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Harlan-Haughey, Sarah – Honors in Practice, 2014
Chronologically presented courses that span centuries often catalyze unwitting buy-in to unexamined narratives of progress. While useful for helping students make connections between the human past, present, and future, Great Books honors curricula like the one used at the University of Maine have a few inherent problems that require careful…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Classics (Literature), Sequential Approach, Curriculum Development
Scheibe, Cynthia – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2009
The growing time pressure that teachers face actually comes in two forms, both of which need to be resolved successfully in order for media literacy education to gain a real foothold in U.S. schools. First, teachers constantly face the challenge of trying to fit all of the content and engaging activities into the school day and school year,…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Staff Development, Student Educational Objectives, Curriculum Development

Siegfried, Sheila M. – Language Arts, 1992
Describes a spur-of-the-moment curriculum development activity involving primary-school students researching the "real" Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo behind the names of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Notes that the products of the research were shared during a classroom pizza party. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Language Experience Approach, Primary Education
Macon, James M.; And Others – 1991
This booklet was prepared for use as a staff development presentation in response to an official statement by International Reading Association's "Executive Board that literature (and the reading and writing that goes with it) must be the foundation of the language arts curriculum. The purpose of the booklet is to provide alternatives to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education

Ramirez, Catherine Clark – English in Texas, 1994
Suggests that the telling of vivid stories can help engage elementary students' emotions and increase the chances of fostering an interest in Texas history. Suggests that incorporating elements of the process approach to writing can merge with social studies objectives in creating a curriculum for wisdom. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, History Instruction

Hollister, Victoria Goben – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that, although middle school students have rudimentary map skills, they typically dismiss old maps as worthless. Describes the use of outdated and inaccurate maps as instructional resources in social studies courses. Concludes that the approach was valuable and helped students learn about the concept of change over time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
The language arts component of the California State "Model Curriculum Guides" series, this document sets guidelines for the elementary and middle school English language arts curriculum. The guide suggests a learning sequence--core, integrated, and across the curriculum--and delineates concepts, skills, and activities appropriate for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
Based on the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Alberta (Canada) Education 1978 curriculum, this revised curriculum guide stresses the importance of students' active involvement in using language. The guide regroups the 1978 skills and concepts for junior high school into the following five language strands: speaking, listening, viewing,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Bruening, William H. – 1975
Presenting models based on the philosophies of Carl Rogers, John Dewey, Erich Fromm, and Jean-Paul Sartre, this paper proposes a philosophical approach to education and concludes with pragmatic suggestions concerning teaching based on a fully-functioning-person model. The fully-functioning person is characterized as being open to experience,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Design