The Purdue Three-Stage Enrichment Model, which encourages gifted students to develop skills of inquiry, problem solving, and product development, can be an approach to implementing a futures-oriented curriculum. Examples of activities in the three stages of the model are given. (CL)

Reviews the findings of studies conducted on students' time on task in school, noting especially the factors influencing students' total time in school and their time engaged in learning. Draws implications for schools' use of instructional time. (JW)

Social studies should help children answer the question: Why do people act the way they do? Ways in which elementary teachers can help children see a connection between the personal events in their own lives, inner feelings and senses, and the world beyond the classroom are described. (RM)

One hundred eighty college-level psychology students were asked to rank order 11 activities as to their preference for these activities to be conducted in small discussion groups. All four academic levels preferred discussions over material covered in the text and in lecture, followed by demonstrations of lecture material. (RM)

Discusses ways to teach elementary and secondary students about careers in music. Activities which increase student awareness of the variety of possible careers in music, establish positive attitudes toward work, and improve understanding of the economic factors affecting the job market are described. (AM)

Suggests using "fasteners" as the basis of activities for nursery and kindergarten children. Fasteners include those worn by children (buttons, zippers, belt buckles, shoe laces, and others) and those used in such areas as art. A "fastener walk" is also suggested to observe such fasteners as hinges, clothespins, and others. (JN)

A semester-long study of Mozart helped eighth-graders understand the composer's personality and appreciate his music. Students read a biography of his life, studied the forms of his music, danced the minuet, and performed one of his operas in a schoolwide Mozart Day celebration. (AM)

Western alienation is one of the critical challenges facing Canada in the 1980s, and its roots are deeply imbedded in Canadian history. A two-week unit of study, designed for a senior Canadian history program, involves students in exploring the historical and contemporary dimensions of this alienation. (RM)

Explains the origins of the "Foxfire" project and suggests ways teachers of gifted students can create similar projects. (FL)

By working through a series of problems, undergraduate psychology students in an introductory statistics course discover for themselves the main topic of the lesson. A lecture follows to conceptualize and clarify the topic. (RM)

Offers guidelines for helping children produce their own alphabet books. (FL)

Notes that contemporary poets are writing sensitive and imaginative poetry that offers children insights into life and fun. (FL)

The meaning, characteristics, and applicability of visual literacy for early childhood teaching are examined, and concrete suggestions for introducing photography to the young child are offered along with specific camera-related activities. (MP)

Ways that instructional materials for elementary school students can be taken from room to room or from school to home are described. Ideas include mesh carryall bags, knapsacks, and paper carriers. (CJ)