The goal of the UMaps Project at the University of Maryland, College Park, is to make a large, diverse campus seem smaller and more organized and thus more hospitable, especially to commuting students. The UMaps are a series of six comprehensive guides to academic, vocational, and co-curricular activities which list the opportunities and resources…

This annual report describes, in English and Spanish, District 3's individual school and multiple school program activities undertaken in the 1977-78 school year. The accomplishments of more than twenty elementary and intermediate/junior high schools are highlighted. Among the programs described are: the New York State Experimental Prekindergarten…

Involving middle school students in decision making is an important way to make them feel that they are part of the educational process in their school, that they are part of the "school team." A key way to involve students is through the creation of a Student Advisory Board (SAB), such as the one in place at Schmucker Middle School in…

Describes the social studies fair held every 3 years in St. Louis County, Missouri, for kindergarten through grade 12. Explains the fair is to encourage students to research an important social studies idea or concept and plan a project that turns an abstract idea into a concrete representation. Outlines the planning and logistics of such a…

Two secondary out-of-school activities were evaluated to determine how well each met rigorous definitions of curriculum. It was found that the activities--a whitewater canoe trip and a series of 3 10-day expeditions to a boreal forest, a subarctic area, and a mountain setting--both met the criteria for curriculum including intent of the teacher to…