The present volume outlines the reasons, facilities, activities, schemata, and suggestions for setting up a functional social studies laboratory in the hope that the quality in social studies education will be improved. Approximately half of the book offers sources of materials for the benefit of teachers. Labs are not only a repository of…

Suggestions for implementing learning activity centers for basic business. (HD)

Prepared by secondary teachers from ideas suggested by an advisory committee of teachers, this compilation of learning activities is designed for use by mathematics instructors to supplement the curriculum resource handbook, "Learning Laboratories for Unemployed, Out-of-School Youth" (ED 047 273). The 34 activities, which are intended to…

The Career Information Center (CIC) handbook is designed to serve as a reference work or blueprint containing a rationale and specific how-to suggestions to support and guide the user's development of a CIC that fits local needs. The format of the handbook is intended to indicate the major steps in the planning, development, and operation of a…

Prepared by an English instructor and a reading supervisor from ideas suggested by an advisory committee of teachers, this compilation of learning activities is designed for use by language arts teachers to supplement the curriculum resource handbook, "Learning Laboratories for Unemployed, Out-of-School Youth" (ED 047 273). The 19 activities,…

Intended as a supplement to the social studies program in the kindergarten through the second grade, this bulletin suggests teaching materials and activities in Puerto Rican studies to provide young children with knowledge of the history, customs, values, and contributions of the Puerto Rican people. The introduction contains objectives for pupils…

This resource handbook (a continuation and expansion of an original work published in 1969 by the Curriculum Committee of the Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children) integrates curriculum ideas and learning opportunities into every part of a school day's program. The book deals with a variety of subjects grouped under the general…

The material-tool approach of the statewide program, Technology for Children, for grades kindergarten through six (K-6) is described in this teaching guide. This approach, which encourages a workshop-laboratory-classroom learning environment, is integrated among subject areas and is thematic in nature. The program operates under three goals: (1)…

Guidelines for designing, implementing, and conducting occupational exploration programs for grades 7-9 are contained in this document, which was developed for use with public schools in North Carolina. Discussion covers the philosophy of occupational exploration, mission statement, continuing objectives for grades 7-9, program description of…

The units contained in this guide are intended primarily as resource materials to assist elementary school teachers in identifying units into which career awareness concepts can be infused and also in identifying instructional activities that correlate basic skills and career education objectives. Introductory information includes a definition of…

Presented are units prepared by the participants of Arizona's Migrant Teacher Institutes which were organized to train participants in the implementation of individualized instruction. Part I describes what a learning center is, how to begin and evaluate learning centers, and the distinguishing features between a teaching unit and a resource unit.…

The selections in this book encompass a broad spectrum of resource-based learning experiences, and are intended to help teachers and administrators gain a better understanding of the concepts and devise effective and efficient ways to use these materials. Titles include: "Introducing Resources for Learning" (Sally Brown and Brenda…