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Bagford, Jack – 1981
Because gifted readers have instructional needs that vary greatly from the norm, curriculum planners and teachers should make plans for the gifted that are different from those for other pupils. An instructional program for gifted readers should (1) have a strong content and value emphasis, (2) group students so as to allow the gifted to relate in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Gifted, Program Content
Campbell, Mindy; Falender, Carol – 1976
This paper outlines a toddler day care curriculum, based on Piaget's developmental theory, which is suitable for implementation at a laboratory preschool or community college child care center. Implications of Piaget's theory for the curriculum of a toddler program are discussed. The specific program developed is described in terms of guidelines…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Day Care, Developmental Programs
Gorrell, Donna – 1987
Adult basic education programs could teach writing by incorporating writing across the curriculum to learn as well as to communicate. Since expressive writing is a good way to encourage students to write without intimidating them, a free writing period genuinely could be productive if the teacher assigned a definite subject, such as a topic that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Free Writing
Ferguson, Edward T., Ed. – 1971
Leaders from across the country attended the Fourth Annual National Vocational-Technical Teacher Education seminar, which focused on emerging teacher education curricular models. The November 1970 seminar had three primary objectives: (1) to provide an understanding of the performance-based core concept of a model vocational-technical teacher…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Conference Reports, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Fulwiler, Toby, Ed.; Young, Art, Ed. – 1982
Intended for use by college and university educators, this book contains theoretical ideas and practical activities designed to enhance and promote writing across the curriculum programs. Topics discussed in the 12 major chapters are (1) conceptual frameworks of the cross writing program; (2) journal writing across the curriculum; (3) writing and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Integrated Activities
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Petruzillo, Eileen; Scheinbart, Diane S. – Clearing House, 1986
Describes a program initiated at a high school in New York City that identified learning styles of special education students in an effort to increase their achievement. Concludes that the program led to gains in motivation as well as achievement. Contains materials used to identify learning styles. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Cognitive Style, College School Cooperation
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Zorn, Robert L. – Education, 1983
Describes a comprehensive program utilizing pull-out programs, enrichment, and individualized mentorship contracts for gifted/talented students, grades 1-12, in Poland School District (Ohio). Participant selection factors include parent nominations, teacher recommendations, achievement test scores, peer identification, and self-evaluation.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Mullins, Sandra – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1990
Reviews social studies curricula developed for classroom use since the 1890s. Examines six categories of differing recommendations. Reveals disparate conceptualizations of what constitutes useful knowledge to attain citizenship objectives. Defines classroom practice as the bottom line, citing findings from recent National Science Foundation…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Russell, Russ, Ed.; Neale, Michael, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to observe current experiments with the first year of apprenticeship training or, as it is called in Germany, the Berufsgrundbildungsjahr (BGJ). During its study, the visiting party focused its attention on the objectives, design,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Change Strategies