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Barrentine, Shelby; And Others – Insights into Open Education, 1995
Mini-lessons (brief, informative explanations that demonstrate what readers do) are a key instructional practice in meaning centered reading programs. The content of the mini-lessons is determined by the needs of learners. In procedural mini-lessons, teachers explain the steps for successfully completing a task or performing a reading-related…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Lesson Plans, Reading Instruction
Johnson, Susan – Practical Pointers, 1981
The paper introduces the concept of movement education for handicapped students and discusses implications of the concept for learning. Guidelines are given for planning, implementing, and evaluating the program. A sample lesson plan is followed by discussions of prerequisites of efficient movement and screening activities. Suggestions for…
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Ministry of Education and Culture, Jerusalem (Israel). English Inspectorate. – 1979
This issue of a journal devoted to teaching English as a second language, with emphasis on Israeli public schools, contains the following articles: (1) "The Analysis of Pupils' Errors," (2) "Subject/Predicate Word Order in English," (3) "Some Lesson Plans for Grade 4," (4) "Re-Thinking English in Grade 5,"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewis, John; Dempsey, Joanne R. – Connections: Joint Council on Economic Education Newsletter, 1984
An article on American health care which focuses on health care costs and benefits is combined with a lesson plan on health care issues to enable students to consider both issues of cost effectiveness and morality in decisions about the allocation of health care. The article covers the history of interest in health care, the reasons for the…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Economics Education
Webb, Rodman B.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council, Inc. Research Bulletin, 1983
This manual presents a program of instruction, the Basic Skills Instructional System, which coordinates a number of teaching strategies into a single instructional system. Section 1 describes the organizational phase of the system: (1) teacher expectation; (2) resistance from low achieving students; (3) avoiding confrontations; (4) management of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Instructional Development
Karnes, Merle – 1988
This monograph addresses issues and problems related to identification of and programming for gifted/talented children of preschool, kindergarten, and primary age. Barriers to early identification and programming are identified. A rationale for early identification and programming is presented, followed by administrative options including…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Early Identification
Kansas ASCD Record, 1990
The articles in this volume are written primarily by classroom teachers who share their experiences and offer practical examples of cooperative learning activities. Lesson and unit plans, games, group projects, samples of student work, worksheets, and evaluation forms are included, as well as cooperative learning activities for several grade…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Games
LRE Project Exchange, 1986
Lawyers who volunteer to teach youngsters about law and the legal process will find this special issue of "LRE Project Exchange," which contains lesson plans and suggestions from teachers and other lawyers, useful. "Sure-Fire Presentations" (A. Gallagher) offers practical suggestions for making classroom presentations more…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Conflict Resolution, Contracts
Bergert, Susan, Ed. – LCCE Insider, 1999
These three newsletter issues are designed for users of the Council for Exceptional Children's Life Centered Career Education (LCCE) curriculum. The newsletter's goal is to inform practitioners of curriculum implementation ideas and transition issues and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Featured articles discuss meeting transition…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Career Education
Bergert, Susan, Ed. – LCCE Insider, 1997
This document brings together the first three issues of a newsletter designed for users of the Council for Exceptional Children's Life Centered Career Education (LCCE) curriculum. The newsletter's goal is to inform practitioners of curriculum implementation ideas and transition issues, and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Featured…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Daily Living Skills
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 2002
These three journal issues include the following articles: "Competence in Facilitation" (Graham O'Connel); "Is My Map to Scale?" (Mark Wilson); "A Trainer's Dozen" (Barbara Thornton and Mary Lou McCloskey); "Carrot Ice Cream: Reactions to the New or Different" (Tessa Woodward); "Feeding (back to) the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 1997
The three issues of the journal on second language teacher education include these articles: "Monitoring and Evaluating the Production of Materials on a Large Scale Trainer Training Workshop" (R. Williams, Choong Kam Foong, Diana Lubelska); Sensory Channels in ESL Instruction" (Michael E. Rudder); "Using the In-Service Feedback…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Conferences
Guidelines, 1992
This document consists of five years (1988-1992, 10 issues) of the Singapore-based journal "Guidelines." Issues contain articles on a variety of topics in second language teaching. Topics include classroom language teaching strategies, techniques for teaching specific language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) or knowledge…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques