Because attaining citizenship skills remains the principal goal of social studies, this unit was designed to highlight the founding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in a manner appropriate to both primary and intermediate elementary children. Each lesson includes objectives, materials, and procedures, as well as supplementary…

Suggested ideas on conducting a managerial workshop for camp directors are offered in this trainer's guide. Workshops must be at least one full day of training (6 hours) on each topic to be counted toward the American Camping Association (ACA) Camp Director Certification Program. Suggested topics to be addressed are: (1) basic principles and…

Designed to assist individuals responsible for planning and/or conducting career education training activities, this handbook contains a collection of ideas which could be used in numerous situations with administrators, teachers, counselors, resource specialists, other educators, parents, students, and community leaders. The first of five major…

THIS DOCUMENT CONCLUDES THAT INSTRUCTION BY COMPUTER-BASED RESOURCE UNITS CAN FACILITATE LEARNING AND PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTOR WITH VALUABLE ASSISTANCE. BY PRE-PLANNING THE TEACHING-LEARNING SITUATION, RESOURCE UNITS CAN FREE THE INSTRUCTOR FOR DECISION-MAKING TASKS. RESOURCE UNITS CAN ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LEARNING GOALS AND STUDY GUIDES TO EACH…

THIS BOOKLET WAS WRITTEN PRIMARILY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS WHO NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHIPPEWA INDIAN PUPILS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA. IT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS, CHIPPEWA CHARACTERISTICS, ATTITUDES CONCERNING INDIAN EDUCATION, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN.…

As one of five modules focusing on specific writing skills, this learning module on the sentence is intended for use in a one-semester course on written communication or as a supplement to other courses where written communication skills are included. The materials, designed so that they may be used in either a teacher-directed or an…

A HANDBOOK DEVELOPED FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA) ADVISORS PROVIDES USEFUL RESOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE TEACHING OF RURAL SAFETY, AS WELL AS SUGGESTIONS FOR RURAL AND FARM SAFETY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SAFETY MATERIALS ARE LISTED, AS WELL AS TITLES OF SAFETY FILMS. COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM…

The career education curriculum guide for grades seven and eight contains activities that can be integrated with existing curriculum. For each activity, career education objectives are cited together with goals, materials, procedures, anticipated results, and evaluation. Career education activities are presented in the following areas: art,…

The guidelines for integrating career development at the junior high school level were prepared at a local career development workshop and include ideas for teachers developing programs and wishing to provide career experiences for their students. The guide briefly discusses the career development model and concepts, with suggestions for teachers.…

The Rural Education Studies albums (oversized photographs printed on heavy coated cardboard) are published in a set of 8, each of which has a separate teacher's guide to complement the contents. A comprehensive teacher's guide provides background studies for effective use of the series, as well as providing specific information and key-concepts…

Offering a new approach to college publishing, the sample module presented here serves as an example of a basic unit from University Programs. Typical modules (each 16 to 64 pages), directed toward graduate and undergraduate students, provide original statements on central concepts, principles, theories, or problems in a particular discipline and…

In this publication are 4 social studies curriculum units aimed towards meeting the learning problems of students with special language handicaps in grades 7 through 11. Topics are: (1) America--A Unique Country; (2) The Constitution; (3) Westward Expansion of the United States; and (4) The American Indian. The Constitution and American Indian…

Compiling resource units is suggested as a means of involving prospective high school mathematics teachers in the various activities associated with mathematics teaching. A resource unit is a collection of elements used in teaching a particular topic and includes: outlines, objectives, activities, strategies, audio-visual aids, test items, and…

This first edition of the New Media Consortium's (NMC) annual "Horizon Report" details findings of the Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within higher education. Drawing on an ongoing series of interviews…

This summary sets out the main findings of an eighteen month research project into the development of basic skills support in colleges of further education in England and Wales. The research was commissioned by the Basic Skills Agency and undertaken by the University of Central England and Bilston Community College. The research was based on…