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Jacobs, Victoria R.; Goldberg, Merryl R.; Bennett, Tom R. – 1999
Arts in elementary schools have often been separated from the core curriculum and offered as enrichment activities that are considered beneficial but not essential. This paper highlights how teaching science through the arts can help students more deeply understand core scientific concepts. Specific examples in the paper depict lessons of…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Elementary Education
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Wolfe, Christopher R. – College Teaching, 1993
The Miami University (Ohio) School of Interdisciplinary Studies has implemented a program of quantitative thinking across the curriculum. Four aspects of quantitative reasoning (learning from data, quantitative expression, evidence and assertions, and quantitative intuition) are developed in the core curriculum as a foundation for further…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Core Curriculum, Higher Education
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Rapple, Brendan A. – College Teaching, 1995
This article argues that the sciences and the humanities are experiencing a growing mutual isolation and polarization in the college curriculum, and that an integration of the two is needed. Arts and humanities course developers are urged to incorporate elements of science instruction, including the scientific method, history and philosophy of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Core Curriculum
Vars, Gordon, Ed.; Larson, Craig, Ed. – 1980
This pamphlet is designed to help educators apply the core concept to current problems and situations in educational settings. The preface establishes the position of the National Association for Core Curriculum. A definition of the core curriculum concept is stated in the introduction. Ten assumptions and beliefs on which the core concept is…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Course Organization
Trivisonno, Ann M. – 1982
Designed specifically for adult students in continuing studies, the sequence of core courses described in this paper reflects an interdisciplinary approach to humanities instruction that places the writing process within the broader context of critical thinking and liberal arts core instruction. The paper describes two course levels: the one entry…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Classroom Techniques, College English
Denemark, George W.; And Others – 1967
The three lectures comprising this document are introduced with a foreword by Clifford L. Bishop and an introduction by William H. Dreier, both of the Department of Education and Psychology which sponsored the Central State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) seminar on the professional program for undergraduates leading to teacher certification and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Clinical Experience, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
West, Rinda; And Others – 1991
In 1989, Oakton Community College (OCC) in Des Plaines, Illinois, began developing an honors core seminar in the sciences. The course was to be an interdisciplinary, laboratory-based science and humanities seminar, designed to explore the nature, process, and methods of science and the place of science in society. Rather than mastering a body of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Kelder, Richard, Ed. – 1994
This collection of 26 papers focuses on interdisciplinarity and its impact on the core or general education curriculum at postsecondary institutions. The papers include: "Professing or Instructing: Outstanding Challenges in the Task of Facilitating Student Reflection on Identity as Individual, as Family Member, and as Citizen" (Steve R. Gordy and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Colleges, Community Colleges
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Hammons-Bryner, Sue; Robinson, Bobbie – College Teaching, 1994
An interdisciplinary, team-taught community college course combining American literature, writing instruction, and American history was designed to challenge students and eliminate some core curriculum problems. Emphasis on motivation and team teaching were successful in raising student achievement and enthusiasm. Course improvement is ongoing.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum