Describes a technique for teaching creative writing to students attending an open admissions college. (RB)

OBJECTIVES, TEACHING TECHNIQUES, AND COURSE CONTENT FOR EACH YEAR OF A 4-YEAR PROGRAM OF LATIN INSTRUCTION ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS GUIDE FOR TEACHERS. EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO THOSE ASPECTS OF THE TRADITIONAL PROGRAM WHICH MAY REQUIRE MODIFICATION IF THE NEWER GOALS IN LATIN INSTRUCTION ARE TO BE ACHIEVED. IN ADDITION TO SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING…

This unit plan for introducing high school students to the game of tennis is divided into objectives and suggested activities. A listing of resource outlets and retail prices for equipment and audiovisual materials is included. Student evaluation procedures are outlined, and a sample evaluation checklist is provided. (LH)

This paper describes four journalism courses designed to develop students' visual sense and then channel that sense into the field of advertising. "Visual Communication" is a basic course in the elements of design which attempts to demonstrate to students that there are rules and order which comprise good design. "Publication…

The learning effect of instructional objectives treatment in economics was tested by seeing if significant differences existed in mean achievement scores of the economic understanding of students using the treatment and those with no treatment. During the 1970 fall semester, 300 students from three community colleges in California (Cypress, Mount…

To fulfill the purposes of a family planning training network for the state of Connecticut, a variety of courses and educational exercises have been developed since 1974. Special educational needs of family planning organizations are discussed, as well as the training network, and a description of a course in medical interviewing is appended.…

One way to bring the accounting office into the classroom is to conduct the class as a "company." Such a class is aimed at developing students' technical and managerial skills, as well as their career awareness and career goals. Performance goals, a course description, and overall objectives of the course are given and might serve as a model.…

Criticizes traditional team teaching, describes how the teaching method at the New School of Liberal Arts at Brooklyn College is more valid by discussing two of the courses concerned with the Age of Revolutions, that in Science and in Literature, and explains how they interrelate. (Author/RK)

Compares the principles of music in playing jazz with the teaching method necessary for developing composition skills in students. In attempting to improve composition courses, teachers need to help students choose subjects reflecting their own interests rather than being forced to emulate certain pre-existing forms and styles. (Author/RK)

The teaching of social studies, it is argued, should emphasize decision making as against mere remembering. A good citizen, in the process of testing beliefs and convictions, has increased his or her fund of factual information and become increasingly skillful at intelligent decision making. (MT)

Presents a rationale for teaching creative dramatics, including objectives, techniques, and activities. (RB)

Some of the major changes in curriculum and techniques in collegiate business education include: shifts in the goals of the business curriculum, with decision-making emerging as dominant; domination of vocationalism over academia in college business curricula; use of case method, business games, internships, student businesses, and individualized…

Discusses a unit designed to develop students' insights into the poetic experience by comparing poetry and photography; includes several student written poems. (DD)