A STUDY UNIT ON THE CITY WILL ALLOW THE STUDENT TO DISCOVER WHAT A CITY HAS TO OFFER AND HOW TO MAKE THE MAXIMUM USE OF IT. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS CULTURE, AND HIMSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS A PART OF THE WHOLE CITY. IN PRESENTING THE UNIT CONTENT, EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT IN ORDER…

THE VOLUME INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION, THE COURSE CONTENT IN CHEMISTRY, AND FIVE APPENDIXES OF USEFUL INFORMATION. THE CHEMISTRY COURSE CONTENT IS FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS--(1) THE OVERVIEW, (2) CHEMICAL REACTIONS, (3) CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE, (4) DESCRIPTIVE CHEMISTRY, AND (5) ADVANCED CHEMISTRY. EACH OF THE FIVE…

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…

SPECIFIC COURSE CONTENT SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY EACH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS EXPRESSED IN THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD'S "ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM." ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING SUCH A COURSE IS OFFERED. TEACHERS AS WELL AS STUDENTS SHOULD BE SPECIALLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS PROGRAM. PREPARATION OF THE TEACHER OF FRENCH SHOULD…

A CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR $15,000 THAT REINFORCES AND EXPANDS THE ENTIRE CURRICULUM. TELEVISION IS USED IN MOST CLASSES ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH TO RELATE DIRECTLY TO WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AT THE TIME, AND THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT ALL TEACHING WILL EVENTUALLY BE DONE BY TELEVISION ALONE. THREE QUALIFICATIONS ARE…

TELEVISION INSTRUCTION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD. SCHOOLS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1956 AND HAS CONTINUED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. EARLY IN THE PROJECT IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE IMPORTANT ISSUE WAS NOT WHETHER TELEVISION SHOULD BE USED FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION, BUT HOW IT SHOULD BE USED AND WHAT IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE…

FIFTH GRADE WORK SHOULD CONTINUE THE SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS. THE PROBLEMS APPROACH SHOULD BE USED SO CHILDREN MAY DISCOVER MATHEMATICAL TRUTHS AND ARRIVE AT GENERALIZATIONS. THE NUMBER SYSTEM UNIT SHOULD EMPHASIZE THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE NUMERALS TO SIX PLACES AND THE ABILITY TO READ…

THE PROTION OF THE OVERALL GUIDE (FIRST THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADES) IS DIVIDED INTO SEPARATE SECTIONS FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES. INCLUDED IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE GOALS OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAM AND AN APPROACH TO TEACHING IT, AN OUTLINE OF THE THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADE PROGRAMS, GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADE PUPILS,…

Two regional workshops were held to expedite development and improvement in the scope and quality of project training in distributive education. The activities center around the development of instructional projects for high school level distributive education students. Each workshop consisted of about 42 hours of formal instruction, 30 hours of…

This curriculum guide for general mathematics consists of the development of a number of basic concepts which are chosen because of their relevance to problems of applications. These concepts are classified under the following strands--(1) concept of number, (2) concepts basic to operations, (3) concepts of percent and percentage, (4) concepts…

College-level instructional programs using a variety of media and aimed at adults pursuing degrees, specialized knowledge, or enrichment are described. The types of programs covered are: (1) learning programs which use a combination of various technologies, such as a text, study guide, audiocassettes, television programs, newspaper features,…

This book contains methods and suggested activities for teaching health to elementary school pupils through many new kinds of enriched educational experiences. It is directed mainly at four groups: (a) college students who are preparing to be elementary school teachers, (b) those studying to become health education specialists, (c) the teacher who…

A total of 447 annotated references pertaining to instructional design, course planning, and training program administration are organized under the following headings: (1) Learning Theory Applied to Instruction, (2) Planning: lesson planning, course design, and curriculum development; programing instruction; determining needs; developing and…

This newsletter is an information exchange effort on the part of the Futures Information Center being established at the University of Massachusetts. Typical issues will contain information on innovative lesson plans, ideas, materials, project descriptions, or other facets which are being implemented at various levels and schools on the topic of…

This study determines the preferences of college teachers for the associative, replicative, interpretive, and applicative uses of knowledge. Those preferences are seen as inputs to t curriculum development system and their relationship to outputs, curriculum and instruction decisions, are shown. Adherents of the generalist (associative and…