Accessible and practical, this book helps teachers incorporate executive function processes--such as planning, organizing, prioritizing, and self-checking--into the classroom curriculum. Chapters provide effective strategies for optimizing what K-12 students learn by improving how they learn. Noted authority Lynn Meltzer and her research…

Provides an overview of the "social constructionist" approach to teaching composition in sociology courses. Describes a course that is team taught by the authors and is based on the social constructionist paradigm. Stresses that sociological writing is a special type of discourse that can be taught most effectively by sociologists who…

This curriculum guide is designed to provide teachers a tool for planning an instructional program in physical education based on the Texas Education Agency essential elements and the goals and objectives of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The guide covers six major instructional areas: (1) physical fitness, (2) motor development, (3)…

Describes "World Class Tests in Mathematics and Problem-Solving," developed with the belief that creativity is worth nurturing and can be nurtured. (KHR)

Shares some ideas about facilitating inquiry-based learning in the classroom, in independent studies, in libraries, museums, communities, and all the arenas of life in which people attempt to make sense of experience and grow. Notes that the "Web-linked Inquiry Units" provide a tangible form of a community of inquiry as well as insights for future…

This curriculum guide in health and safety is designed to promote greater achievement by second graders through alignment of the written, the taught, and the tested curriculum, and to promote broader and higher levels of thinking through providing objectives, activities, and strategies which integrate content and cognition. The document includes a…

This guide presents established principles of learning and instruction, along with practical examples of how these principles can be incorporated into instructional materials. This guidebook is a collection of 55 of the more commonly known principles of learning. The principle statements are first arranged by category of learning. Each category…

Discusses certain teachers' rejection of prepackaged curricula for infusion of critical thinking skills into their teaching. Observational learning develops thinking skills and deepens understanding of causality and responsibility, whether the context is the Battle of Lexington or Chicken Little's dilemma. Strong administrative support is needed…

The major goal of social studies education is to provide students with the skills and knowledge essential for effective participation in society. As a supplement to more traditional social studies material, newspapers can help students make the connection between the classroom and real life. The social studies activities suggested in this guide…

This book is a collection of essays on thinking skills instruction and includes the following chapters and their authors: "Encounter with Thinking" (H. Anderson); "Thinking Skills: Neither an Add-on nor a Quick Fix" (A. Costa); "Teaching for Thinking, of Thinking, and about Thinking" (J. McTighe); "Thinking and…

Discusses representations in the context of solving a system of linear equations. Views representations (concrete, tables, graphs, algebraic, matrices) from perspectives of understanding, technology, generalization, exact versus approximate solution, and learning style. (KHR)

As educators we must act with knowledge and purpose to make sure young children acquire the skills and understanding they need to succeed. Planful, intentional teachers keep in mind the key goals for children's learning and development in all domains by creating supportive environments, planning curriculum, and selecting from a variety of teaching…

As the debt of the U.S. government approaches $9 trillion, we must ask ourselves what sort of economic example is being set for our students. If this debt will be passed on to our current generation of students, what, then, should children and teenagers know about personal finance? How can sound financial principles and money management be taught…

One of a series of workplace education modules, this document presents the Mind Fitness module, designed to help determine students' learning styles and create successful learners in the workplace. An introduction describes the framework of the module, indicating that it utilizes four types of exercises to work with feeling-directed,…

This curriculum guide is designed to provide teachers with a tool for planning an instructional program in health and safety based on the Texas Education Agency essential elements and the goals and objectives of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The guide includes a statement of philosophy and broad goals and objectives. Scope and…