This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level, an overview of the topic, a list…

This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level an overview of the topic, a list…

This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level an overview of the topic, a list…

This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level an overview of the topic, a list…

This document presents eight papers concerned with major problems facing the teaching profession and critiques of each paper by selected leaders in each specialized area. The topics covered include: the reconstruction of teacher education and professional growth programs; the expansion of the roles of laboratory schools; a review of certification…

This 8-unit programed manual was developed to assist Americans in becoming more proficient in the use of the metric system. Containing most of the basic essentials of metric measurement required for mathematics and science programs, the text includes practically oriented practice problems and activities. In addition, an appendix contains: (1) A…

This report studies the effects of exposure to simulated critical teaching problems on attitudes and student teaching behavior of prospective elementary teachers. The experimental group participated in simulated training over an 11-week period with feedback from the instructor as a part of their regular teacher training program. The control group…

In an effort to correct criticism of elementary curriculum blocks, the University of Delaware introduced the concept of graduate clinical responsibilities. This concept was divided into three levels: observation/participation, planning and implementing limited instructional units with emphasis on team teaching, and extended student teaching. The…

Monetary awards totaling more than $12 million for the Fiscal Year 1972 for the improvement of undergraduate assistance are presented in tabular format. The awards are divided into two categories: 1) laboratory and other special equipment, and 2) closed circuit television equipment. The awards are arranged by state. (MC)

This collection includes a list of suppliers, prices, and descriptions of commercially available teaching materials classified into the five categories of attribute games, basic structural materials, basic operations, geometry, and measurement; suggestions for using "junk" materials and for developing and selecting task cards; and checklists for…

"The Changing World" program for the eighth grade consists of three phases: (1) The Surface of the Earth; (2) Changes in the Environment; and (3) Changes in Living Things. The teachers' manual and the student manual for phase one (The Surface of the Earth) are contained in this two volume set. The program is student-centered with an emphasis…

Laboratory education is discussed from three viewpoints: (1) as an instrument for adult resocialization, (2) as an educational challenge which promotes personal but not social reconstruction, and (3) as a value medium which operates against the intellectual and independence modes. Criticism is focused on what the laboratory education technique…

The study attempted to determine the extent to which a mathematics laboratory would enable both slow and gifted learners to gain in achievement in mathematics and to develop more positive attitudes toward mathematics. On the basis of ability, achievement in school, and results on the California Achievement Test, 75 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade…

Performance objectives are stated for each of the four secondary school units included in this package of instructional guides prepared for the Dade County Florida Quinmester Program. All four units are concerned with aspects of environmental concern: "Pollution,""Does It Have to be a Dirty World?,""Environmental…

This guide for teachers to the tape indexing system (TANDEM) in use at the Modern Languages Department at Portsmouth Polytechnic focuses on tape classification, numbering, labeling, and shelving system procedures. The appendixes contain information on: (1) the classification system and related codes, (2) color and letter codes, (3) marking of tape…