TEACHERS IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDED WITH TEACHING OUTLINES, TEACHING DEVICES, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO DEVELOP PUPILS' SKILLS, APTITUDES, AND PROFICIENCY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS. A GRADED AND SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN A UNIFIED PROGRAM, BASED UPON THE CONCEPT OF UNIT TEACHING IN SEASONAL ACTIVITIES, IS…

COMPOSITION, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES, ADAPTABLE FOR STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS, ARE SUGGESTED. TEACHERS SHOULD DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF THEIR OWN STUDENTS, REINFORCE THEIR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS, AND IMPROVE AND CONTINUE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS. UNIFYING CONCEPTS FOR EACH UNIT, WITH THE TYPE OF LITERATURE RECOMMENDED TO REINFORCE AND…

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCT OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. PROGRAMS ARE AIMED AT DEVELOPING BETTER FACILITY IN SKILLS OF ABSTRACT THINKING, ORGANIZATION, DISCRIMINATING JUDGMENT, CREATIVE WRITING, AND THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE PROFITABLY IN GROUP ACTIVITY. INCLUDED IN THE…

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCT OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. WITH THE EXPECTATION OF IMPROVING EXPRESSION AND STUDY SKILLS, THE PROGRAM OF LANGUAGE ARTS IS INITIATED ON A BROAD LEVEL OF BASICS AND SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDING LANGUAGE EXPRESSION, COMMITTEE WORK, CREATIVE WRITING,…

IDEAS INCLUDED ARE THE PRODUCTS OF AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HELD TO STUDY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED CHILDREN. A PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED STUDENT AND TO PROVIDE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL CHILDREN. IMPROVEMENT WAS SOUGHT IN THE SKILLS OF ABSTRACT THINKING, ORGANIZATION,…

THE PRINCIPAL AIM IS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THOSE FOR WHOM SPANISH IS THE MOTHER TONGUE. FOCUS IS PLACED UPON THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD OF TEACHING, AND TOTAL COMMUNICATION IS STRESSED. SKILLS SHOULD BE LEARNED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER--LISTENING, COMPREHENSION, SPEAKING, AND THEN READING AND WRITING. THE STUDENT LEARNS FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THE SPOKEN…

THE CHILD WITH NO SPEECH HANDICAPS NEEDS TRAINING IF HE IS TO DEVELOP A SPEECH PATTERN WHICH IS AN ASSET RATHER THAN A LIABILITY. THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHING MUST BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CORRECT SPEAKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. THE CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC ATTITUDES AND…

This guide (developed in response to a mandate from the Iowa General Assembly) is designed to help faculties and administrators in developing curriculum and improving instruction in higher order thinking skills. The guide synthesizes the varied and not always consistent ideas about thinking into an approach that will be useful to educators as they…

GENERAL POINTERS ON A NURSERY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE GIVEN. SUBJECTS DEALT WITH ARE--CHARACTERISTICS OF 2- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS, DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS, THE CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHER'S RELATIONSHIP TO IT, SCHEDULING, SUBJECT AREAS OF ART, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, DRAMATIC PLAY, NATURE, AND OUTDOOR PLAY, SANITATION AND SAFETY,…

Three features are the foundation of instruction in thinking skills: (1) the learning environment, (2) the instructional strategies and methods used, and (3) the coordination and structure of skill teaching throughout the entire curriculum. (MD)

A TENTH-GRADE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM GUIDE IS PRESENTED. THE FOUR UNITS OF STUDY ARE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, VARIETY OF LIFE, DISTRIBUTION OF LIFE, AND CONTINUITY OF LIFE. ALSO INCLUDED ARE AN OUTLINE COURSE OF STUDY, A STATEMENT OF COURSE OBJECTIVES, SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS, A DESCRIPTION OF FIVE TEACHING METHODS (CLASS DISCUSSION, THE…

READING DEVELOPMENT IS NECESSARY AT ALL LEVELS OF THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION WHETHER HE IS ACHIEVING BEYOND, BEHIND, OR AT GRADE LEVEL. THE VOCABULARY SKILL EXERCISES. DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE ARE HELD TO HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM. THE TEACHER IS EXPECTED TO ADAPT EXERCISES SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF A PARTICULAR CLASS, IT SHOULD BE…

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF TEACHING HANDWRITING IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH A MEANS OF EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. THROUGH THE USE OF APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO WRITE EASILY AND LEGIBLY. THIS GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED TO AID IN DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM TO HELP…

THE COURSE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE REMEDIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. BASED ON THE WORKSHOP PATTERN, THE PROGRAM, OFFERED IN THE FRESHMAN YEAR, IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A 2-YEAR COURSE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STUDENT BE PROGRAMED FOR TWO PERIODS OF ENGLISH, WITH READING SKILLS…

THE SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF READING ABILITIES IS PRESENTED WITH A LISTING OF THE SPECIFIC SKILLS COMPRISING EACH ABILITY AT EACH GRADE LEVEL FROM GRADE 6, OR BELOW, THROUGH GRADE 12. THE SEQUENTIAL PRESENTATION WAS DEVELOPED FOR THE SECONDARY TEACHER, WHO CONTINUES THE READING PROGRAM BEGUN IN EARLIER GRADES. READING PROGRESS SHOULD EXTEND INTO…