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Henson, Kenneth T.; Saterfiel, Thomas H. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
The supposed gulf between curriculum development as it is practiced, and curriculum theory, may be an imaginary one, this article suggests. Textbook curriculum axioms are used to analyze Mississippi's Accountability and Instructional Management program, and it is found to be consistent with the theory taught in college classrooms. (DCS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Saunders, Robert J.; Shuler, Scott C. – 1990
The 1990-91 school year has been designated the Year of the Arts in Education in Connecticut. This guide describes what state agencies are doing to celebrate this special year and seeks to inform various groups about what they can do to help develop Year of the Arts in Education activities. Suggestions are made for various groups including: art…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Role of Education
Project Service Leadership, Vancouver, WA. – 1998
This booklet, based on school and community experiences in the state of Washington, was written to provide practical strategies to enable teachers and administrators to enrich instruction through service and service learning. Filled with vignettes and examples of service learning that is taking place in Washington schools, the booklet includes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Hutcheson, Gwen – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1989
Describes the 1988 adoption of the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC) by the Georgia Board of Education. Discusses the QCC's role in defining and developing the study of geography within the social studies curriculum. Identifies and analyzes four as essential elements in a social studies program: knowledge, skills, attitudes/values, and social…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1987
Guidelines are offered as a framework on which a kindergarten curriculum can be built. These guidelines include a list of desirable outcomes of an effective kindergarten program and instructional guidelines for learning activities in (1) art; (2) health, nutrition, and safety; (3) language arts; (4) music; (5) physical education; (6) science; and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, Guidelines
Allin, Marleen; Bassegio, Barbara; George, Cathy; Hand, Ada J.; Macy, Susan; Zettel, Jeffrey – 2000
This report provides guidance and information on resources to assist elementary schools, parents, community members, and policymakers in implementing a systemic approach to standards-based education. It makes clear recommendations on how schools can achieve a coordinated system in which standards, assessment, accountability, and curriculum are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment

Zalewski, Leon J. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1977
The five broad conceptual themes for environmental education and energy conservation recommended by the Illinois State Plan for Environmental Education for developing and implementing environmental education into all school subjects are listed. Suggested activities for the junior and senior high levels are presented. (BT)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Development, Energy, Environmental Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
In the midst of national education reform and in line with efforts to describe national standards for school mathematics, Texas is taking an aggressive role in reforming mathematics in the public schools. Ways that Texas schools, the Texas Education Agency, and the State Board of Education are addressing the dramatically changing needs of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg. – 1985
This document is Pennsylvania's master plan for environmental education (EE). It includes: (1) a list of planning principles and guidelines to enhance implementation of the master plan; (2) a flow chart illustrating feasibility, planning, action, and impact phases for the years 1983-85; (3) a summary of major recommendations; (4) a chart…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education

Halpern, Andrew S.; Benz, Michael R. – Exceptional Children, 1987
The statewide (Oregon) survey of special education administrators, high school special education teachers, and parents of mildly disabled high school students investigated four areas of special education services: focus/content, discrepancies between availability and utilization, barriers to mainstreaming, and conditions required for improvement.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, High Schools, Mainstreaming

Giles, Joe; Curtis, Cynthia R. – Design for Arts in Education, 1989
Describes Tennessee's response to the educational reform movement. Discusses the Comprehensive Education Reform Act of 1984 (CERA) which instituted Tennessee's Career Ladder Program. Provides an evaluation, and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the the Tennessee Arts Academy which grew out of CERA. Concludes that the Tennessee Arts Academy is…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Vigil, Virginia D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1993
The Arizona Elementary Foreign Language Task Force's response to a state mandate requiring foreign-language instruction in all elementary schools is described. After a review of curricular and personnel resource needs, Northern Arizona University's teacher-training model is summarized. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, FLES
Rogge, A. E.; Bell, Patti – 1989
The federal archeological community views public outreach programs as necessary for the continued preservation of archeological resources. This technical brief outlines ways to have archeology programs in the public schools. The efforts of the Arizona Archeological Council (AAC) to place archeological concepts and values within the context of the…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Instructional Technology. – 1986
This guide is designed for use by superintendents, district directors of instruction, curriculum writers, principals, and teachers in identifying and selecting instructional television (ITV) that will aid their schools in meeting specific instructional requirements of the Defined Minimum Program and continuing objectives of the Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
Armstrong, Jane; And Others – 1989
In a study designed to determine the impact of state curriculum initiatives on curriculum framework, student assessment, and textbook adoption in the science curriculum, researchers interviewed state education agency staff, completed four case studies in four districts, and surveyed 100 school districts at random in each of the three diverse…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement