This resource guide was prepared for the teachers of academically talented children in grade four. As part of the curriculum materials developed for Special Class Demonstrations, this guide indicates a level and depth of study which was found to be rewarding and satisfying for gifted students. Because of the pace at which nearly all special class…

This handbook contains a wide variety of material which has been compiled into one publication as an easy reference for the art teacher. It will be particularly valuable to the new teacher and to the college student preparing for a career in art education. Though much of the handbook is relevant only to New York State, other sections are of…

This first semester laboratory manual provides activities for junior high school students which reinforce construction concepts presented in the textbook (VT 014 241) and the accompanying teacher's guide (VT 014 244). Each of the 73 activities includes a stated objective and procedures for carrying out the activity with drawings, charts, and…

This second semester laboratory manual provides activities for junior high school students which reinforce construction concepts presented in the textbook (VT 014 241) and the accompanying teacher's guide (VT 014 244). Each of the 81 activities includes a stated objective and procedures for carrying out the activity with drawings, charts, and…

Four long-term goals are given: (1) to significantly increase the quantity and quality of art, crafts, music, drama and dance experiences provided students in selected pilot schools; (2) through these experiences, to significantly increase students' knowledge of the five humanities areas; (3) to significantly improve the students' self-concept;…

This resource guide, a result of 2 years' work on the part of over 500 educators, a state-wide 2-week workshop in Wisconsin, and several committee meetings, has been field-tested in 10 pilot workshops for 290 participants in an effort to help Wisconsin schools promote the concept and programs of career education among the state's school…

This second part of a final report delineating policy issues and analytical problems in evaluating vocational education, includes three extensive appendixes and a wide range of tables. The appendixes include: (1) the methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis and a critique of the methodology of major studies, with illustrations; (2) selected…

In order to meet the primary goal of providing students in the public elementary and secondary schools of Mississippi with a career-centered curriculum, these objectives were developed: (1) to develop and integrate career education activities into the curriculum; (2) to include guidance, placement, and follow-up programs; (3) to provide students…

Nuffield Combined Science, a program prepared for the first two years of British secondary schools, is described in SE 015 449 and SE 015 451. Teachers' Guide III contains a series of alphabetically arranged "hints" on laboratory and pedagogic techniques, details of apparatus and materials necessary for each exercise suggested in each of…

This Sourcebook can serve as a much needed resource in strengthening the study of African and Afro-American music, an area of specialization that has been neglected in most traditional study programs. The work is divided into two major parts, and 2 appendices. African Music, Part I, contains a bibliography of books about Africa, music, musical…

The main purpose of this volume is to provide information and ideas which might contribute to the improvement of secondary school instruction about voter behavior and elections. The focus is on the real political world and why people behave as they do. Facts and ideas are drawn from the work of social scientists, and the questions raised are those…

General guidelines for teaching reading in content area classrooms and specific suggestions for a number of content areas are included. The general guidelines are intended to familiarize personnel with critical areas in which they can help in developing reading skills. They suggest that teachers be masters of content subject matter, be aware of…

This compilation presents over 300 resumes of instructional materials in home economics education, which have appeared quarterly in "Abstracts of Instructional Materials in Vocational and Technical Education" (AIM), Fall 1967 throug Fall 1971. Resumes cover a wide range of fields and occupations, such as child care occupations, consumer…

This National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) publication presents examples of science techniques and situations which provide opportunity for each child to practice the skills basic to science. The common theme in all of the techniques is that of active, personal participation to achieve individualization of instruction. It is believed that…

A rationale within which courses in political studies for secondary credit may be designed is based upon objectives which would contribute to the growth of the individual student, enriching his understandings of himself and of his world. Guidelines for the development of courses appropriate to the needs, interests, and abilities of the students…