Sample records for guide elementary school
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California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor.
This publication is a guide to assessing the competence of prospective elementary school teachers in the liberal studies teacher preparation programs in California. The guide was developed as part of a statewide response to legislated entry and exit standards for teachers in elementary and secondary schools. An introduction describes the…
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Safety Action; Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. A Guide for Teachers in the Elementary Schools.
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Department of Transportation, Washington, DC.
GRADES OR AGES: Elementary, grades 1-6. SUBJECT MATTER: Safety action, traffic and pedestrian safety. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: After introductory material explaining the philosophy of the guide, the elementary school child, characteristics of children as related to safety, and the responsibility of the safety team, the guide has…
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Andrews, Sheila Briskin; Kirschenbaum, Audrey
This guide contains teacher background information and activities for students which deal with space travel and is designed to encourage elementary school students to take a greater interest in mathematics and science. The activities in this guide are to be used with grades 4 to 6 and cover the topics of food, clothing, health, housing,…
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Andrews, Sheila Briskin; Kirschenbaum, Audrey
This guide contains teacher background information and activities for students that relate to space travel and is designed to encourage elementary school students to take a greater interest in mathematics and science. The activities in this guide are to be used with grades 1 to 3 and cover the topics of food, clothing, health, housing,…
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Root, Mark; Carlson, Robert; Dexter, David; Karinch, Samantha; Kaplan, Heather
This guide was developed to assist the nation's elementary and secondary schools and school districts address their Year 2000 (Y2K) problem. The guide is divided into three sections: Squashing the Millennium Bug Step-by-Step; Remediating Specific Types of Systems; and Appendix. The first chapter presents the following steps for tackling the Year…
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Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers. Practice Guide Summary
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
2017-01-01
An early foundation in writing offers students a valuable tool for learning, communication, and self-expression. Authored by a panel of experts, the "Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers" practice guide presents four recommendations educators can use to help elementary students strengthen their writing skills. The…
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Aerospace Science Education, A Curriculum Guide.
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Hilburn, Paul
This curriculum guide was developed by the Alaska State Department of Education for the purpose of aiding elementary and secondary school teachers in incorporating elements of aerospace science in the classroom. The section of the guide designed for elementary school teachers includes chapters under the headings: Aircraft, Airports, Weather,…
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Elementary/Middle School Keyboarding Strategies Guide.
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National Business Education Association, Reston, VA.
Developed through a cooperative effort of many teachers and researchers, this guide is intended to supplement existing elementary and middle school materials on keyboarding. The guide contains sections that are designed for stand-alone use. Topics cover a wide range of strategies, including teaching special needs students. The U.S. Postal Service…
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Kendall Demonstration Elementary School: Mathematics Curriculum Guide. Second Edition.
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Mason, Virgyl
This mathematics curriculum guide is one of a series developed by the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES), which serves hearing-impaired students in grades 1-8, to provide a clear representation of the school's programs in various subject areas. Essential classroom practices in the areas of planning, instruction, and evaluation are…
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Entelek Programmed Instruction Guide. Volume l: Elementary/High School. 3rd Edition.
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Entelek, Inc., Newburyport, MA.
Individualized instruction has become an important objective in schools. This programmed instruction guide provides information about the ENTELEK system for elementary and high schools. The data bank covers a variety of subject areas and is catalogued according to the Dewey Decimal System: library; psychology; logic; political science; economics;…
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Quinlan, Susan E.
Despite its cold and barren appearance, Alaska's tundra supports a surprising variety of insects, birds, and mammals. In this document, three teacher's guides (for primary, upper elementary, and junior and senior high schools) and a supplementary resource packet present a comprehensive unit of study on Alaska's living tundra. The five lessons in…
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Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., Long Island City.
This guide has been written to help parents represent their children at New York City Board of Education hearings. The guide explains the rights of parents and children and explains the steps a parent should take in representing the child. It only applies to regular education junior high, intermediate, and elementary school suspensions. Sections…
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ELEMENTARY SCIENCE OUTLINE, A GUIDE TO SUGGESTED CURRICULUM PRACTICES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE.
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KARTSOTIS, A. THOMAS; MESSERSCHMIDT, RALPH M.
THE COMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY SCHOOL STUDY COUNCIL REPORTS THEIR WORK ON SUGGESTED CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 1-6. THE BELIEF IS THAT SCIENCE IS A MAJOR STUDY AREA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO ALL PUPILS IN A PLANNED LEARNING SEQUENCE, WITH DUE CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE MATURITY OF THE CHILD.…
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A Guide to Flammable Products and Ignition Sources for Elementary Schools.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
This guide is intended as a resource manual and activity sourcebook for elementary school teachers, librarians, administrators, curriculum planners, and teacher educators for teaching proper methods for selecting, using, maintaining, and disposing of flammable products and ignition sources. Basic product safety messages are developed for matches,…
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Imagination Unlimited: A Guide for Creative Problem Solving, Upper Elementary Summer School.
