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East Stroudsburg Univ., PA. Center for the Arts in Education. – 1983
Developed by a graduate seminar class, this guide is intended to help teachers use museums to integrate the arts into the elementary social studies curriculum. Although many of the resources included pertain specifically to Pennsylvania, the guide can serve as a model for educators in other states. Many different resources are provided. There is…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Concept Teaching, Creativity
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Armstrong, David G.; Savage, Tom V., Jr. – Social Education, 1976
A model is provided which shows how the community can become a laboratory in which the learner studies data and makes decisions. In the community laboratory, learners are both participants and observers, helping them understand why they live as they do and how citizens work together to improve community life. (Author/JR)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Models
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Buggey, JoAnne – Social Education, 1976
This article examines social studies in the primary grades and shows how community resources can facilitate social learning. A three-stage model is examined which addresses the issues of citizenship and community involvement in the primary grades. It provides for teacher/school, parent/community, and learner involvement in all stages of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Educational Resources
Feiber, Ann M., Ed.; And Others – 1973
This guide to the city resources of Charlotte, North Carolina, is also useful as a model guide for other communities. Listed for each of the 145 subjects from "accounting" to "zoning" are community business men and women, organizations, institutions, and individual citizens willing to provide real-life illustrations of subjects often only read…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Support, Curriculum Development
Fine, Jim – 1987
Bar foundations and bar association staff members involved in law-related education (LRE) have taken a number of different approaches to working with school districts, boards of education, teachers, and administrators. This bulletin looks at three of the approaches. One approach is networking with schools and enthusiastic resource people who can…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Kownslar, Allan O. – 1975
Prepared for elementary and secondary social studies teachers, this volume presents four exemplary learning activities for teaching about the Bicentennial. Each activity explores a recurring theme in the United States' Development--dedication to a cause, humor, frontiers, and loyalty. Lesson 1 concerns George Washington and the problems he…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Ethnic Affairs Committee of Baltimore County, MD. – 1980
This publication contains seminar papers and the description of a workshop program focusing on how to incorporate community resources into ethnic heritage studies programs at all educational levels. The publication is the result of a federally funded ethnic studies project which conducted a seminar and a workshop for community members and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies, Higher Education
Baskerville, Roger A. – 1981
School year 1980-81 completed the third year of operation for the Lohrville Career Education Model (LCEM) and the Toward Community Growth Project, a systematic attempt at exploring careers in Iowa and at inducing Iowa's youth to seek careers closer to home following high school graduation or completion of post-secondary education/training. The…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Involvement, Community Resources
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Crane, Glen L. – Social Studies, 1974
The Educational Testing Service reports that little is being done by school districts to implement the new social studies for high schools. Discussed are some specific courses and programs being offered students in the new social studies. These examples in curriculum change are intended to serve as models. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Courses, Curriculum Development, Instructional Innovation
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Fraenkel, Jack; Carter, Margaret – Social Science Record, 1972
Models for world order studies are described. They provide inquiry into various proposals for attaining world peace and, through role playing, develop students' ability to inquire into the proposals' effectiveness. (JB)
Descriptors: International Education, Models, Peace, Resource Materials
Davis, James E., Ed. – 1983
A planning manual for teachers, parents, administrators, and students working on K-12 social studies curriculum development is presented. The manual discusses six problems facing social studies educators and then presents 12 sequenced group activities corresponding to the steps in the planning model. The six problems involve student learning and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
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Anderson, Kaye – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2000
Discusses how the book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" (Stephen Covey), can be used in the elementary school to teach character education using an informal approach in a school-wide effort. Relates the seven habits to the book, "Swimmy" (Leo Lioni). Includes a trade books list and the habit(s) each address. (CMK)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Sebolt, Alberta P. – 1969
The paper addresses itself to the R-L-L Curriculum Model as developed by this Title III ESEA Project. The elements of the model are described: 1) The educational purposes or objectives as defined within the scope of the basic activities of man; 2) The learning experiences necessary for the behavioral objectives stated in terms described by Mager;…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Resources, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1971
The fourteen Title II reading projects described in this report use resources ranging from reading readiness materials for first- and second-grade pupils identified as potential reading failures, to nineteenth century newspapers on microfilm in secondary social studies. General descriptions of techniques for using the materials in the reading…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Models
Heinz, Elgin – 1980
This publication is a basic "cookbook" for social studies educators who want to plan and organize a workshop dealing with another culture for elementary and secondary teachers. Japan has been chosen as the model. However, most of the suggestions can be used to present a workshop on another culture as well. There are six major sections.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Design
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