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Bellanca, James A.; Fogarty, Robin J.; Pete, Brian M. – Solution Tree, 2019
Ensure your students develop the complex, higher-order thinking skills they need to not just survive but thrive in a 21st century world. The latest edition of this best-selling guide by James A. Bellanca, Robin J. Fogarty, and Brian M. Pete details a three-phase teaching model and dives deep into how to teach seven key student proficiencies:…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, College Readiness
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Beyer, Barry K. – Social Education, 1985
A framework for teaching critical thinking skills is presented, and specific strategies that can be used at key places in this framework are outlined. The framework requires that teachers employ direct, systematic instruction in critical thinking skills prior to, during, and following student introduction to these skills. (RM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Studies
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Sullivan, Dale L. – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1990
Calls for changes in the teaching of technical communication. Proposes including in instruction political discourse which analyzes the values of the military-industrial complex that technical writing now serves. Suggests that an apprenticeship model would be better suited to such instruction than the model now offered by the market. (SG)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Moral Development, Skill Development
Eisenberg, Mike; Berkowitz, Bob – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1988
Presents a library and information skills curriculum based on an information problem solving approach and Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives in the cognitive domain. The taxonomy is described, and six information skills that match Bloom's six levels of cognition are identified. (12 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Seeking
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Walker, Becky; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1987
Encourages use of the newspaper for adults to improve their reading skills and to practice applying academic skills to problem solving. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Class Activities
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Nelli, Elizabeth – Teacher Educator, 1982
Penmanship is not simple for most young children, nor for many older students; yet, the skill is virtually ignored in teacher education. A model for training teachers to teach handwriting is suggested, incorporating: (1) diagnosis of students' needs; (2) motivational techniques; (3) classroom strategies; and (4) balancing creativity and mechanics.…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills
Fad, Kathleen McConnell; Moulton, L. Rozelle – 1999
This teaching guide combines a multisensory approach to teaching children and adults with autism through a structured teaching model for direct instruction. Part 1, divided into three sections, discusses important links to learning: improving communication with multisensory techniques, using practical behavior management techniques to help…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
Leonard, Phyllis B. – 1998
School library media specialists play a special role in the education of gifted students, particularly in the use of literature across the curriculum. The CUES program, developed for gifted students, actively promotes the reading/curriculum connection, thus providing an invaluable model for all educators. Calling for structured interaction between…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Education
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2002
The construction of the International Space Station (ISS) is one of humankind's most exciting and challenging endeavors. Numerous rocket launches are required to build this orbiting science laboratory. The purpose of this curriculum supplement is to introduce students in the Early Childhood classroom to the International Space Station and the role…
Descriptors: Space Exploration, Science Activities, Language Arts, Science Laboratories