Written by teachers in the Mid-Prairie Community School District, this revised 1st grade social studies curriculum guide will be tested in the 1970-71 school year and evaluated in the Spring. The units emphasize general communication skills and the building of a background for specific social studies skills: reading social studies material;…

Appendix A is a sample spread of the Experimental Teachers Education Program Proposal for the summer sessions, sophomore year, junior year, and senior year. Appendix B is a structured curriculum for a teacher education course entitled "Social Science Semester," including anthropology, economics, sociology, history, geography, education,…

The story of slavery is told beginning with its earliest roots in ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, Ethiopa, and western Africa. The slave trade in the British colonies is contrasted with that of Latin America, but it is concluded that, for the slave, destination mattered little in his destiny. (The author notes that this edition is in first draft…

A humanistic approach to the study of classical Greek and Greek culture at the secondary school level is detailed in this guide. References to the student programed text and other multisensory instructional materials used in the system focus on instructional objectives geared to students who are not necessarily college-bound. The standard Attic…

This fifth in a series of such catalogs lists 324 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses from November 1969 through April 1970. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 13-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

This guide presents an organization of the structure and content of the discipline of English from K-12 to aid teachers in developing their own guides and classroom practices. After characterizing the basic beliefs which should structure a complete English curriculum, the guide outlines underlying principles, derives generalizations from these…

The trainable child's needs and abilities are considered; criteria for admission to and exclusion from the training school program are discussed. Curricula for children aged 5 to 9, 7 to 12, and 12 to 17 are then reviewed; all are grouped around expressive activities and self care, social, motor, academic, and vocational skills. Also presented are…

This sixth in a series of such catalogs lists 330 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses from May 1970 through October 1970. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 13-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

This second in a series of such catalogs lists 166 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses from July 1968 through September 1968. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 12-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

Prepared by participants in the 1968 National Defense Education Act Institute on Wood Technology, this syllabus is one of a series of basic outlines designed to aid college level industrial arts instructors in improving and broadening the scope and content of their programs. This booklet is concerned largely with the physical composition and…

A proposal is made for the organization of the first year of a semi-residential state school for the hearing impaired. The school's major components, functions, and compatible staffing arrangement are presented in chart form and discussed. The content material and division curriculum outlines to be used in teaching science, music, physical…

This handbook is a guide for an adult education program for the student who desires a New York State High School Equivalency Diploma. It covers areas ranging from the scope of the programs in grammar and usage, literature, social studies, mathematics, and sciences, to the background and purpose of the General Educational Development Tests. Special…

This is the sixth in the third series of general bibliographies developed to disseminate information on documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are some 304 citations of selected documents involving teacher resource materials in science and mathematics education. The documents included represent…

This third in a series of such catalogs lists 352 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses from October 1968 through April 1969. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 12-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

This comprehensive study examines foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) in the history of education in America, described as a continual struggle between quality and mediocrity. The main chapters treat: (1) a view of current practices, (2) a rationale for foreign language teaching and FLES, (3) the history of FLES teaching: 1840-1967,…