This curriculum guide is the last (Series VII) in a six-volume set that comprises the Sea Week Curriculum Series developed in Alaska. The guide lends itself to the sixth-grade curriculum but can be adapted to preschool, secondary, and adult education. Eight units contain 43 activities with worksheets that cover the following topics: (1) the values…

A transportability study was conducted to determine if multidisciplinary knowledge necessary for elementary school teachers was also relevant for newly licensed (certified) secondary school teachers. The results of the study may be used to study the possibility of developing a test of multiple subjects for all teachers. Form 1 of the Education in…

This curriculum guide is intended for teachers to use with students in grades 3, 4, and 5 and features lesson plans that focus on the Olympic Games. The guide is part of a larger program sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles that is targeted at southern California students, ages 8-10, who were born just before or after the…

This manual presents the Foresee Approach for teaching English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) at the secondary school level in Manitoba, Canada. The name refers to four C's: Communication; Cognitive-academic language development; and Content instruction in the Classroom. An introductory chapter offers background information on purpose and rationale of…

This curriculum guide, suitable for a wide range of students from elementary to high school, offers an interdisciplinary approach to law-related education (LRE) intended to assist teachers with introducing LRE into courses for gifted and talented students and all types of learners. Each lesson identifies how many of the seven intelligences (Howard…

In an attempt to revitalize and reform its curriculum, the Associate of Arts-Associate of Science (AA-AS) Degree Review Committee (DRC) of Connecticut's Norwalk Community College issued a curriculum report proposing a 21 credit, limited distributive core for the AS degree (which accounts for 80% of the college's degree recipients). This proposal…

In view of current interest in and the legislative push for collaborative reforms in education, this paper reviews quantitative and qualitative evidence on the effectiveness of providing school-linked comprehensive services for elementary school students and their families. A preliminary taxonomy of features of collaborative school-linked services…

Beginning in 1995, the Michigan Department of Education sponsored pilot projects at the state's community colleges to develop curricular learning models and/or courses that integrate liberal arts or general education into vocational programs, identify and document faculty collaboration between liberal arts and occupational programs, and determine…

This curriculum project was developed by an individual who studied in India for 5 weeks in 1993 as part of the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad program. The activities seek to: (1) offer factual information on India from literature, customs, culture, and socioeconomic and political perspectives; (2) help students be more tolerant about people of…

The official publication of the Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA), this journal serves as a forum for its members to express and share ideas, for the promotion of art education at all levels and for all ages. Issues focus on specific themes, have reprints of conference keynote speeches, and feature regular departments, including:…

This paper describes the Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA), a decision-making process for determining the educational support service needs of students with deaf-blindness or other multiple disabilities. The paper also analyzes perceptions of VISTA held by experts in a variety of fields. Specifically, VISTA provides a team…

This paper is based on a reexamination of data from implementation in 1993-94 of the "Connections" program, a voluntary interdisciplinary program option for ninth-grade students in Cedar City (Ohio). Data gathered from the four teachers (representing English, Physical Science, World History, and Learning Disabilities) and 80 students (including 10…

A pre- and posttest research design was used to ascertain whether instructional approaches used by technology teachers affected the attitudes of 155 seventh-grade students toward technology. It also determined whether males and females responded differently to these instructional approaches. A validated attitudinal instrument, the Pupils'…

The Training for Interprofessional Collaboration Project (TIC) is a joint effort of five professional schools of the University of Washington and various community sites and agencies to provide preservice (graduate level) and inservice training in teacher and interprofessional collaboration. The guide includes bibliographies, case studies,…

This book describes "The Learning Community," a minischool that was founded in 1972 by five teachers as an alternative program within a large urban high school in Astoria, New York. The Learning Community included 150 high school juniors and seniors and 6 teachers. The book overviews the development of the minischool, beginning with the…