Intended to provide readers with a variety of classroom activities using newspapers, this booklet begins with a brief explanation of the Newspaper in Education program. The second chapter discusses the various uses of the newspaper in the school curriculum, giving special consideration to the number of newspapers needed; the "how" of…

Intended to help elementary and secondary students develop a global perspective, this manual contains ready-to-use lessons and activities dealing with the concept of communication. The materials can be used in individual courses in the social studies, language arts, and science, or in interdisciplinary courses. The activities in part 1 deal with…

Activities intended to encourage creative expression in all areas of the K-6 curriculum are presented for use by parents and teachers. Language and visual arts activities are emphasized and are integrated with the areas of social science, mathematics, science, self-esteem, and values clarification. The amount of materials needed and the…

A substantial change in the core curriculum and general education requirements at Syracuse University provided the context for an interdisciplinary approach to encouraging foreign language study among undergraduates. A unique "continuing skill requirement" dictates that students in upper division courses sharpen and consolidate skills…

Due to the lack of necessary Computing and Information Technology (IT) skills, education in many disciplines, such as, Communication and Media Studies, Education and Economy were said, not to have produced the results demanded by the related industries. Here, we suggest an effective and economically feasible educational framework where the…

This article examines the origin of ArtsBridge America, a K-12 school/university arts education partnership. It also summarizes findings from a research study on the effect that ArtsBridge participation had on a sample of university arts students. The study indicated that the transition from student to teaching artist required transformation of…

Drawing on an activity theory analysis, Elizabeth A. Wardle considers whether cross-disciplinary FYC collaborations can help us achieve current FYC goals. Her analysis of learning community linked FYC courses at a large Midwestern university suggests that learning community teachers are faced with as many--if not more--challenges as traditional…

Grouse Creek is a small Mormon ranching community in the extreme northwest corner of Utah. A survey of that community was conducted during 1985 by a team of folklorists, architectural historians, and historians, with the purpose of testing the idea of combining in the same fieldwork a concern for architecture, folk arts, and folklife. The work was…

Two approaches to teaching dance, drama/theatre, music, and the visual arts are interwoven into a comprehensive whole in the framework described in this document. The first approach views arts instruction as direct student involvement in the expressive modes of the arts. The second approach views the arts as a means of acquiring cultural literacy.…

A survey of professional publications concerned with curriculum and instruction in the learning and teaching of literature at the elementary and secondary levels, this annotated bibliography derives principally from the ERIC database. The 207-item bibliography includes titles dating from 1980 through 1988. The selections are divided into sections…

The primary goal of the Oregon nuclear age education curriculum is to develop in students the knowledge and skills needed to meet the challenges of living in a nuclear age. This curriculum is developed around five general themes, each corresponding to a specific unit. The general goals for the units are: (Unit 1) to increase students' exposure to…

This report addresses the question of what knowledge and skills should be taught to citizens whose judgement is the ultimate source of policy in a democratic nation. The report recommends the adoption of new goals for school programs, changes in curriculum offerings and in teacher education, creation of curriculum development centers, greater…

This practicum intervention was designed to improve the effectiveness of a middle school's interdisciplinary teams. While the school's sixth grade teams were judged to be effective in implementing the district's philosophy, two seventh grade and two eighth grade teams, composed of 18 teachers and 588 students, were among 70 interdisciplinary teams…

While the need to incorporate language competence into academic programs in business schools is widely acknowledged, so too is the difficulty of forging the faculty alliances needed to achieve this integration. For both language and business faculty, traditional demands of the disciplines, personal training and backgrounds, and the institutions'…

Given the growing interest in the environment and the mounting crisis in solid waste management, many secondary teachers have been seeking curriculum materials which can help them address these issues with their classes. This document is a collection of 12 multidisciplinary activities which are offered to assist in the education of these students.…