This Asian-American Curriculum Guide for the Richmond Unified School District was prepared by a team of teachers and students during the summer of 1972. These materials are related to the United States history textbooks currently in use at the intermediate grade level. Individual lessons are prepared so that they fit into the areas of the textbook…

Intended for use by trainers working in community action agencies for the Office of Economic Opportunity, this manual stresses active participant involvement in the learning process. It is designed to help develop knowledge and skill in such areas as training session design, use of adult education methods, followup procedures, and the…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate training given to West Tennessee adult basic education teachers concerning the creation of effective learning experiences. Two workshops were held, one at Memphis State University for Shelby county personnel and one at Jackson State Community College for the rest of West Tennessee. Data were gathered from…

This article examines the nature of course outlines and the means of attaining a more explicit and comprehensive elaboration of course objectives. A course outline format is suggested, listing 11 items of information. Two German courses are outlined in detail in five major areas. They include: (1) phonology, (2) morphology, (3) syntax, (4)…

The guide was developed on the basis of advice from a widely representative committee appointed by the Colorado State Department of Public Health. The materials were tested in a course in an urban center and a course in a rural center. The initial portion of the manual presents: (1) guidelines for organizing preparatory nurse aide courses, (2)…

The lesson plans were designed to provide the practicing applied biological and agricultural occupations teacher with a series of units setting down a basic foundation in Environmental Education. Nine lesson plans cover (1) ecosystems and agriculture, (2) biotic communities and food chains, (3) energy and nutrient flow, (4) land use and supply,…

Brief prescriptions are offered for the teaching of Afro-American Literature, and specific materials that might be used in conventionally structured high school literature courses are suggested and discussed in relation to the historical periods in which they were created. Following this, a selected reading list of literature by Afro-Americans for…

Volume 2 (See also TE 499 837.) of this aesthetic education project contains the remaining 11 of 17 report appendices--two on Western art, two on architecture, and one each on Nonwestern art, Nonwestern music, dance, theatre, and a brief outline on film and literature--offering curriculum materials and sample lesson plans. The last two appendices…

This basic course in Dakar Wolof, based on the "Introductory Course in Dakar Wolof" by William A. Stewart, et al. (1966), is designed to be taught audiolingually by a native speaker of the language. It is suggested that the class meet three or more hours per day with size limited to six to 10 students. Dakar Wolof, which is not a…

This curriculum guide is for the first phase of Ohio's Career Development Program, the Career Motivation Program for Grades K-6. Intended for use by elementary school teachers in the classroom, the guide is divided into three major parts: Grades K-2, Grades 3-4, and Grades 5-6. Each unit contains developmental objectives, behavioral objectives,…

Instructional materials generated at the November 1971, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Pre-Conference Workshop on Culture compiled in this publication include papers for teachers of French, German, Spanish, and English-as-a-second-language. This compilation is intended to help secondary school teachers broaden their approach…

A curriculum for preschoolers in music education is presented. It consists of three sections: Introduction, General Teaching Suggestions, and Materials and Activities. The Introduction outlines the objectives of the program and presents ideas relating to scheduling, planning and selection of materials, as well as the use of music in fostering…

Describing the Union 58 Experimental Schools Program (ESP) in northern, rural New Hampshire, this curriculum guide presents the concept of "proximity congruency" as a means for developing secondary level student sensory awareness of the environment in outdoor and/or environmental education procedures. Proximity congruency is defined as a…

Classroom management considerations should be part of the criteria for planning the content and format of lessons. Teachers must consider not only how a specific activity will influnce language learning but also how that activity will influence general behavior. (CB)

Describes three library activities designed to be used with specific curriculum units on reading and language arts and social studies. Using the parts of a book is taught with the Guinness Book of World Records, and use of encyclopedias and the card catalog with projects on the ancient Greeks and Indians. (EM)