Presented is the manual which resulted from a project to develop a program of relief or respite care for families with developmentally disabled members. Background on the respite care approach in Montgomery County (Maryland) is reviewed, and a long range and immediate goals of the project are outlined. Noted among results of a survey to determine…

This manual was written to provide basic information on the metric system for Kentucky teachers. Why we are going metric is briefly discussed, followed by a concise presentation of metric measures. What children should learn is specified in terms of competencies for grades 3, 6, and 9. Teaching tips are presented, with activities for use with…

Unfortunately, a barrier between English and mathematics exists, and it is maintained by separating the two disciplines in educational curricula. This paper addresses the need to integrate mathematics and composition instruction, focusing on the effective use of mathematical notation as a tool that students can use to present ideas clearly and…

This group of lessons introduces the student to the relationships of health care to social and sociological concerns. Lessons include: (1) discussion of social research techniques; (2) value clarification; (3) educational prerequisites for selected medical occupations; (4) simulations and models; and (5) family health. (RE)

In addition to the conventions of standard written English, writing involves difficult choices of theme, audience, and form, as well as subtleties of style, and the teaching of writing requires active involvement of instructor and student in the learning process of each discipline. In a program involving cross-curriculum writing instruction at…

This collection of lessons is designed to be presented to sixth-grade students in a sequence of 10 class days. Using reading and language skills, the lessons are intended to help students become interested in the energy future and to develop personal values. Special attention is given to conservation and development of alternative energy sources.…

This paper discusses the development of a program of writing instruction across the curriculum at William Jewell College. It reports on a series of faculty forums that discussed what the college-wide standards for effective writing should be, investigated multidisciplinary instruction in writing, and considered a proficiency test. Descriptions of…

This document is intended for use by potential adopters of Project I-C-E (Instruction-Curriculum-Environment). Items include sample curriculum materials and examples of information often necessary when making application to a National Diffusion Network state facilitator or for E.S.E.A. Title IV-C Adopter/Adapter Grants. Also covered are elements…

Presented are descriptions of activities for both the classroom and the field. Activities frequently integrate environmental education with other subject areas. Each activity description includes specification of grade level, disciplines being taught, concepts, objectives, directions, and equipment requirements when appropriate. Classroom…

This bibliography is classified into six categories: (1) the theory of statistical stylistics; (2) stylistic characteristics; (3) poetics, metrics, and prosody; (4) individual styles and the history of literary styles; (5) problems of chronology and disputed authorship; and (6) stylistics and the computer. The main part of the bibliography is…

Parts I and II of the students' guide to the three-year integrated biology, chemistry, and physics course being prepared by the Portland Project Committee are contained in this guide. A committee reviewed and selected material developed by the national course improvement groups--Physical Science Study Committee, Chemical Bond Approach, Chemical…

The material contained in this document is the result of an Education Professions Development Act Grant awarded to Miami-Dade Junior College for the fiscal year 1972. Much of the material was developed in a two-week teacher training workshop held in July, 1972, in Miami Beach, Florida. In this session, 46 faculty members from across the country,…

This paper discusses summer seminars on teaching writing that members of the Applied Writing Program at Ithaca College offered to their colleagues in other disciplines. These seminars grew out of the conviction that every teacher who assigns papers is, to some degree, teaching writing, and many of those teachers, unsure of the limits of their…

This paper discusses speech communication's expansion as a discipline and its relation to the rest of the humanities. Focusing on the interpretation of literature, a speech communication course that relates to several other fields of study, the paper stresses the individual development that can occur through the experiences offered by the study of…

This series of interdisciplinary activities, some of which are done outside the classroom, promotes awareness of the relationship between nature and man. The booklet contains student worksheets, resource lists, a bibliography, and units on ecology and tree conservation. Lessons, which are short and varied, cover topics such as awareness,…