Discover what happens when your students step out of their daily routines and activate their engagement. Author Katherine Mills Hernandez argues that movement, talk, and the physical environment of the classroom all contribute and influence students' learning. The ideas in "Activate" will help you create a classroom optimized for deeper…

Acid rain has become a dangerous problem that threatens wildlife, architecture, and human health. This article offers background information on causes and possible remedies of acid rain. Classroom activities and resources for both student and teacher are provided to help in the development of a teaching unit. (DF)

Suggests sources of information, including books, maps, and slides, and teaching methods and activities to use in teaching ancient Roman history to secondary students. (Author/CK)

This bibliography was designed to assist psychology instructors in incorporating active learning strategies into their courses. The document contains articles that describe specific techniques that should help students to become more involved in learning about psychology than traditional lecture methods allow. The bibliography was prepared by…

The first of seven modules on early intervention with young (birth to age 3) handicapped children is designed to provide information on child development to teachers, administrators, and other professionals. A training outline lists objectives and preparation ideas for an inservice session on child development. Activities suggested include…

This document discusses using children's literature in the teaching of art and music. It is divided into two parts, the first of which deals with art programs, the second with music programs. Each part is divided into three chapters that are organized around an age or grade span. The grade divisions are: (1) kindergarten, transition, first grade;…

Arguing that a powerful teaching technique teachers can use for developing students' comprehension strategies is direct instruction in the thinking strategies used for various comprehension tasks, this paper: presents characteristics of 25 tradebooks appropriate for the application of various comprehension strategies; gives specific examples of…

Jigsaw, a form of cooperative learning, was researched by Aronson (1978). Later, Slavin (1981) adapted Jigsaw to Student Team Learning and called it Jigsaw II. Jigsaw currently shows the least achievement gains among the various cooperative methodologies. Nonetheless, it is a viable methodology and is useful for covering and reviewing material.…

Annotates journal articles, ERIC documents, and books that provide ideas and activities for classroom teachers and supervisors who want to improve reading instruction for gifted students. (FL)

This guide lists resources for inservice or preservice teacher instruction on the subject of child abuse and neglect. It lists 21 articles, 92 books, 21 films, and 2 kits. It covers both commercial and government publications, with publication dates ranging from 1969-1987. Topics covered include: physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; prevention,…

The writing activities in this book are designed to help children build writing skills through the communication of their own ideas, discoveries, and feelings. Developed and field tested as part of a basic skill development project, the book presents a rationale for primary children's writing, outlines the fundamentals of teaching writing, and…

This publication provides detailed information for teachers on 56 instructional radio broadcast offerings for South Carolina schools. In the table of contents, grade levels are suggested for each program. The guide then summarizes each program lesson briefly and suggests classroom activities related to the radio lesson. For some programs,…

The authors discuss some fictional works about handicapped children and suggest how these books may be used in conjunction with other teaching techniques, such as drama, written expression, and art, to help nonhandicapped children understand their disabled peers. (SJL)

This document consists of two major parts. The first, titled Initial Comments, discusses the motivation for creating this material, provides a list of minimal characteristics in calculators for various educational levels, notes a number of basic assumptions on calculator use, and discusses curriculum concerns regarding effects of calculators. The…

Major concepts about adult learning, program planning, and the teaching-learning transaction, along with brief descriptions of instructional procedures that reflect such concepts illustrate how adult educators can increase their effectiveness. (Author/SK)