating to career education and what the counselor should do about them are delineated. (RP)

The author offers a definition of career education that emphasizes the total development of students, community learning, and the increasing of options for students. (RP)