This white paper describes instructional approaches that apply to successful teaching with the Smithsonian "Learning Lab." After defining its use of terms such as "deeper learning" and "authentic resources" the authors review the research basis of three broad approaches that support integrating digital resources into…

Described is a "joke center" where elementary school students not only learned about various kinds of humor and practiced language skills but had a terrific week of laughter as they shared favorite jokes and made up new ones. (Author/KC)

Outlines procedures for using some photographic techniques to start a black and white slide collection. Instructions are given for: (1) necessary equipment and materials; (2) photographing images such as photos, charts or drawings; (3) developing the film; and (4) setting up the filing system. Photographs and drawings illustrate the process. (AMH)

Defines microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL); discusses necessary hardware and software for operation of an MBL; reviews science applications in secondary education and eight steps involved in constructing a four-paddle interface box, the heart of an MBL; and provides information on suppliers of resources for creating an MBL. (MBR)

This document is a collection of component module descriptions forming generic teaching competencies developed during the Sixth or Eighth Cycle Teacher Corps Program of the University of Houston and Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas. The program is a two-year graduate internship for persons holding baccalaureate degrees in fields…

This book describes, in detail, practical ways to develop an open, individualized and child-centered classroom by using learning or interest centers. Consideration is given to the initial planning of learning centers, and sections discuss various kinds and uses of learning centers for the primary and intermediate grades. Topics discussed include…

This is the report of an attempt to develop and teach a high school American history course based on inquiry techniques. Chapter I and II discuss recent changes in teaching methodology and the author's interest in the problem. Chapter III details the search for materials. Chapter IV describes the new method being tested in the classroom. Students…

A description of the twenty learning center units for advanced classes developed by the French and Spanish teacher-participants. Learning centers permit students to work independently at well-defined tasks. The units deal with housing, shopping, cooking, transportation, sports, fiestas, literature, history, architecture, painting, and music.…

At a summer conference held in 1966 at Lexington High School in Massachusetts, participants, representative geographically and by learning level, developed packets of audiovisual materials for Music Education. The use of these packets (accompanied by study guides) during the following academic year, 1966-67, was followed by a second summer…

Written for teachers, coordinators, and supervisors, this manual describes the structural content of Project SELEP (Survival Skills in English Learning Experience Program). It indicates areas of concern in planning, establishing, and evaluating classes emphasizing survival skills for daily living appropriate for the foreign born adult in an…