The purpose of this study is to identify the views of teachers on teacher guidebooks and to analyse these views on the basis of the deskilling process. The data were collected from 67 teachers through an open-ended questionnaire, and analysed using content analysis method. Results showed that although most of the teachers considered the guidebooks…

The guide provides teacher educators and teachers with an understanding of the concept of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and explains why ICH should be integrated into the curriculum in tandem with the principles and perspectives of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This guide explains how the strategic incorporation of ICH elements…

The birth of formal citizenship education in the United States emerged in the context of mass immigration, the Progressive Movement, and the First World War. Wartime citizenship education has been chastised for its emphasis on patriotism and loyalty, and while this is a trend, historians have minimised the ways in which the democratic goals of the…

Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this no-nonsense, jargon-free elementary school teacher resource offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice--or worse? Make a quick change into the spare set of clothes you keep on hand for just this…

The English language curriculum (ELC) in China has undergone numerous changes since its modernisation movement in the late 1970s. The recent English language syllabus (2001) marks a new direction by incorporating "emotion and attitude" as one of the ELC's key domains. The implication is that the deep-rooted principle of learning a…

This document provides the teacher's guide for grade six for the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum project. The guide includes an introduction to COPES, instructions for using the guide, instructions for assessment of the student's grade 5 mastery of science concepts, and six science units. Each unit…

This document provides the teacher's guide for grade five for the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum project. The guide includes an introduction to COPES, instructions for using the guide, instructions for assessment of student's grade 4 mastery of science concepts, and five science units. Each unit…

This publication contains curriculum suggestions for teaching the Environmental and Public Health component (grades 10, 11, and 12) of this prototypic curriculum series. The format consists of four columns intended to provide teachers with: (1) a basic content outline, (2) a list of major understandings and fundamental concepts, (3) information…

A comprehensive mathematics program for grade 2 is presented in 58 units. These units are organized around four central themes: (1) number and numeration; (2) operations with numbers; (3) geometry and measurement; and (4) graphs, problem solving, and probability. A spiral approach is used with various topics being indexed as to unit and page.…

A comprehensive mathematics program for grade 3 is presented in 66 units. These units are organized around four central themes: (1) number and numeration; (2) operations with numbers; (3) geometry and measurement; and (4) algebraic concepts, graphs, probability, statistics, and problem-solving. A spiral approach is used with various topics being…

THE TENTH IN A SERIES OF 17 VOLUMES, THIS VOLUME PROVIDES THE SIXTH GRADE TEACHER WITH A GUIDE TO THE REORGANIZED SCIENCE CURRICULUM OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MATERIALS ARE INTENDED TO BE AUGMENTED AND REVISED AS THE NEED ARISES. THIS VOLUME, 6B, IS ONE OF THE THREE COMPRISING THE SIXTH GRADE SUPPLEMENT, AND CONTAINS A RESOURCE UNIT…

This teacher's guide to science in grades 4, 5, and 6 in the Buffalo Public Schools, New York, lists content areas for each grade level. Concepts or understandings to be developed for each content area are listed. Appropriate text and teacher guide pages are given to the science series developed by Herman and Nina Schneider to reinforce these…

Presented is a general guide and syllabus for each of 14 secondary school mathematics courses offered by the Kent School District. Statements of the philosophy, organization, implementation, course sequences, requirements, guidance, and evaluation involved with the program are included. The courses for which a complete syllabus is offered include:…

Designed to accompany the Wisconsin State Curriculum for educable mentally retarded (EC 030 035), the handbook offers suggestions for implementation of the 12 Persisting Life Situations reflecting the general objectives of the state curriculum. Guidelines for preparing teaching units and resource guides, and for utilizing the Curriculum Accounting…

This curriculum bulletin is one of a planned series of bulletins designed to meet the needs of teachers and supervisors who are working to improve the achievement level of mathematics. The material has been planned to help teachers meet the diverse mathematical needs of the children in fifth-grade classes. In addition to the emphasis that is…