Offers an art lesson designed to introduce junior high school students to a Shiva sculpture and to Hindu symbolism. The lesson is based on a full-color photograph of a 500 year-old bronze sculpture entitled Shiva Nataraja, King of Dancers. (BR)

Describes a practical approach to using a microcomputer for controlling a random access audio device for providing flexible interactive practice in foreign language listening comprehension. The audio passages available at a given point in a lesson are determined by the lesson author and can include hints, translations, cultural notes, and slower…

Presents a lesson plan which allows students to grapple with significant questions about the U.S. Constitution while they develop important critical thinking skills. Entitled "The Constitution, the Public, and Voting," the plan encourages skills such as evaluating generalizations, evaluating reasoning by analogy, and recognizing unstated…

Presents a variety of topics pertaining to social studies in the middle school, listing teacher resources, classroom applications, and curriculum guides. Titles include "Writing and Social Studies Instruction: Implications of Research"; "A Map Literacy Project"; "Helping Students Ask Their Own Questions"; "The…

Reviews LESSONS FOR LEARNING: HANDBOOK OF MUSEUM-RELATED LESSON PLANS which contains 20 lessons designed to correlate art with other subjects in the elementary and middle school curriculum. Assesses strengths and weaknesses of the handbook, concluding that, although lessons are uneven in quality, many original and interesting ideas are proposed.…

Presents a lesson plan designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop and extend their conceptual understanding of the liberties found in the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Outlines instructional procedures for a two class period presentation. (GEA)

The article describes seven steps that can be used to increase teacher effectiveness through inservice teacher education programs that follow the Hunter staff development model. The steps are described and examples of how to apply each step to teaching physical education are given. (JL)

Presents a lesson which can provide elementary students with an opportunity to compare fair and unfair trials. Stating that the lesson works best if an attorney is used as a resource person, the plan includes a short play about a Salem, Massachusetts witch trial and follow-up questions to stimulate student discussion. (GEA)

A first year secondary school teacher was observed on a weekly basis in order to gain insight into her planning processes and how and why they changed over the year. Changes are discussed in terms of Ryan's four stages of teacher development. Implications of the study for teacher education are presented. (Author/MT)

Reports on two common views of learning styles, and presents a set of activities to show how curriculum can reflect each learning style. Discusses a method for accommodating all learning styles. (MM)

Presents three lesson plans for an eleventh grade U.S. History course entitled: "Thomas Jefferson's Opinions of Negroes"; "Why Weren't Women Considered Part of the Body Politic?;" and "Blackstone's Understanding of King-in-Parliament as the Foundation of the British Constitution." Each lesson includes instructional…

Using William M. Harnett's 1884 oil painting "After the Hunt," this lesson introduces students in grades seven through nine to the style of realism popular in the late nineteenth century. The lesson is also designed to show how art reflects the values of the society in which it was created. (JDH)

Describes a San Diego Community College course on teaching techniques for vocational instructors. The course features six teaching competencies: (1) organizing course content, (2) using various instructional delivery techniques, (3) understanding the adult learning process, (4) using instructional media, (5) giving effective tests, and (6)…

The relationship in the Pythagorean Theorem is introduced to low-ability seventh graders using Cuisenaire rods. The sequence of instruction is described. (MNS)

In this lesson, high school students read quotes and relate them to events that took place in the 1960s. Provided are the quotes, discussion questions, and suggestions for class activities. (RM)