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Schug, Mark C., Ed.; Beery, R., Ed. – 1984
Seven authors contributed to a bulletin about using community studies to teach about the interrelationship of the local community with larger economic and social systems. "Young People and Community" (R. Beery and Mark C. Schug) addresses the need for the social studies curriculum to consider the local community, an area which is rarely covered…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Study, Curriculum Development, Economics Education
Hayes, Donald G.; Dockery, Linda B., Ed. – 1989
Ten model teaching units are offered for use with academically gifted students at elementary grade levels. The units are interdisciplinary, reflect a concern for basic skills, can be used in a variety of settings, and emphasize development of critical and creative thinking skills. "All in the Family," by Patricia Wofford, acquaints students with a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Biology, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking
Curriculum Development Centre, Canberra (Australia). – 1981
Arranged in three sections, the book offers practical techniques for introducing environmental education at the secondary level. The first section, on planning, outlines a conceptual framework for environmental education, discusses development of school policy on environmental education, provides approaches to controversial and values issues,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Dramatic Play
Caduto, Michael J.; Bruchac, Joseph – 1991
Twenty-four stories in this book provide a program of study in Native North American Indian culture. The stories introduce the concepts of wildlife ecology and environmental and stewardship issues concerning animals, habitat, and natural history. The field-tested activities encourage creative thinking and synthesis of knowledge and experience by…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Class Activities
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The kindergarten propaganda work that has been conducted by the Bureau of Education and the National Kindergarten Association in cooperation during the past six years has brought about a more widespread interest in the subject of the educational value of the early years of childhood. This has been manifested not only by an increase in the number…
Descriptors: Educational History, Mothers, Educational Policy, Kindergarten
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans