Designed to assist media specialists in planning computer-related library instruction for students, this guide emphasizes the use of the computer as a teaching tool and contains activities which teach students how to use the computer to store, access, and manipulate data. A scope and sequence chart indicates the skills required to meet 10…

This paper describes the experience of a German teacher of English as a second language (ESL) in using recreational reading as an integral part of ESL instruction and gives suggestions for materials and techniques to use in the classroom. The discussion begins with a description of foreign language instruction in the German school system and…

This guide presents a framework and offers alternatives for developing a logical and consistent K-12 social studies scope and sequence. Although written for use by Connecticut educators, the guide can be used by educators in any state. There are nine sections to the guide. Section one contains a definition of social studies. Section two deals with…

The effectiveness of Georgia's comprehensive high school consumer and homemaking educational programs in providing competence in six essential skill areas was studied. Respondents were selected from all Georgia high school graduates from 1978-79 who had participated in at least one consumer and homemaking education course. Survey findings showed…

Research was conducted to investigate the development of linguistic competence in early French immersion programs. Fifty-five students in grades 3, 4, and 5 were administered a test of oral production in French. Twenty-seven grammatical features were examined by means of a detailed error analysis. The results show that there was little improvement…

This publication reports on competitive sports played by 6 to 12 year old children in Australia. The information in this two-part report is directed toward teachers, coaches, and parents. Part I, "Modified Approaches to Junior Sport," provides discussion of aspects of physical, social, and emotional development associated with children…

This handbook provides vocational teachers with some ideas, strategies, and resources for working effectively with limited English-proficient (LEP) students in their classrooms. The handbook includes four basic sections: (1) suggested teacher competencies, (2) instructional strategies, (3) instructional resources, and (4) reference documents. A…

The evaluation design for the Austin Independent School District 1982 summer school program for elementary retainees is described. The evaluation is meant to focus on short-term skill mastery in reading and mathematics and the long-term achievement growth of the participants. Separate reading objectives and materials in Spanish and English…

The concept of excellence is explored in relation to various dimensions. Since the time of ancient Greece, there has been difficulty in defining "the Good," or the nature of human excellence. It is suggested that "the Good" of which excellence is an important part is a fundamental concept of the human personality, and that…

This report contains recommendations on needed changes (additions, deletions, and increased/decreased emphases) in elementary and middle school mathematics curricula and a statement of more general concerns about the secondary school mathematics curriculum. Separate sections are devoted to: (1) elementary and middle school mathematics; (2)…

A study determined the degree of importance secondary vocational instructors place on students' possessing science skills for successful completion of their vocational program. It also determined the specific skills in biology, chemistry, and physics the instructors taught and identified the secondary vocational programs that require students to…

A study examined the perceptions of Florida vocational teachers concerning their needs for technical updating. A survey administered to all vocational teachers in Florida in 1982-83 identified more than 2,000 individual technical update needs. Since this number was too large to identify specific areas of priority, a project was conducted in…

The documents aggregated here comprise the third grade unit of a career education curriculum developed for migrant students. Eleven jobs in the public services and agribusiness (nursing aide, sanitation worker, mail carrier, librarian, fire fighter, police officer, gardener, farmer, logger, miner, forest ranger) are the focus of the unit. The…

This document stands primarily as a support for the Hawaii State Education Functional Plan and serves the following general purposes: (1) to present implementing actions for education consonant with the Hawaii State Plan; (2) to provide directions for the Department of Education; and (3) to help improve the quality of public education in Hawaii.…

This publication was prepared to help college students better understand the significance of the 1980 census. It consists of four parts. Part I discusses the history of U.S. census taking, introduces the Census Bureau as an organization, and examines the planning and administration of the decennial census. Part II provides an overview of census…