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Dodd, Julie – English Journal, 1980
Presents reasons for the lack of support for mainstreaming in secondary English classrooms. Suggests techniques that English teachers can use to adapt their teaching to the needs of all students. (JT)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
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Olson, John K. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1983
Curriculum guides can effectively guide practice if the guide writer pays attention to the context in which teachers work and to the language that teachers use in that context. Problems encountered by a curriculum project illustrate what happens in practice when guide writers fail to appreciate teachers' objectives. (RM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems, Curriculum Development
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Lewis, Laura B. – Religious Education, 1994
Contends that the use of commercial published curricula, particularly textbooks and teacher's guides, is widespread in U.S. church-sponsored programs of religious education. Reports on case studies of five church-school teachers on their curriculum development and lesson-planning procedures. (CFR)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
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Marsh, Colin J. – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Often too little attention is paid to the implementation of a new curriculum developed with considerable expenditure of both funds and energies. It is suggested that a greater fidelity of use would be achieved by a multilevel approach to implementation spanning several years. (JS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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McKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1993
Questions whether current social studies curriculum units and learning activities contribute to the goals of citizenship education. Contends that student attitudes about citizenship are seldom affected by typical social studies instruction. Asserts that teachers must understand and accept larger educational goals and develop classroom activities…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Martin, Beverly Barber – 1987
Implemented in an urban community college's child development teacher training program, this practicum project addressed the problem of discrepancies between training and work environments. General goals of the practicum were: (1) to design a learning styles training format for preschool teachers; (2) to provide teachers with factual information…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Ellner, Carolyn L. – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1977
In this article three stages of the teaching process are examined: planning, interaction, and assessment. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Anderson, Digby C. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1983
To produce a curriculum guide that is practical calls for an awareness of the working context of the practitioner and an ability to translate that intuitive awareness into an explicit description which captures the essence of what teaching is. Health education project materials are used to illustrate the translating demands. (RM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems, Curriculum Development
Goodman, Yetta M. – Australian Journal of Reading, 1982
Points out that all good teachers can use kidwatching in the classroom to monitor children's knowledge and growth in literacy. (JL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Creative Teaching
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Jantz, Richard K.; Weaver, V. Phillips – International Journal of Social Education, 1992
Encourages traveling by teachers to enrich the multicultural curriculum in their classes. Includes suggestions and resources for planning overseas trips and using them to broaden teachers' perspectives and to provide background material for curriculum development. Outlines "case studies" of trips to Hungary and Greece. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Harris, Ilene B. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1983
Factors which affect communication with teachers via curriculum guides include how authors and readers conceptualize educational practice and teaching and audience characteristics. Although each of the predominant forms of discourse (persuasive, descriptive, theoretical) used to communicate practice prescriptions for teachers is flawed, the three…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communication Problems, Curriculum Development
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Mouser-Rankin, Patricia – Art Education, 1995
Contends that for many years art has been considered a frill that has no educational value in a school's curriculum. Maintains that educating other teachers, administrators, and parents regarding the definition of art education is one way to eliminate this notion. Provides recommended strategies for achieving this goal. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Giannangelo, Duane M.; McGhee, Larry E. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1992
Contends social studies is an exciting, relevant aspect of the curriculum, but it is often presented in a mundane and dated fashion. Reviews research on instructional processes and recommends teaching generalizations based on concepts grounded in fact. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
Ross, E. Wayne, Ed. – 1994
As reflective teaching has been a major concern in education with the movement for increased teacher professionalism and involvement in all aspects of school decision-making, the 10 articles in this volume address reflective practice in the social studies with an emphasis on how reflection and inquiry can contribute to both teacher and curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry
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Glidden, Peter L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Reported are the results of the Second International Mathematics Study describing U.S. eighth (n=235) and twelfth grade (n=156) teachers' reasons for deciding what teaching methods to employ and topics to cover in the classroom. Teacher knowledge and textbook inclusion or exclusion are the most frequently cited reasons. Implications for curricular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Instructional Development
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