This article presents the perceptions of nine past presidents of the National Association of Biology Teachers regarding the organization and its growth in the period covering 1966 to 1985. These comments were taken from taped statements which are now in the organization's archives. (CW)

Considers children's literature as a tool for teaching mathematics. Ways that children's literature can help achieve the goals established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are discussed, and use of children's books to explore topics such as measurement, multiplication, estimation, and subtraction is examined. A bibliography of 41…

This issue contains the following articles and features: (1) "Information for English Teachers"; (2) "The Right to Read in Any Language," by Wilga Rivers; (3) "Applying Theoretical Principles to the Teaching of Reading Comprehension," by Ahuva Weiss; (4) "Social and Economic Influences on English Teaching,"…

Sections in this article discuss (1) Science Literacy Needs; (2) Science Education Goals; (3) National Science Teachers Association; (4) Science, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary School Science (SS&C); (5) Philosophy of SS&C; (6) Geosciences and SS&C; and (7) Geoscience Organization Contributions. (PR)

Three sections of information are provided in this guide designed for prospective and present adult basic education (ABE) teachers in Oklahoma. The first section provides basic information on ABE programs. Topics include the following: the ABE learning center concept, the origin of ABE, purpose of the ABE program, Oklahoma's adult student body,…

Profiles the efforts of the American Social History Project (ASHP). Since 1981 the ASHP has developed curriculum materials and workshops emphasizing the role of labor, women, and other minority groups in U.S. history. Includes two activities illustrating 19th-century social history. (MJP)

This document is a curriculum outline for a unit of a course in educational administration; it offers an overview of the educational system in Great Britain, with special emphasis on education of sixteen- to nineteeen-year-olds. The objectives of the unit are the following: (1) to explain the curricular traditions that influence the provision made…

Intended for use in preservice teacher education programs, this unit provides an overview of the role that women have played as educators. The publication is designed to help future teachers become knowledgeable about issues of sexism and skilled in approaches to alleviating this problem in schools. The sections are chronological. Section 1,…