Religious Education (RE) in Greece is a compulsory school subject according the 2011 new framework for compulsory education, entitled "New School". This article focuses on two statutory documents for RE, "The Curriculum for RE" and the "The Teacher's Guide for RE", and the pilot scheme of the new curriculum running in…

This research focuses on the results of the Flathead Watershed Delphi survey, a consensus-building methodology used to establish foundational knowledge, skills and dispositions for the Flathead Watershed Educators Guide, a place-based watershed curriculum for middle school grades based on the Flathead Watershed Sourcebook. Survey participants (n =…

Discover how teachers can motivate students and help them retain more knowledge longer by using sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and movement in the classroom. In this first-ever guide to multisensory learning, author Lawrence Baines explains how teachers in every grade and subject can change curriculum from a series of assignments to a series…

This publication is designed to help elementary teachers incorporate economics, including free enterprise education, in their curriculum. It is hoped that such instruction will help students acquire economic skills and knowledge for making decisions as citizens of their city, state, and nation. The publication consists of three major parts. Part I…

This guide for pilot study groups deals with curriculum planning, the writing of materials, and evaluation methods. Included are principles to be followed in the construction of a biology syllabus for age groups 11-17, a scheme for unified science for pupils aged 11-13, criteria for selection of course content, and an example outline of content…

GUIDELINES FOR USE BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A K-6 SCIENCE PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED. SECTIONS OF THE MANUAL INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATED TO--(1) RECENT CHANGES IN THE PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES OF SCIENCE TEACHING, (2) THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF THE LEARNER, (3) EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, (4) THE INTEGRATION OF EXISTING SUBJECT…

Lists 18 statements that form a synthesis of social science concepts. This synthesis was prepared in the late 1950s but was never implemented. The California History Social Science Framework is a new attempt to encourage the integration of social science concepts. (CS)

This document serves as an instructional text for teaching students the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) competencies. The SCANS competencies encompass basic skills (reading, writing, and arithmetic), thinking skills (creative thinking, decision-making, reasoning and problem-solving), and personal qualities such as…

THIS TEACHER'S MANUAL FOR THE ENGINEERING CONCEPTS CURRICULUM PROJECT'S HIGH SCHOOL COURSE, "THE MAN MADE WORLD," IS THE THIRD DRAFT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL VERSION. THE MATERIAL WRITTEN BY ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, AND EDUCATORS, EMPHASIZES ENGINEERING--MAN'S APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES TO THE CONTROL AND UTILIZATION OF HIS…

As a planning guide for administrators and public school teachers of elementary school children, this document was developed to assist in planning and implementing outdoor education activities. The document contains objectives, an introduction, contributions of outdoor education to the curruculum, suggested instructional laboratory environments,…

Identification of gifted students and the planning and operation of an arts program are discussed, as well as teacher characteristics and teaching methods for working with the gifted. (PHR)

This book is a manual that enables teachers to formulate an effective program of environmental education across multiple grade levels and cultural settings. A section provides tips for using the book, followed by nine chapters dealing with different aspects of developing and implementing an environmental education program. Chapter 1 presents a…

This publication is an interim edition of a curriculum guide published by the Ministry of Education of British Columbia for use during the 1977-78 school year. This revised guide is to replace the "old" Elementary Science Program first introduced in 1964 (Primary), 1968 (Intermediate and Grade VII), and the alternative Materials Based…

This book is a manual that enables teachers to formulate an effective program of environmental education across multiple grade levels and cultural settings. A section provides tips for using the book, followed by nine chapters dealing with different aspects of developing and implementing an environmental education program. Chapter 1 presents a…