This article addresses the work of Jerome Bruner, a famed psychologist of education, who is considered to be very responsible for how education and learning are conceived today. In 1959, Bruner brought together scholars from many academic disciplines to focus on redesigning curriculum and thus redesigning the foundation of American schools. Bruner…

A general framework is presented for the Sheridan School District K-12 social studies curriculum. The guide is arranged into three sections: rationale, goals and objectives, and scope and sequence. The rationale section emphasizes that students should develop awareness of individual rights and responsibilities, cope with the problems of our…

This K-12 sequential course of study is the result of one school district's efforts to improve continuity in the social studies curriculum. Following an introduction and statement of philosophy, the program is organized around four basic educational areas--knowledge, application, valuing, and participation. Specific program goals include promoting…

Designed to assist administrators, supervisors, and elementary and secondary school classroom teachers and theater specialists in developing a sequential theater arts curriculum, this curriculum guide provides directions for developing curricular and cocurricular theater arts programs based on the individual needs of learners from kindergarten…

The focus of discipline-based art instruction is on art within general education and within the context of aesthetic education. Four disciplines--aesthetics, studio art, art history, and art criticism--are taught by means of a formal, continuous, sequential, written curriculum across grade levels, in the same way as other subjects. (Author/RM)

The United Nations International School developed a conservation curriculum involving all disciplines and all levels of education, K-12. The purpose of the program is discussed, and its design, scope, and structure are examined. (RM)

Examines various approaches to sequencing learning experiences in geography in elementary and secondary education. Emphasis is placed on sequences of learning based on logic, age, and learning readiness. Research on organizing learning sequences is assessed. Journal availability: see SO 507 226. (Author/DB)

Well-sequenced K-12 adventure programs avoid student boredom due to repetition. Aligning adventure programs with established standards requires planned sequences with activities that enhance learning outcomes. Written curricula can accomplish these objectives while documenting how programs meet educational needs. Project Adventure has developed an…

Addressed is how the art curriculum and the school system affect one another, with a pragmatic description of how the art curriculum should fit into the total art program and of how both can be related to the goals of the school system. (Editor/KC)

When developing scope and sequence documents for gifted education, program level planning and classroom implementation must be aligned. This article discusses methods for: organizing to accomplish curriculum alignment, matching the gifted program goals and activities to those in the general curriculum, and selecting materials for a gifted…

The creation of a National Commission for the Social Studies offers an extraordinary opportunity to reconsider the mission of social studies education and move in new directions. Defining what the social studies field should be will help to answer the question of what should be taught. Questions of what children can learn in the elementary school…

Describes the results of a survey that examines the different approaches to the scope and sequence issue in economic education on the precollege level. Concludes that there is enough agreement among the groups studied to develop a plan as a guide to further curriculum development in this area. (RKM)

Presents a curriculum revision model maximizing children's learning, and developing a harmonious program to improve the mind, body, and spirit of each child. Cites these positive aspects of the program: increased achievement; teacher satisfaction; happy, motivated children; and enthusiastic, involved parents. (RAE)

Fragmentation, directionlessness, and a lack of uniformity have created a crisis in social studies education. To understand how social studies reached this point, and analyze where it needs to go, it is useful to consider the evolution of the discipline in relation to significant social and intellectual periods in American history. Social studies…

In an effort to promote consistency in moral education practices in Indian schools, the All Indian Association of Catholic Schools (AINACS) is conducting seminars to collect and classify the principle values of the world's major religions and to develop these concepts into learning activities for the appropriate grade levels. (SJL)