The document is a guide intended to suggest teaching methods for typewriting instruction, whether for a beginning course for students interested in personal typing or for vocational typewriting courses in occupational preparation programs. The guide outlines learning activities to supplement instruction on 34 topics from paper insertion, operating…

The purposes of this book are twofold: (1) to present valid information on interpersonal communication to the student who possesses no specialized background, and (2) to provide insights into improving one's relationships with others. An attempt is made to present opportunities for the reader to better understand his basic needs for interpersonal…

Explicit guidelines are presented which tell what to do and what not to do in an open classroom; the guidelines were derived from actual open classrooms across the country. Also included are lists of over 200 suggested activities for outdoors and in class which can be used in either an open classroom or a more traditional setting. (JY)

The purpose of this study was to determine what kinds of plans teachers make prior to the time they enter the classroom. (CD)

Children need many opportunities to draw inferences and to sharpen visual imagery. Reading a story and having pupils visualize the images it evokes is good practice. (Author)

The opportunity for teachers to hear and/or see themselves in action by using media for evaluation and feedback provides an effective means for enhancing teaching performance and evaluating instructional goals. (Author/HB)

The author explains why his experiences with children in media-related learning activities lead to one conclusion: media are tools for children. (HB)

Briefly describes how to help children improve their interviewing skills. (JMB)

Presents a variety of activities for using museum exhibits to teach concepts such as line, movement, rhythm, space, sound, and shape. (JMB)

Learners may more readily achieve in the attitudinal dimension if mathematics teachers employ the following criteria: meaningful learning activities; interesting experiences in the school class setting; and purposeful as well as useful activities. (Author/JC)

Suggests activities for elementary teachers to use in teaching about metals and their use. Specific areas addressed include: history of metals, metal use, consumption statistics, beauty of metals, sources of metals, conservation, and other projects. (JMB)

Presents ideas and activities for use with kindergarteners. Includes tips for teachers to use during the first weeks of school. (JMB)

Performance of competency-based learning activities during field experience provided for: (1) the elimination of learning gaps and redundant information; (2) an increase in school-university cooperation; (3) more objective evaluation of teaching-as-career by the student; and (4) facilitation of criterion-referenced assessment based on individual…

Describes and evaluates a nutrition education program for preschoolers. (SB)

Describes some ideas for using a phone directory for teaching alphabetical order, vocabulary, mathematics, geography, critical thinking, and problem solving. (Author/RK)