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Download full textCrumley, William H. – 1992
This practicum was designed to utilize local outdoor resources as a teaching tool and an extension of the classroom. The single goal was to make utilization of this instructional strategy a permanent part of the school curriculum. On-site research, coupled with an extensive review of current literature, produced the finding that the problem lay in…
Descriptors: Ecology, Educational Research, Educational Resources, Environmental Education
Venditti, Maria – 1996
This study compared the effects of utilizing children's books, maps, and videos in a theme integrated unit in social studies with the effects of using a social studies textbook in an elementary class. One fifth grade class in New York state was used for this study. In the first treatment, the class received instruction in a unit on Canada using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
McCollister, Beverly Chase – 1989
This practicum introduces a program that increases the exposure time to music in the elementary classroom by integrating U.S. music with the teaching of U.S. history. A pretest and posttest were employed to identify increases or decreases in students' abilities to identify U.S. music and its relationship to specific lifestyles or periods of U.S.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Grade 5
Turner, Gordon – 1990
This practicum report describes a study skills program designed to teach organizational skills and notetaking techniques to students in grades eight and nine. The program included in-service teacher workshops designed to promote learning style awareness strategies, foster an interdisciplinary curriculum perspective, and encourage the teaching of…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 9, Inservice Teacher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sevick, Mary Jane – 1989
This practicum intervention was designed to improve the effectiveness of a middle school's interdisciplinary teams. While the school's sixth grade teams were judged to be effective in implementing the district's philosophy, two seventh grade and two eighth grade teams, composed of 18 teachers and 588 students, were among 70 interdisciplinary teams…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Grade 7
Vorsino, Wanda S. – 1990
The goals of this practicum in science instruction for first grade students were to increase science instructional time, develop skills-appropriate instructional strategies, formulate relevant assessment methods, and promote positive attitudes. Grade level teachers met on six occasions to pinpoint science instructional deficiencies, formulate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies
