This publication is designed to assist elementary and secondary schools in strengthening instruction by identifying and eliminating sexual stereotyping in educational materials. The model illustrates some of the ways in which curriculum and instructional materials may be developing sex stereotyping, offers suggestions for avoiding or correcting…

Presented in outline form, this curriculum guide lists the educational goals and objectives for Arizona elementary and secondary courses of study in United States history and Arizona history. The purposes of the guide are to present the minimum content of study for the individual subject areas and to serve as the educational content criteria for…

The Materials Acquisition Project (MAP) was founded in 1970 under E.S.E.A. Title VII to collect educational materials published in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries for assistance and use in bilingual education programs in the U.S. MAP believes in parity in all aspects of bilingual-bicultural education and offers guidelines for such an…

This guide was developed by the Foreign Language Committee of the Oklahoma Curriculum Improvement Commission, and is designed to be used by teachers of foreign languages. The fifteen chapters include: (1) "Selection of a Foreign Language Text," (2) "Middle School (Exploratory Language Programs)," (3) "Foreign Language in…

One of the tragedies of American education is that so many teachers do not understand or are unaware of educational issues and how they impact on their profession. There is a gap between teacher perceptions and reality and this book is a first step in closing that gap. Hot-Button Issues for Teachers is a timely, comprehensive book that addresses…