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Starr, Michele – 1988
An early childhood specialist teaching kindergarten classes in a small city in the northeast designed this practicum to improve the science instruction provided kindedrgarten children. Practicum goals were to: (1) increase the effectiveness of the kindergarten science program by providing science experiences based on the recognition of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement, Kindergarten
Scott, Geraldine W. – 1988
Because the kindergarten curriculum of a small, rural elementary school appeared to be inappropriate for some children, a school psychologist implemented a practicum designed to provide a positive school experience for those not ready to learn from formal reading materials. The primary goal of the practicum was to provide activities during the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten Children
Mosley, Melva Wilson – 1988
A practicum project was undertaken to develop and implement a career education program that would introduce third graders to career opportunities. The setting for the project was an industrial city in the Midwest. The goals addressed in the set of structured activities developed were to: (1) increase third graders' awareness of career…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Grade 3
Shareef, Intisar – 1986
This practicum addressed the need for an African Studies curriculum guide for early childhood education by developing 30 activities which could be integrated into the practical life, language, geography, art, and music areas of child care centers. Practicum goals were to (1) develop a curriculum guide of age appropriate learning activities for…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Education, Black Youth
Rose, Madeline – 1987
Age-appropriate activities for children and curriculum guidelines for mothers operating family day care homes for infants and toddlers were developed with the goal of improving the quality of day care programming. Curriculum goals were to (1) facilitate children's achievement of self-identity and self-esteem; (2) provide an outlet for creative…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Curriculum Development, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education
Harding, Mary H. – 1988
A music educator designed for elementary school students who were musically unskilled a curriculum that was based on the methods of Kodaly and Orff, the philosophy of Warrener, and traditional music education concepts. A heterogeneous group of 606 second- through sixth-grade students in 4 schools participated in implementation of the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Activities
Howze, Janice Kate – 1988
A child caregiver developed a substance abuse intervention and prevention program for preschool children between 2 and 5 years of age who were at risk for substance abuse. The practicum effort resulted in a preschool substance abuse curriculum that included information on drugs, offered techniques for enhancing self-esteem, and discussed skills…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Gilmore, Helen Moore – 1988
An educational consultant with experience in teaching graduate courses for teacher certification in gifted education implemented a practicum designed to develop selected thinking skills in approximately 40 nursery school 3-year-olds. The practicum was also intended to inform parents of practical techniques for fostering important thinking skills…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Guides
Rice, Beth – 1992
This practicum was designed to incorporate critical thinking skills instruction and practice into a fourth-grade curriculum to increase fourth-grade students' ability to recognize and apply critical thinking strategies to appropriate situations. This program concentrated on the increasing of six critical thinking skills: classification, sequence…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Webb, Nina W. – 1988
An elementary school teacher implemented a practicum designed to: (1) provide a curriculum for a before and after school day care program serving primary school students; and (2) solve problems encountered in the implementation of a pilot school-age child care program. A review of the literature indicated that few curriculums had been developed…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Extended School Day
Dafeldecker, Cheryl Temple – 1987
A teacher in gifted education implemented and evaluated a 9-week practicum intervention designed to: (1) produce computer literacy materials that would enable fourth and fifth graders to meet minimal standards for computer literacy in Florida; and (2) produce corresponding in-service materials for teachers. A teacher's manual was developed from…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Kassebaum, Peter A. – 1981
The development of an instructional package for use with selected readings in a cultural anthropology course at the College of Marin is outlined in this paper. Introductory material indicates that an effort was made to create a learning package based on formal objectives spanning the readings in the course text, to respond to student needs, and to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Community Colleges, Course Objectives
Westwood, Geraldine E. – 1993
This practicum was designed to help third grade students develop critical thinking skills of application, analysis, and synthesis in social studies activities. Teachers were unhappy with the teaching of social studies as it existed. Among the contributing causes were the lack of a critical thinking program, an over-dependence on commercially…
Descriptors: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Brett, Catherine A. – 1993
As part of a restructuring initiative to meet the curriculum needs of the "Information Age," a plan for teaching telecommunications to middle school students was developed. The resulting program, called Bulletin Board Simulator (BBS), provided a hands-on approach to teaching students the skills necessary for accessing an electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Databases
Halperin, Dora – 1985
This practicum addressed the problem of inadequate teacher preparation in the area of learning theory, content, and methodology related to mathematical instruction of children attending a private child care center in Oakland, California. The general goal of the study was to plan, implement, and evaluate a staff development program to increase…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
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