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Download full text2020 ALA Emerging Leaders--Team A – American Association of School Librarians, 2019
To guide school librarians in their work of inspiring future generations of explorers, AASL tasked a 2020 ALA Emerging Leaders team with developing a guide of activities, resources, and professional development based on the Explore Shared Foundation in the "National School Library Standards." As learners prepare for college, career, and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Learning Activities, Skill Development
Henderson, Peter; Hodgen, Jeremy; Foster, Colin; Kuchemann, Dietmar – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
This guidance report focuses on the teaching of mathematics to pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive guide to mathematics teaching. We have made recommendations where there are research findings that schools can use to make a significant difference to pupils' learning, and have focused on the questions that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
Nebraska Department of Education, 2010
This paper presents tips, activities, resources, and games that parents can use to help their children become more proficient in math. Some helpful tips offered are: (1) Be positive; (2) Play family games; (3) Avoid stereotypes; (4) Choose gifts that develop problem solving skills; (5) Expand your children's horizons; (6) Buy or borrow library…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Parents as Teachers, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedWeber, Larry Jerome; Todd, Robert M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1984
A letter from a parent about a homework assignment involving much repetition (and time) is used as the vehicle to discuss the problem. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Homework, Learning Activities
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Teacher Rights Div. – 1975
This publication is a guide for the design of student projects in environmental education. A few advantages of problem-focused projects are: easy incorporation into the ongoing curriculum; opportunity for joint student/teacher use of knowledge, information, and skills in action-oriented activities related to local environmental concerns;…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedClemens, Stanley R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
A problem-solving approach involving systematic experimentation, one of the most-used problem-solving strategies, is advocated since it is useful beyond mathematics problems. Examples of its use are given, with two problems explored and four others noted. (MNS)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Sets
Sikula, John P. – 1971
This module is designed for Teacher Corps interns to develop problem-solving skills through actually engaging in problem-solving activities. Role playing and individual and small-group problem-solving activities are presented to give interns experience in resolving the kinds of problems which they are likely to encounter when they get into the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Learning Activities, Preservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for lower elementary grades is the second book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more sensitive to their…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the middle elementary grades is the third book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the upper elementary grades is the fourth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the senior high school level is the sixth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedFrankenstein, Marilyn – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
Example of magic tricks that can be used as an integral part of various lessons in arithmetic and algebra are given. Their mathematical basis is also discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities
Suchman, J. Richard; DiSario, Martha R.
An instructional system is presented for building the competencies of adult basic education students in making consumer decisions, and offers a guide to teachers who wish to design their own decision-making problems for students. The first four chapters provide a brief introduction, discuss the rational consumer decision-making process and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Consumer Education, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Stapp, William B., Ed.; Cox, Dorothy A., Ed. – 1974
This activities book for the junior high level is the fifth book of a series of six books designed to provide developmental K-12 experiences designed to support the basic environmental philosophy of spaceship earth presented in Book 1. The aims of the four activity sections of this book are to aid in developing students to make them more sensitive…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools
Benner, Sandy
The in-basket simulation package was designed to help students learn about working in a department store. Various activities commonly occurring in retailing are simulated through the use of written memos and telephone messages. The learning activities were written for use in either a traditional classroom or a model store. The goal of the package…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Distributive Education, Instructional Materials, Job Training
