Well-trained driver license examiner supervisors are necessary in professionalizing the driver licensing system. They should have the highest competence in the management of all technical aspects of the driver training system in their states, gained through formalized pre-service and in-service training. This Instructor's Lesson Plans book…

Asserting that the skills required to tell time by the Big Dipper necessitate both considerable classroom preparation and outdoor practice, this article is designed to help teachers and students prepare for both. Written for students at the fourth grade level, this article includes simple instructions and illustrations. (JC)

A teacher of visually handicapped students at the upper elementary level describes a lesson plan from a creative science program which involves students in a model experiment about plant growth. (CL)

Presents a lesson plan uses Edward Hopper's painting entitled "November, Washington Square." The lesson illustrates, for students in grades K-3, the ways an artist interprets the city in which he or she lives. Includes suggestions for classroom activities. (AEM)

Creates a lesson plan using Mark Tobey's painting, "Flow of the Night," to illustrate to students in grades 10-12 that artists may interpret their environments in a variety of ways, from the subjective to the abstract. Includes suggestions for classroom activities. (AEM)

Discusses expectations, and the results of those expectations, that a teacher may set for a new class. Suggests that a willingness to abandon the lesson plans and respond to the needs of the class is necessary. (MS)

This hands-on science unit includes a beginners' and an advanced activity involving tree sap, as well as a brief description of a maple sap harvest. (CB)

This lesson plan offers a model methodology for research assignments. Includes a sample topic list, evaluation criteria, and suggested follow-up activities. (DH)

States that some of the elements that make fictional stories so powerfully engaging can be used in teaching any subject at any level. Shows how typical classroom lessons can use some of the structural features of stories to make them engaging and meaningful. (GEA)

This article examines the theoretical and empirical literature related to the topic of teacher planning. Relevant studies are reviewed in a developmental framework, revealing the progress made in the past 20 years. Implications of this research for the curriculum on planning of teacher education is discussed. (MT)

A weekly plan is presented for teachers as an alternative to the more traditional spelling list and instructional techniques. Each student has an individualized spelling list featuring frequently misspelled words and content area vocabulary. Activities are designed to increase student confidence in spelling. (CB)

Based on a full-color reproduction of Marc Chagall's painting, "Wild Poppies," the goals of this lesson plan are to introduce students to artist's use of dreams and memories in making art, to communicate the idea that artists include their visual memories of people and things they love in their artwork, and to introduce the concepts of…

A study investigated the effects of training in cognitive monitoring on preservice teacher lesson planning. Planning and implementing lessons were more effective for prospective teachers training in cognitive monitoring. Implications for teacher preparation programs are discussed. (MT)

Sample lessons are provided for helping gifted elementary students learn to accept and cope with the future. Lessons focus on time orientation, world views, and simple prediction. (CL)

The author offers a format for preparing lesson plans across academic subjects. The block format allows planning lessons around multiple problem objectives. A sample block form multiobjective lesson plan includes demonstration and encourages cooperative problem solving and language skills. (CL)