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Peer reviewedStyer, Sandra – Social Studies, 1982
Describes how to use biographies of successful women politicians to provide career role models for elementary school girls. The biographies of Margaret Chase Smith, Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and Juanita Kreps are recommended as resources for career education. (AM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Career Education, Elementary Education, Females
Lynch, Douglas J. – Southern Social Studies Quarterly, 1989
Examines how U.S. junior high school and high school students view success. Includes classroom activities that help set realistic models for success and how people achieve it. Suggests several books that provide examples of success attributions. (LS)
Descriptors: Achievement, Biographies, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1976
This biography for elementary school students highlights the life of Charles Bender (Ojibwe), an American Indian who became a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, and includes his photograph and a map of Minnesota showing his birthplace, Brainard. A teacher's guide following the biography contains background information on…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Athletes, Baseball
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Social Studies. – 1978
This tribute to the life and times of a black American, Paul Robeson, chronicles Robeson's success as a scholar, athlete, well-known theater and film actor, singer, and model of black political activism. The document begins by tracing Robeson's family roots; childhood, high school, and college years; and the anti-black climate present in America…
Descriptors: Awards, Biographies, Black Achievement, Black History
Eddy, John – Southern College Personnel Association Journal, 1981
Discusses the needs of older adult students in higher education counseling and programing. Notes the advantage of older adult role models for younger students. Suggests resources for college student personnel. (RC)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Guidelines, Higher Education
Download full textLittle, Judith Warren, Ed.; Nelson, Linda, Ed. – 1990
This guide assembles examples of staff development used by one large school district, Los Angeles Unified School District, to prepare teachers for the new role of mentor. In an effort to help mentors get off to a good start, the district's Professional Development Center assembled a 30-hour program of discussion panels, skill training, and problem…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students of a 19th century American Indian physician and author, Charles Alexander Eastman (Sioux), includes photographs of Dr. Eastman and his wife. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains information on the Sioux Uprising of 1862 and the Wounded Knee Massacre, learning objectives and directions for…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Authors
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1976
A biography for elementary school students describes the life and career of Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (Sioux), a Native American free-lance writer, and includes her photograph and a map of South Dakota reservations. A story by Mrs. Sneve tells about a half-Sioux boy who confronts his heritage when his grandfather makes a long journey between his…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Authors
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students presents an account of an American Indian television reporter, Tom Beaver (Creek), and includes a map of Oklahoma showing the location of Indian tribes. A teacher's guide following the biography contains information about the Creek tribe and the history of television, learning objectives and directions…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Biographies, Career Awareness
Patrick Des Jarlait, Ojibwe Artist. With Teacher's Guide. Native Americans of the Twentieth Century.
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1977
A biography for elementary school students of Patrick Des Jarlait (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains excerpts from the artist's published reminiscences about his childhood, learning objectives and directions for teachers, suggested…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Artists, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Charles Huntington (Ojibwe), an American Indian sculptor, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on sculpture and the Ojibwe people, suggested activities for learning about sculpture and sculptors, learning objectives and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students introduces Rosemary Shingobe Barstow, a Native American Ojibwe language instructor and bilingual education consultant. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains suggested activities and worksheets, objectives, directions for teachers, vocabulary list, resource list, and an evaluation…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Biographies
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for the elementary grades of Carl Gawboy (Ojibwe), an American Indian painter, includes photographs of the artist and some of his work. A teacher's guide following the bibilography contains information on watercolor painting and the Ojibwe people, learning objectives and study questions, instructions for doing a watercolor painting and…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Activities, Artists
Nonesuch, Kate, Ed. – 1996
This book is designed for instructors and tutors working with female learners in literacy and English-as-an-additional language (EAL). It consists of a series of papers that explore some of the links among feminism, literacy, violence, and a women-centered curriculum while simultaneously presenting suggested activities, readings, and discussions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques
