The cards in this file are representative samples of the types of activities developed by teachers involved in a Title I funded learning center of multi-cultural classroom activities for elementary school students. The five cultures that are stuoied are those of blacks, Asian Americans, native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Anglos. A…

Two elementary-grade activities on geography are combined. The first activity employs a group discussion approach to investigate neighborhoods and residences. Given data about a neighborhood area in Houston, students make predictions and express feelings about future developments in the area. The second activity investigates urban planning in…

This is a bibliography of instructional materials for the teaching of German in American schools from the kindergarten level through high school. The entries are divided into seven subject categories: Art, Language Arts, Literature, Music, Science-Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Other Materials. The author, title, subject category, distributor…

Intended as a review of the state of the art and future trends of computer-based learning materials (CBLM), this document has been written for use by individuals of various constituencies including institutional users, CBLM planners, and state and federal level administrators. Among the major themes concerning CBLM are: (1) its diversity and…

The Ohio Project was aimed at the training and utilization of indigenous paraprofessionals in order to provide additional services needed to improve rural Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs. The 1970-71 project activities involved participants and personnel from eight ABE centers and three home instruction units. Over 300 students, mostly rural…

This publication is intended to serve as a guide to nine elementary teacher education models financed by the U. S. Office of Education in 1968. The authors of the models, gathered at a 2-day conference in April, 1969, wrote the nine summaries of their models which appear in this guide. Each summary is similarly organized (except one not written at…

This paper investigates the nature of social change and the special needs of youth, and innovation in the teaching of social studies at the secondary level. Drawing on curriculum experiments begun in 1967, a new social studies program of non-graded instructional modules was inaugurated in 1969 concentrating in 3 areas: 1) United States Realities,…

This volume includes reports of two research projects of the Kansas Center for Research in Early Childhood Education. The first project, entitled Individual Analysis of Reading Prerequisites and Curriculum Content, is represented by two studies: (1) A Study of a Pretraining Program and Its Effect on a Subsequent Program for a Left-Right…

This document provides a report of activities undertaken at the first official bicentennial celebration by the U.S. Congress in January 1974. The project was initiated to provide commemoration of the First Continental Congress which met in Philadelphia in September 1774. The booklet presents the proceedings of the commemorative ceremony, a…

Part two of the Northeast Conference Reports for 1975 deals with implementation of the ideas outlined in part one regarding curriculum, teaching and evaluation. Culture is discussed as it relates to the four language skills, at all levels, with a look at the planning and construction of a culturally oriented thematic unit. In addition,…

This report is the result of an investigation conducted to identify the current issues, resources, and funding priorities in Spanish-English bilingual education in the United States. Although it deals solely with Spanish-English bilingualism, a great deal of the material should prove to be relevant to other bilingual situations in the United…

This listing is an attempt to provide graduate students and other researchers in ESL (English as a Second Language) with specific, comprehensive data on contemporary studies. The bibliography consists of 110 titles of theses and dissertations completed between July 1975 and June 1976 at degree-granting institutions in the United States and Canada.…

The social studies component of a secondary level interdisciplinary project, Personalized Reading Interdisciplinary Development for Everyone (PRIDE), is described. Intended for use as an individualized approach for the slow learner, PRIDE encourages students with reading difficulties to tutor two mornings a week in elementary classrooms and attend…

Provides an historical survey of efforts by social groups to monitor and influence classroom instruction that treats the ethics of political and social practices, beginning with the rediscovery, after World War I, of the importance of ethical communication practices in democratic politics. (NKA)

The Louisiana Literacy Plan is designed to address the learning needs of all students in grades PK-Adult Education in order to improve the literacy rates of students in the state, thereby developing a more literate and capable citizenry for the future. Connecting this plan to the No Child Left Behind Act, Louisiana seeks to close the achievement…