New college instructors often are advised, coached, and mentored by department professors who may not have scheduled class time to meet regularly with their novice educators. This book meets many of the principles outlined in the position statements of the Conference on College Composition and Communications and the Council of Writing Program…

Instead of piling on one new reform fad after another, here at last is a book that boils down solutions for improved schools to the most powerful, simple actions and structures that ensure you prepare all students for college, careers, and citizenship. Best-selling ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) author and renowned…

The manual directs Project Skill trainers in providing supervisors with concepts and methods of training mildly retarded and/or emotionally disturbed workers to perform at or above the minimum level expected of all a firm's employees. The role of the trainer using this manual is to set up and conduct activities which will provoke supervisors to…

Designed to apply to any unit regardless of strength, mission, organization, or equipment, this field manual provides trainers with methods and techniques of preparing and conducting individual and collective training. Chapter 1 discusses the purpose and scope of this publication and explains the duties and relationship between the trainer (for…

While other factors affect mastery of a lesson, closure helps learners know what they learned, why they learned it, and how it is useful. The five most common methods of closure are reviewed and techniques for incorporating them into lesson planning are discussed. (MT)

This handbook is designed to assist staff development leaders in planning and conducting K-12 in-service or pre-service legal education courses based on the "Law In A Free Society" curriculum. The handbook is organized into four sections. Section one contains background information on the "Law In a Free Society" program…

This resource book for Vermont teachers is intended to help elementary and secondary level students learn about the law and the legal system. Section I, Resources for Teachers, contains sample objectives and provides outlines of law programs for achieving these goals. Section I also contains descriptions of teaching methods, a list of resource…

The author discusses why teachers should develop lesson plans. He presents two commonly used lesson plan formats. (CH)

Guidelines are provided in this handbook for secondary level teachers on how to develop and use case studies in their social studies and economics classes. Among the contents are the following: (1) a description of the case study method and its educational goals; (2) the act of case discussion; (3) questioning techniques to use and sample…

The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…

Since 1923, Minnesota educators have been engaged in teaching and promoting Physical Education. In 2005, it has become apparent that the 2,500 physical education instructors in Minnesota are in need of a Best Practices document to support quality Physical Education. As a result, this manual has been developed to provide assistance to school…

Discover how two of education's most powerful frameworks can team up to provide your school with a comprehensive and in-depth approach to ensure all students are learning at maximum levels. The leading experts on Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design explain how to connect these two approaches and use their combined power to: (1)…

The 12 model assignments presented in this booklet are designed to help secondary-level students become more skillful and knowledgeable readers and to encourage the appreciation of literature. Each assignment provides a general objective, a product that the student is to create, a list of concepts and skills necessary to complete the assignment, a…

The curriculum guide for teaching social sciences to mentally gifted children in grades 1 through 3 includes information about the interrelationships among individuals, broad understanding of the institutions created by human beings for their own guidance and control, and comprehension of the interactions between human beings and the elements of…

This volume on reading and teaching the novel contains six articles: "Close Reading: The Novel in the Senior School" by S. E. Lee discusses the advantages of rereading and analytical reading in high school; "Teaching 'The Great Gatsby'" by David Mallick discusses the difficulties of teaching this novel and provides a lesson plan; "The Operation of…