Whereas hackathons are widespread within and outside academia and have been argued to be a valid pedagogical method for teaching interdisciplinarity, no detailed frameworks or methods are available for conceptualizing and organizing educational hackathons, i.e., hackathons dedicated to best achieving pedagogic objectives. This paper is dedicated…

We are in a period of unknowns unlike any in a generation or more. As educators, we need new pathways and ideas that can help us educate children for the world to come. "Reimagining the Classroom: Creating New Learning Spaces and Connecting with the World" provides practical steps and examples that parents and educators can use to begin…

Every 20 minutes, another child is diagnosed with autism. Are you ready to meet this growing educational challenge? This authoritative guide for practitioners--early interventionists, teachers, school counselors and psychologists--provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families.…

Demonstrates the variety of trucks and other commercial vehicles used to transport goods and services in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida community, attempts to broaden the students' awareness of career opportunities within the trucking industry, and to provide firsthand experiences in which students could use basic computation, communication and…

Elementary children can be introduced to the historical processes of evaluating and interpreting materials within the existing curriculum. Activities for teachers and students are suggested. (AM)

Suggests that social studies classroom teachers should use the process of rational decision making to teach students how to think at higher intellectual levels, become more creative, clarify values, and increase moral development. Learning activities are described. (DB)

Proposed are several new directions that encourage the variety and flexibility of haphazard teaching and the precision of one objective-one activity teaching in the design of activities for handicapped preschoolers. Journal availability: see EC 133 846. (Author)

Presents teaching strategies for introducing high school students to contract law. Offers as a case study a contract agreement between pro football players and team owners. Stresses basic elements of contracts (offer, acceptance, consideration, and understanding the bargaining process). Journal available from the American Bar Association, 1155…

In this article science kits were considered as units developed to encourage children to become actively involved in learning through the testing and investigation of a variety of materials. (Author/RK)

Content and related learning activities of a four-part adult education class in the metric system are described. (LH)

Case-studies of educational practice are not easy to find, especially case-studies by teachers able to present their practice clearly and effectively and willing to acknowledge that certain approaches proved unsuccessful or unprofitable. Author does this here, based on her experience as head of design in a Worcestershire middle school. (Editor/RK)

A rationale for requiring undergraduate students to become familiar with the empirical side of economics is presented, and seven exercises that can be used in an introductory course are provided. (Author/RM)

Recommends methods which social studies teachers can use to help students improve their reading skills while studying social studies materials. Specific methods are suggested as aids to paraphrasing, summarizing, predicting, diagramming, identifying unknown words, and varying reading rates. (DB)

Suggests how simulation games can be used in the classroom to help students understand situations such as politics, war, international relations, and social activities. Explains how to design a simulation game and presents teacher and student instructions for a game entitled "The Battle of Bunker Hill." (DB)

Stressing the importance of instructional objectives, this discussion explores the relationship of handwriting to child characteristics and societal expectations. The nature of writing is described, and questions are specified for teachers to consider before determining educational objectives pertaining to handwriting. Guidelines for initial…