Article summarises preliminary observations resulting from the introduction of microteaching techniques into a basic course in audiovisual aids at Didsbury College of Education. (Author)

The resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, introduces tenth graders to a course on United States history. A brief survey of colonial history is provided, serving as a baseline against which to note change in the centuries that have followed. The major ideas about culture, its continuity and change, and…

The tenth grade unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the sixth and last unit on continuity and change in American civilization. The development of the consumption economy and its social implications are studied. Major attention is given to the depression of the 1930's and to an analytical study of the causes…

Because of their enormous memory banks, computers can be of great help in planning curriculum and instruction. After a teacher has determined the subject and objectives of a course unit, computers can retrieve a list of resources appropriate to the particular subject matter and to the students (e.g., materials, activities, teaching procedures, and…

The resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the third in a series of six units on continuity and change in American civilization. The social system of the democratic age (1820-1840) is investigated with emphasis on voluntary associations which pioneered social reforms. Changes in the executive branch…

The tenth grade unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the fifth in a series of six units on continuity and change in American civilization. The nature of industrialism and its social and political ramifications are analyzed. The economic growth theory is used as a framework for studying American history from…

The tenth-grade resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the fourth in a series of six units on continuity and change in American civilization. The attempt to apply the egalitarian ideology of the Democratic Age to the Negro and the ramifications of this attempt upon the political system are analyzed.…

The resource unit, developed by the University of Minnesota's Project Social Studies, is the second in a series of six units on continuity and change in American civilization. The unit deals with 18th century principles and their effects upon Americans. Key attention is given to the political system, development of the executive and, in…

The Project Social Studies Curriculum Center at the University of Minnesota developed this teacher's guide for a tenth grade course on continuity and change in American civilization. The course, part of an articulated curriculum for grades K-12, is analytical in nature, and designed to teach attitudes and skills as well as generalizations and…