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Download full textFranklin, Elizabeth, Ed. – Insights into Open Education, 1991
In interview excerpts, three teachers at Dowa Yalanne Elementary School on the Zuni Indian Reservation discuss ways they use community resources to help their students learn. The teachers explain the importance of introducing concepts by grounding them in familiar activities from home and community. They suggest that, for them, the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Curriculum
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1982
Selected college and university programs established to assist adults in continuing their education, earning their degrees, and learning about whatever interests them are described, and an essay on lifelong learning is presented. In "Curriculum Development for Lifelong Learning," Charles S. Claxton describes how life cycle research,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Anderson, Lorin W. – Curriculum Report, 1980
To explore the relationship between time and school learning, this paper defines the three kinds of learning time identified by researchers--allocated time, time-on-task, and academic learning time--and relates them to curriculum development. The author cites evidence that time-on-task is related to student achievement and describes two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
Word's Worth: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Lifelong Learning Network, 1998
This issue of a quarterly newsletter focuses on the theme of critical thinking skills. "Critical Thinking Skills: An Interview with Dr. Richard Paul" (Barbara Christopher) is the text of an interview in which the director of research at Sonoma State University's Center for Critical Thinking examines the meaning of critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Abramson, Trudy, Ed.; And Others – HyperNexus, 1995
This document consists of one volume year (four quarterly issues) of the journal "HyperNexus," containing articles on hypermedia and multimedia use in education. Typical article topics are: language-learning software; teaching and learning HyperCard; hypermedia-based teacher education; the use of music in virtual reality; integrating…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
PRISE Reporter, 1981
The document consists of six issues of the "PRISE (Pennsylvania Resources and Information Center for Special Education) Reporter" which cover issues and happenings in the education of the mentally retarded, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, physically handicapped, visually handicapped, and speech/hearing impaired. Lead articles include the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Failure
Carpenter, Don A., Ed. – Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in the Community Colleges, 1991
Originally designed as a vehicle for presenting all arguments regarding the creation of a community college system in Utah, "Focus" currently seeks to promote originality, innovation, and needed changes in the state's two-year colleges. The 1991 issue of this annual journal includes the following articles: (1) "Access, Quality and…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
King, Robert – Insights Into Open Education, 1991
It is agreed among most educators that the arts should occupy some place in the elementary school curriculum. Yet the fact is that a strong role for the arts has yet to be developed. This paper argues that at least part of the reason for why such a strong role for the arts does not exist lies in some of the widely held beliefs about the practice…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1986
This module is one of a series of more than 125 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational instructors. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful occupational teaching at all…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1986
This module is one of a series of more than 125 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational instructors. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful occupational teaching at all…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Competency Based Education
Berkley, June, Ed. – Focus: Teaching English Language Arts, 1982
The articles in this collection deal with various methods of global education--education to prepare students to function as understanding and informed citizens of the world. Topics discussed in the 26 articles include: (1) the necessity of global education; (2) global education in the elementary school language arts curriculum; (3) science fiction…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Current Events, Curriculum Development
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1982
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes three articles which provide practical information for those who want to try making films with adolescents and children. The first article discusses cel animation techniques and explores applications of this type of filmmaking to the regular curriculum. The article touches on the…
Descriptors: Animation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Film Production
Jackson, Dorothy J. – 1976
Designed for use at the senior high school level, this career decision making mini course is based on Peter Blau's Model of Occuational Choice. The course has been pilot-tested with college bound and non-college bound students. It may be offered as an elective unit for one-half to one full semester in one to three class periods per week or it may…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1986
This module is one of a series of more than 125 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational instructors. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful occupational teaching at all…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Kraft, Richard J., Ed.; Kielsmeier, James, Ed. – 1985
This anthology of 58 pieces originally published in the "Journal of Experiential Education" focuses on the value of experiential learning and the need to incorporate direct experience in formal education. Chapter 1 summarizes and reviews the findings of "A Nation at Risk" and other major national reports on education. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
