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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Gifted Education. – 1985
The manual is designed to encourage school districts to use community resources to expand educational opportunities for gifted students. Suggestions for planning such community enrichment programs address locating and screening resources, developing community relationships, and integrating resources into the instructional program. Examples of ways…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Field Experience Programs
Shoup, Barbara J. – 1978
The possibilities for community-based learning at the secondary level are discussed. Experiential learning opportunities are perceived as legitimate experiences occurring in nonschool settings that may serve as alternatives to formal curriculum or as means for augmenting classroom learning. Practical suggestions are made for the teacher who wishes…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Programs, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs

Hill, Phyllis L. – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1981
Presents a career education project offering a real-world experience to sixth-grade students in a shopping mall. Describes development and implementation of the project which provided students with a one-time experience as quasi-store-employees. Discusses follow-up activities and feedback received from children and parents. (RC)
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Educational Experience, Elementary Education
Johnson, Jon; Cawley, Jim – 1984
The purpose of the Wilderness Spirit program is to lead and assist children to comprehend, use, and conserve information about the natural resources of the Hill Country of Texas, including its wildlife, plant life, weather and climate, soils and minerals, water, and land use as well as all forms of agriculture and activities of daily subsistence…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning

Cox, Anne Marshall – Science Teacher, 1998
Describes the Museum Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP) for high school students at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. Participating students learn scientific research methods and have a unique opportunity to work with scientists in the museum and in the field. Offers tips to teachers for designing apprenticeship programs locally with…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Resources, Field Experience Programs, High Schools
Ekanayake, S. B. – 1979
Representatives from 15 villages participated in a workshop planned to give teachers in rural small schools an understanding of the nature and problems of the small school and its community, an appreciation of the cultural background of village people, and the skills to implement practical village development programs. Prior to the workshop,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training