Suggests that current crust-evolution research can and should be used in courses K-12. The NAGT is going to develop suitable materials to provide teachers with the necessary concepts and understandings as well as materials for students in an effort to provide a more rapid response to and use of the constant progress and change occurring in…

Papers included are: (1) "Intent and Purposes of Part I of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968" by M.L. Barlow, (2) "The Future of Vocational Curriculum Development" by G.B. Leighbody, (3) "Evaluation of Curriculum Materials and Their Use" by W.J. Popham, (4) "Current Trends in Curriculum Theory and…

A summary of a conference attended by 140 participants presents the consensus of these representatives. Discussed were such issues as the fundamentals of freedom, efforts to strengthen the dedication to the ideals of freedom through the improvement of curriculum, teaching materials, and teacher effectiveness, the promotion of closer…

The main report describes the procedures followed, difficulties encountered, and results obtained by a faculty and student summer task force attempting to design and produce course materials for an introductory college course in man-environment relations, and plan an undergraduate curriculum in environmental studies. Data on changes in…

Reports on an August, 1974 meeting at the University of Maryland in which some prominent science educators discussed the impact of the National Science Foundation (NSF) on future science education interests. Global and local areas recommended for NSF impact studies are listed. (CP)

The conference report of the Global Studies Workshop held in Amherst, Massachusetts, May 16-17, 1975 is presented. The workshop provided a meeting place for educators from both the secondary and college levels to share concerns, ideas, and techniques in the teaching of global studies. Two key questions were addressed throughout the workshop…

This is the final report on the Romanian Conference Project. The conference, held May 12-13, 1972, consisted of three sessions devoted to the reading of scholarly papers; a discussion of the state of the field, which focused on cultural exchange, teaching materials, and organization of interested scholars for improved communication; and a plenum…

This conference of colleagues from social science curriculum projects was designed to explore the problem of inservice teacher education to facilitate high quality utilization of innovative instructional materials and teaching procedures, or, change in basic educational practice. The conference was planned to involve all the participants in a flow…

The primary objective of this institute was to develop facility in using the process of zoned analysis for curriculum construction in vocational education. Zoned analysis was defined as a method of graphic delineation by which factors involved in an organizational or research project may be systematically arranged in an orderly sequence. The…

This publication contains papers read at the Conference on Urban Geography for Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong, 1973, and experimental teaching materials on urban studies based on some of the ideas of the American High School Geography Project. The following papers are included: (1) "Teaching Urbanization" provides general…

These conference reports present a broad picture of the status of Chinese language instruction during the early 1960's and express concern for the development of introductory curriculum and expansion of existing programs at the college level. Aspects of curriculum development which are discussed include: (1) future needs and objectives of Chinese…

Five regional conferences designed for elementary supervisors and elementary mathematics educators were held in Ohio. The purposes of the conferences were: (1) to provide direction on the effective use of the calculator in the elementary school classroom; (2) to re-emphasize the importance of problem solving as a major curricular outcome; (3) to…

This publication reports the content and proceedings of a conference at which curriculum planners and designers and academic specialists and generalists met with representatives of eight disadvantaged American minority groups to examine the relationships between curriculum change and better education for disadvantaged children. The body of the…

Summarizing workshop sessions re: American Indian curriculum development for pre-school to grade 3, grades 4-8, and grades 9-12 (handled individually), this document includes strategies for facilitating community involvement, determining the appropriateness of instructional materials, and delivering American Indian heritage, history, and culture…

Included in this packet sent to participants of the First National (American) Indian Education Conference (held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 20-21, 1969) are: summaries; statements; points of interest; recommendations or resolutions given to the Planning Committee by each workshop chairman; and an evaluation form. Each workshop report is…