This study focused on the use of curriculum materials for three teachers who had enacted instructional sequences from the materials on multiple occasions. The study investigated how the teachers drew on the materials, what they understood about the curriculum resources, and how they connected their use of the materials to their observations of…

Today, millions of school-age children are learning outside of a traditional classroom and using cutting edge educational options. Policy experts predict that in a decade half of all education will be delivered virtually. In "Virtual Schooling" three top authorities help you navigate the fastest growing movement in education--regardless of whether…

Excerpt from a new book on using the school environment as an educational resource.'' (Editor)

Describes a method by which English teachers can exchange teaching ideas for writing instruction. (RL)

This guidebook provides the classroom teacher with ideas and resources for teaching creative writing at the secondary level. For each type of writing that is discussed, instructional objectives, notes for teachers' presentations of new concepts, classroom activities, discussion questions, small-group activities, projects, individual assignments,…

The study compared the diagnoses determined by 200 adult autopsies performed in 1968 and 200 autopsies 20 years later. Analysis indicated few changes in variety of case material despite declining autopsy rates and a changing racial mix of patients. Recommendations for maximizing the teaching impact of each autopsy are offered. (Author/DB)

Several issues related to the educational uses of varied resources must be addressed in order to successfully implement resource-based learning environment. This paper traces the changing nature of resources and perspectives in their use for learning in the digital age, describes the overarching structures of resource-based learning environments,…

From the Series "Social Studies Education: The Elementary School -- Focus on Inquiry.

The report presents an account of the activities and progress of the Indiana Career Resource Center in its sixth year as a source of ideas and programs for educators developing their own career education programs. It documents the services offered: (1) inservice and preservice training of classroom teachers, student teachers, counselors,…

Many college teaching faculty and teaching librarians have problems in the classroom. Discusses two books and a monthly newsletter presenting successful teaching methods. (PEN)

This article describes an assignment for a secondary education course in which students compiled curriculum resource guides on ability, class, sexual identity, gender identity, and race/ethnicity. Student groups presented at least twenty resources, with no more than four resources of the same medium. Resources included videos, books, guest…

Compiled as a component of the United States Department of Agriculture's Student, Parent, Educator, Administrator, Children SPEAC for Nutrition Demonstration Project, this selected, annotated bibliography was designed to aid concerned individuals in developing and/or operating a preschool nutrition education curriculum. Topics include early…

Designed to assist social studies teachers, this resource guide provides a selected sample of current materials and resources available for teaching about East Asia. While sources on China, Japan, and Korea are emphasized, many of the materials also include information on South and Southeast Asia. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of…