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Drum, Jean, Ed. – Communicator, 1993
This theme issue on gifted high school students presents several feature articles, a California legislative update, and an editorial. In "Summer Seminar '93--California in the 21st Century," Janis Van Dreal describes a 2-week residential program in which gifted high school students examined California's future. "Visiting a Gifted…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Gifted, High Schools
Drum, Jean, Ed. – Communicator, 1993
This theme issue discusses the special needs of gifted students at the middle school level. It presents several articles, editorials, a California funding update, a program spotlight, an educator profile, a column on educational technology, and a book review. An article by Terry A. Thomas, titled "Middle School Madness," discusses middle schools'…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
Busch, Phyllis S. – Communicator, 1972
Suggests how a teacher can use the outdoors as a laboratory for classroom instruction. (NQ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods
Communicator, 1995
Four issues of this journal on gifted education published in 1995 focus on the following four topics respectively: (1) gifted students in the regular classroom; (2) brain research; (3) professional development; and (4) curriculum compacting. Major articles included are: "What Does the Research Say? Testing Your Knowledge About Gifted…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Loughlin, William, Jr. – Communicator, 1976
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities
Communicator, 1991
All five issues of volume 21 of the "Communicator," a journal concerned with giftedness in school-age children, are collected in this document. Major articles (and their authors) include the following: "Technology and Change: From the Renaissance World to Microworlds" (Gail Marshall); "Computers and Creativity: Tools,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Art Education, Career Education, Computer Uses in Education
Chase, Craig; Parkman, Doris – Communicator, 1980
Pennsylvania's success in requiring public school districts to offer environmental education (conservation and outdoor education) programs is briefly reviewed. Also discussed is the development of the professional school personnel standards for certification in environmental education. (AN)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Swartz, Eileen, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
The 12 articles presented in this issue of a journal on giftedness in school-age children focus on interdisciplinary thematic instruction for gifted students. "Untangling the Web of Interdisciplinary Instruction" (Susan L. Beibelman and Sandy Hall-Chiles) explains the use of a curriculum webbing model to provide structure. "Interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
