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Thorne-Thomsen, Kathleen – 1994
In this instructional guide, architect Frank Lloyd Wright becomes the focus of interdisciplinary lessons intended for use with elementary level students. The text is organized in 2 sections. Section 1 provides an 8 chapter biography and study of Wright. The second section gives 21 lesson activities in foods, natural science, geometry, patterns,…
Descriptors: Architects, Architectural Education, Architecture, Art Education
1995
Designed by educator-led development teams who view the computer as an enabling technology that encourages children to become active learners, this CD-ROM disk is intended for students in kindergarten through grade 6. The disk enables students to create interactive stories fueled by the power of their imaginations and create adventures set in an…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Expression
Galt, Margot Fortunato – 1992
Addressed to teachers from upper elementary to adult level as well as to writers, this book gives teachers and students an entirely new way to learn about American history--by reexperiencing it from the vantage point of the imaginative writer. The book maintains that students will thus gain both a deeper understanding of the issues and conflicts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
laGuardia, Dolores; Guth, Hans P. – 1993
Focusing on issues that define the multicultural society and intended to help students become alert readers, more purposeful and effective writers, and thinking members of the larger community, this book is built around selections by committed writers who demonstrate the power of the written word to record, interpret, and change today's social and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism
Vandenberg-Daves, Jodi, Comp.; Gorn, Cathy, Ed. – 1999
The theme for National History Day during 1998-99 school year is "Science, Technology, Invention in History: Impact, Influence, Change. National History Day competition has two divisions based on school grade: junior division--grades 6, 7, and 8; and senior division--grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. This teacher guide provides teachers with…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Historic Sites
Roberts, Mary Presson – 2001
This reference guide was developed by surveying student teachers, substitute teachers, returning teachers, emergency credential teachers, and teacher educators on what they wanted to see in a teaching reference. Samples of lesson units, themes, and communication with parents are provided, along with classroom-tested strategies. The 12 chapters…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Collegiality, Computer Uses in Education