Stating that social studies can help students find order in their lives by illustrating patterns and connections of human existence, this guide addresses essential learning requirements for social studies in the state of Washington. The guide notes that these requirements seek to give students the knowledge and skills they need to participate as…

This booklet focuses on strategies for providing curriculum content that is connected to real-life applications of knowledge and skills. It claims that authenticity exists on a continuum and content should not be seen as either completely authentic or as divorced from reality. It outlines the importance of authentic learning experiences, such as…

Career exploration continues to be the focus of the middle school program in career development and is part of North Carolina's Standard Course of Study. The national experience suggests that the sequential, comprehensive delivery of career development competencies can be easily and effectively accomplished through counselor-teacher collaboration.…

This framework contains six instructional strands. Each strand has a content standard and cumulative student learning expectations for grades K-4, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12. The strands for students to understand are: (1) "Interdependence," how people, cultures, and systems are connected; (2) "Continuity and Change," how…

The revised North Carolina Standard Course of Study has moved from a detailed, prescriptive curriculum guide to a more flexible instructional guide, emphasizing what students should know and be able to do as they progress through various levels of proficiency and ultimately exit from high school. The revised curriculum focuses on themes and…

This guide has been developed to help parents understand the reading section of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, the revised state reading curriculum which is intended to make sure that every student learns to read and write well. The guide offers general tips on helping each child, as well as terminology and research information that…

Article is a picture and story guide to Latin America. (GB)

For further information contact the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 62 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10011. (RS)

A description of the Language Arts program in Hartford, Michigan, one of the largest migrant centers in the state. (RY)

This article is based on Dr. McCreight's Ph.D. dissertation, "A Vocational Teaching Experiment on Occupations and Quality Control in the Processing of Meat, which was completed at The Pennsylvania State University in 1969. Glenn Z. Stevens, Professor of Agricultural Education at The Pennsylvania State University, was Dr. McCreight's major…

Anthropology and Sociology are the core disciplines in a unit using cumulative concept teaching approach. (SE)

Discusses the urban extension" role of the university as a complex partnership in learning with other elements in the community. (DM)

Letter to a junior high school principal discusses curriculum deficiencies and suggests learning outcomes that should result from classroom activities. (MF)