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Hackett, Erla – 1982
This guide is designed to provide elementary school teachers with safe learning activities concerning bees and wasps. The following topics are included: (1) the importance of a positive teacher attitude towards bees and wasps; (2) special problems posed by paper wasps; (3) what to do when a child is bothered by a wasp; (4) what to do if a wasp…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Entomology, Guidelines
Thomas, John I. – 1989
Pupils' natural questioning attitudes lead them to discovery in a learning center, in contrast to the lecture method, by which information is forced on students regardless of their interests. This paper describes learning experiences built around rocks. Materials placed in a rock center (rocks, stones, pebbles, magnifying glasses hammers, and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning, Inquiry
Zielinski, Edward J. – 1987
Field trips allow students unique access to resources not available in the classroom. Field experiences enhance students' understanding, are a factor in retention, can be motivational, and are essential for the acquisition of basic science skills. Students learn, in a meaningful way, the procedures of setting goals, observing and recording data,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
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Schoen, Sharon F. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
Presented are examples of academic, social, daily living, and motor skills that might be targeted for observational instruction for students with handicaps. At each of three phases of development (acquisition level, fluency level, and generalization level), suggestions are offered on choosing what to teach and deciding how to teach. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Stages, Disabilities
Fraser, Jane – 2002
This book provides elementary teachers with ways to use focused observation to help plan thoughtful, effective instruction and curriculum for their students. The recommended strategies can be implemented in a variety of situations, grade levels, and teaching environments. Three chapters present stories related to: getting along in the classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
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Swaggart, Brenda L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Explains how cognitive behavior modification (CBM) can be used to teach students self-control through increased awareness of cognitive processes and effects of behavior. Briefly describes three CBM procedures: (1) observational learning, (2) self-instruction, and (3) self-monitoring. Offers specific guidelines for implementing self-instruction and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring
Taggart, Germaine L.; Wilson, Alfred P. – 1998
This guide provides teacher educators and staff developers with strategies to enhance the reflective thinking abilities of preservice and inservice educators. Strategies for reflective thinking are approached at three levels: technical, contextual, and dialectical. Within each level, strategies have been field tested with populations of preservice…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Millersville Univ., PA. – 1992
This guide is designed to assist Millersville University (Pennsylvania) teacher education students as they embark upon student teaching assignments. The handbook emphasizes reflection, communication, professionalism, and decision making; it begins with a quick reference page that includes information on what to do when specific situations arise…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperating Teachers
Brinkman, Dennis; Nerdahl, Rodney – 1982
The nighttime astronomy course described in this manual is designed to allow parents and middle school children to learn together. Using the resources of the planetarium and the real sky, the document provides a series of lessons that are intended to enable the participants to become more knowledgeable observers of the night sky. The course is…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Informal Education
Garbutt, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A guide on instructional program planning for outdoor education, prepared for Oakland County (Michigan) teachers, contains suggestions for program planning and lists information sources on suitable outdoor activities. The purpose of outdoor education is defined as being: "to enrich, vitalize and complement content areas of the school…
Descriptors: Camping, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Educational Objectives
Moran, Joseph J. – 2001
This book is a step-by-step guide for teachers interested in collaborating with their peers to promote their mutual professional development. The book integrates the principles of self-directed learning, cooperative learning, and critical reflection into a system in which teachers coach one another and collaborate in action research as the primary…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning