Written for K-12 educators, this e-book brings together contemporary approaches in science, STEM, and language education, with a specific focus on multilingual learners. Incorporating learnings from studies like A Framework for K-12 Science Education, "Next Generation Science Standards," and "English Learners in STEM Subjects,"…

Examines questions, answers, levels, stages, roles, climate, and support as aspects of school-level decision making involved in introducing development education in the school. (RH)

Discusses cautions for educators, microcomputers in the curriculum, matching children and the curriculum, the role of play, economic issues, teacher education, administrative uses of microcomputers, and future ideas. (BJD)

In the rush to purchase computers, some schools have reversed the normal course of curriculum development. First develop the objectives for computer use, then purchase the computers. (MD)

Educators at the Malmo School of Education (Sweden) have carried out a series of studies within the area of school and peace. As an informal umbrella heading for the project group conducting such studies the term "Preparedness for Peace" has been used. The overriding aim of the group's work has been to increase knowledge (in a broad…

A curriculum planning model is presented to develop a comprehensive special education teacher preparation program. (CL)

Outlines the results of a followup study done in 1986 (10 years after the initial study) on why high school teachers can't effectively teach writing. The study finds that, despite reductions in class size, somewhat better teacher preparation, and higher awareness of administrators, the barriers to effective teaching of writing have not changed…

Proposes an arts education course for elementary school teachers which is designed to stimulate the teacher's aesthetic awareness and personal exploration. The author suggests that course content should be relevant to the learner and should stress personal experience as well as emotional and polysensory awareness of art forms. (AM)

Discusses the negative and positive aspects of teacher autonomy in relation to curriculum development and control. Outlines a process for solving the problem that includes conducting staff development through dialog, delineating mastery curriculum, mapping ideal curriculum, and developing curriculum-based tests. Includes references and a figure.…

High technology is transforming the American economy from an industrial to an information base. Outlines ways business educators can incorporate these changes into business curriculum. (MD)

This review of the literature finds an inconsistency between general education teachers' generally positive attitudes toward making instructional adaptations for students with disabilities and evidence that they are unlikely to alter their traditional whole-class instructional strategies. A lack of teacher training and limited school support are…

The formation, administration, and use of curriculum centers in universities was studied for the purpose of clarifying their objectives and making recommendations for their improvement. These centers contain a specialized collection of materials and equipment designed to aid curriculum development and to provide students who are preparing for a…

That program development for the preparation of English teachers requires the collaboration of curricularists, educational philosophers and psychologists, and content specialists is the focus of this paper. One orientation to program development is considered in a discussion of social foundations, curriculum theory and development, English…

Reviews some of the more important components in the curriculum development process that have evolved over 30 years at the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. Outlines the process involved in the revision and restructuring of the tenth-grade biology curriculum. Includes references. (MD)

Discusses the uses of the computer and how it is changing society. In the classroom computers teach new skills and can provide instructional microworlds and minilaboratories in which students carry out experiments. Includes suggestions for preparing written assignments and an outline for a course on preparing teachers for using computers. (MD)