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Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Div. of Major Work Classes.
The guide gives procedures for helping gifted upper elementary school students in Major Work classes utilize their imagination. Appropriate literary quotes introduce a discussion on creativity, which involves the imaginative recombination of known ideas into something new. Considered are obstacles that work against creativity such as mental…
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HOMEMAKING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
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SICKLER, SUZANNE
THIS GUIDE PROVIDES BASIC INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATION, OPERATION, CURRICULUM, FACILITIES, AND RESOURCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HOMEMAKING EXPERIENCE-CENTERED PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT MAY BE USED BY A HOMEROOM TEACHER WITH A VISITING HOMEMAKING TEACHER CONSULTANT OR BY A HOMEMAKING TEACHER IN SCHEDULED CLASSES. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A…
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Elementary School Economics: A Guide for Teachers (Revised).
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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond.
GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-7. SUBJECT MATTER: Elementary school economics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has a preliminary chapter on economic understandings and a chapter for each grade. Each chapter has eight subdivisions: 1) natural resources, 2) human resources; 3) production of goods and services, 4) distribution of goods and…
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Teaching English as a Second Language in the Elementary School. No. 63.
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Folkes, Florence; And Others
In addition to discussions on language structure, lesson structure, sentence patterns, and oral pattern drills, this curriculum guide presents specific lesson plans for various subject areas--social studies, mathematics, science, music, and culture--for English as a Second Language (ESL) in elementary schools. The guide begins with a section on…
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
This teacher's guide and student text present basic information about the causes and effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. The teacher's guide contains suggested activities, materials, and educational objectives for the text. Chapters in both texts are: (1) "Shapes and Movements of the Water"; (2) "Permeability and Buoyancy"; (3) "Life Styles at…
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Lemke, Laura A.
The guide is designed as a resource to help elementary school administrators and teachers in the Grand Blanc (Michigan) Community School district understand the rationale for beginning an elementary foreign language program, program types, and specifics of the district's model and philosophy. Chapters address the following topics: the rationale…
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Meier, Paulette; McPherson, Beth
Provided in this guide are annotated lists of teacher and student resources for teaching and learning about nuclear issues in the elementary/junior high school (grades K-8). Resources are grouped into five major sections. The first section (background reading for teachers) contains books and articles focusing on nuclear issues (nuclear war; arms…
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Byker, Erik J.
2014-01-01
The article's purpose is to compare case studies of computer technology use at two rural elementary schools across two international settings. This study uses the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) theory to guide this comparative investigation of how elementary school teachers and students in East Texas and South India construct meaning for…
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Simmons, Timothy Joshua
2016-01-01
The purpose of this qualitative collective case study was to understand how first-career skills were utilized by highly effective second-career elementary school teachers in northeast Tennessee. The guiding research question for the study was: How do the skills acquired in a first career affect second-career elementary school teachers? The…
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EdSource, 2007
2007-01-01
This guide informs parents about some instructional practices that work well for all elementary school students, in particular English learners. It includes questions parents can ask teachers and principals to help them understand how their children's school approaches teaching and learning. Both English and Spanish versions of the document are…
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DuFour, Marilyn Berry; Courter, Linda Kothera; Garvin, Dennis M.
The project PARK-IT! represents a unique partnership between a public elementary school and a city park in which students and teachers utilize a small naturalized area of the park as a Land Laboratory, and in return become its stewards. The project also includes this curriculum activity guide which can assist teachers in using the Land Lab with…
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DuFour, Marilyn Berry; Courter, Linda Kothera; Garvin, Dennis M.
The project PARK-IT! represents a unique partnership between a public elementary school and a city park in which students and teachers utilize a small naturalized area of the park as a Land Laboratory, and in return become its stewards. The project also includes this curriculum activity guide which can assist teachers in using the Land Lab with…
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DuFour, Marilyn Berry; Courter, Linda Kothera; Garvin, Dennis M.
The project PARK-IT! represents a unique partnership between a public elementary school and a city park in which students and teachers utilize a small naturalized area of the park as a Land Laboratory, and in return become its stewards. The project also includes this curriculum activity guide which can assist teachers in using the Land Lab with…
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Oakland County Science Safety Series: Reference Guide for Elementary Science.
