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Vasquez, Jo Anne – Heinemann, 2007
Even if the reader has little formal training or background knowledge in science, "Tools & Traits for Highly Effective Science Teaching, K-8" pulls together cognitive and educational research to present an indispensable framework for science in the elementary and middle grades. Readers will discover teaching that increases students' engagement and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Literacy, Elementary School Science
Vogel, Nancy – 2001
Fifth in a series designed to provide early childhood educators with ideas and strategies for applying High/Scope principles, this idea book focuses on the plan-do-review process. Chapter 1 of the book describes the components of the plan-do-review process and explains its importance, discusses how the process fits into the daily routine, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education
Cowan, David; And Others – 1992
This book is a developmental and sequential program of activities designed for grades K-8 to: (1) build a base of awareness, understanding, and skills required for conflict prevention and resolution; (2) give students practice using a variety of strategies for managing and resolving conflict; (3) create opportunities for students to apply those…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
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Kokoski, Teresa M.; Patton, Mary Martin – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1997
Describes classroom-developed science and mathematics backpacks, self-contained educational packets developed around a theme or concept and designed to be completed at home. Presents generalized contents, a sample backpack on colors, and the backpack's advantages, including promotion of active learning, family involvement, curriculum integration,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Homework
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book guides parents and children in developing strategies to figure out words. The first chapter, Skills for Identifying Words, presents general strategies for making sense of words, and for using the eyes and ears to identify words. The first chapter also offers listening and visual exercises. The second chapter, Using Phonics To Identify…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education
Webb, Donald F., Jr. – 1997
When studying nature and its wonders, children need to be the explorers, the innovators, and the teachers. The adult assumes the role of a facilitator, an observer, and a mediator. If the adult in a given situation is simultaneously and genuinely exploring the area (not just observing children acting upon it), then a bridge may be started to the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Activities, Childhood Attitudes, Discovery Learning
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book offers suggestions to help parents make their children successful readers and learners. The first chapter, Getting Started, discusses setting an example, being a tutor, creating a positive environment, and letting children be the stars. The second chapter, The Reading Process: Building Meaning, discusses setting a purpose, stages of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities, Parents as Teachers
Dreyer, Diana Y. – 1998
A teacher training course must serve as a model of turning theory into practice--a student-centered, collaborative effort involving active learners taking charge of their own learning--and that includes the teacher as well as the students. Only by active reading, writing, listening, and talking about these ideas--as opposed to merely being told to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Dissonance, Cooperative Learning
Early Childhood Education Administration Inst., Rockville, MD. – 1994
To ensure a lasting effect of the efforts made in early childhood programs, this manual provides specific, sequential curriculum-related activities for parents to use with infants and toddlers at home. Activities have been differentiated for the following three age groups: (1) 4 to 12 months; (2) 12 to 24 months; and (3) 24 to 36 months. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Infant Behavior, Infants
Petersen, Evelyn A. – 1996
Intended to help teachers put early childhood theories and information into daily lesson planning, this guide provides a system for organizing lesson objectives, methods, and materials in order to write effective lesson plans. Chapter 1 introduces the guidebook and covers a lesson planning system, developmentally appropriate practice, standards in…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book provides directions and sample activities to help parents teach their children to follow an easy system for study reading: set clear purposes for study; ask targeted questions; read quickly for specific information; summarize effectively; and gather information from charts and tables. The first section, Flexibility and Reading Speed,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Charts, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
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Salend, Spencer J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
Offers guidelines for enhancing science instruction for students with disabilities by adapting, implementing, and assessing an activities-based approach. This approach features a structured learning cycle, emphasis on the relationship of science to students' lives, experiential learning, interdisciplinary themes, cooperative learning groups,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Disabilities, Educational Technology
Udall, Denis, Ed.; Mednick, Amy, Ed. – 1996
The founders of Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound drew on the metaphor of a wilderness expedition to develop a framework for curriculum design. During "learning expeditions," teachers and students pursue long-term intellectual investigations build around significant projects and performances. The investigations take students out into…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Smith, Anita – 1994
This paper describes a curriculum unit that combined an overnight camping experience with survival training. The program was implemented with fifth grade students, but is appropriate for students in grades 4-8. Pre-camp learning activities included integrating first aid techniques in science class, reading survival trade books in reading class,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Camping, Curriculum Enrichment
Smith, Carl B. – 2000
This book examines ways parents can use their child's interests to develop positive reading attitudes, read aloud to their child, and select books for children--with the goal of developing life-long readers. The first chapter, Creating Interest and Positive Attitudes, discusses developing an early interest in reading, the "language story"…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Early Childhood Education
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