This document presents the Substance Abuse Prevention Curriculum developed for use in Mississippi elementary and secondary schools. The curriculum uses a developmental approach to substance abuse prevention which emphasizes helping students gain information needed to make sound decisions about drug use. Incorporated into the curriculum are all…

A general framework is presented for the Sheridan School District K-12 social studies curriculum. The guide is arranged into three sections: rationale, goals and objectives, and scope and sequence. The rationale section emphasizes that students should develop awareness of individual rights and responsibilities, cope with the problems of our…

Although devised for the college level, this teaching guide could serve as a foundation for the development of courses in sports history or to supplement existing courses in the social studies curriculum at either the elementary, middle, or high school level. The guide is organized into three section: (1) preliminaries, consisting of two sample…

This scope and sequence document explains the organization of secondary-level courses (grades 10-12) in Alberta, Canada. An incomplete sample framework of the scope and sequence of the 10th grade Canadian geography course is provided. The shorthand notation system commonly used in all curriculum documents in the Province of Alberta is explained.…

The curriculum guide provides background information and a wide variety of activities designed to help elementary students understand the meaning of and gain an appreciation of the Pledge of Allegiance. The guide contains the following eight lessons: The Meaning of the Word "Pledge"; What is Allegiance? The History of the Flag; Symbols…

Curriculum guide for a unit of work on language study for pupils at the junior secondary level. (Author)

Ideas for teaching film from a British educator. (CH)

Graphic display and explanation of ideas for teaching film. (CH)

This issue includes a syllabus for a world religions course from the Windsor Board of Education, Ontario; a teacher's experience in developing a world religions course in Cathedral Girls' High School, Ontario; and a rationale for teaching philosophy in the high school. (JH)

A model syllabus is presented for a correspondence course on the history of North West Africa in the age of European colonization. (Editor/PG)

Lists the most significant resource items on aerospace education which are presently available. Includes source books, bibliographies, directories, encyclopedias, dictionaries, audiovisuals, curriculum/planning guides, aerospace statistics, aerospace education statistics and newsletters. (BR)

Guidelines are provided for using Piagetian concepts to develop instructional methods and materials in mathematics for trainable mentally handicapped children. (GW)

The curriculum guide contains objectives and activities for teaching nutrition education to trainable mentally retarded students. Section I explains nutrition education as a means of promoting positive attitudes about food and developing the knowledge and abilities to make healthful food selections. Nutrition education as it relates to the…

The guide, most of which consists of appendixes, forms, and formats, is an introduction to the process of developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped, gifted, and talented children in the state of Pennsylvania. Instructional components of the IEP are discussed in terms of annual goals, short-term objectives, and determining…