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Crowder, Betty Pogue; And Others
This reference guide is designed to organize and suggest acceptable practices and procedures for dealing with safety in elementary science instruction. It is intended as a reference for teachers, administrators, and other school staff in planning for science activities and in making daily safety decisions. Topics covered in the guide include: (1)…
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Santa Fe Public Schools Facilities Master Plan. Elementary School Planning Standards.
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Santa Fe Public Schools, NM.
This document contains policies and standards to guide the design and evaluation of elementary schools in the Santa Fe Public School District. These policies and standards can be used for a variety of purposes: to serve as a checklist to evaluate existing schools, to identify capital outlay needs to bring all schools to minimum standards, and to…
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Science: Model Curriculum Guide, Kindergarten through Grade Eight.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
This guide was developed with the intention of helping teachers and school site administrators in California review the elementary science curriculum and compare it to an idealized model that is presented in the document. Part I of the guide provides a summary of a number of characteristics considered to be important to a strong elementary science…
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Graeber, Mary
The typical approach to the teaching of an elementary school science methods course for undergraduate students was compared with an experimental approach based upon activities appearing in the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) teacher's guides. The typical approach was characterized by a coverage of many topics and a…
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School Leaders' Guide to Elementary Mathematics
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Curtis-Bey, Linda
2013-01-01
High achievement in mathematics is a critical part of the portfolios of students seeking admission to the best high schools and colleges; it is essential to a school's success at district, state, and national levels and to America's future as a global competitor. Elementary school leaders need to provide their students with a balanced,…
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Dykeman, Cass, Ed.
Twenty-three brief chapters provide administrators a comprehensive guide to school counseling that describes practices, problems, and processes for which school counselors' expertise may be relied on. Chapters are: (1) "Comprehensive School Counseling Programs" (Z. VanZandt, K. H. Burke, M. J. DeRespino); (2) "The Elementary School Counseling…
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Elementary Integrated Curriculum Framework
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Montgomery County Public Schools, 2010
2010-01-01
The Elementary Integrated Curriculum (EIC) Framework is the guiding curriculum document for the Elementary Integrated Curriculum and represents the elementary portion of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) Pre-K-12 Curriculum Frameworks. The EIC Framework contains the detailed indicators and objectives that describe what…
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Klausmeier, Herbert J.; Fruth, Marvin J.
This technical report provides summary information and evaluation of the activities that were carried out in the institutionalization phase of the implementation of the Individually Guided Education (IGE) Project in the Multiunit School--Elementary (MUS-E). The institutionalization phase, the last of four, is defined as the introduction of IGE…
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Stakeholders' Perceptions of Physical Education at a Selected Elementary School
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Gonzales, Monica
2013-01-01
The motivation for this study stemmed from a lack of understanding of why members of an elementary school community did not support the physical education program. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers', administrators', and parents' perceptions about the value and importance of physical education at the school. Guided by the…
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Animals in the Classroom: A Guide for Elementary and Secondary Educators.
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Birkholz, Elaine; Theran, Peter
This document features a guide for elementary and secondary school teachers integrating animals into their curriculum and classrooms. Topics discussed include suitable classroom pets, care and housing, integrating the classroom pet into the curriculum, live animal studies, earthworms, dissections, science fairs, and resources. (YDS)
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Lucy, John H.; And Others
This handbook contains 17 teacher-developed elementary school industrial arts (ESIA) lesson plans and a bibliography of resources to assist in planning additional lessons. The handbook supplements an ESIA curriculum guide used in Pennsylvania. Each plan contains the name of the activity, its purpose, a drawing or photograph of the product, a work…
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Zitomer, Michelle R.
2017-01-01
Teachers are key players in creating inclusive dance education environments. Guided by a conceptual framework of relational ethics, this qualitative study explored the perceptions and practices of four elementary school dance teachers teaching in public schools in two large school districts in Western Canada. Data collection involved interviews,…
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PEAS AND PARTICLES, TEACHER'S GUIDE.
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1966
THIS TEACHER'S GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR USE WITH AN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE STUDY UNIT ON "PEAS AND PARTICLES" WHICH DEALS WITH LARGE NUMBERS AND ESTIMATIONS. ITS PURPOSE IS TO GIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LARGE NUMBERS MEAN THROUGH INFORMAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING FAMILIAR OBJECTS. THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN FOUND SUITABLE…
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Elementary Health Education Guide to Better Health.
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Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
This curriculum guide for the elementary school portion of a K-12 health education program contains notes on eleven areas: Alcohol, Anatomy and Physiology, Community Health, Consumer Health, Dental Health, Disease Control, Family Health, Heredity and Environment, Mental Health, Nutrition, and Safety Education. The notes on each area contain a…
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Facilitating an Elementary Engineering Design Process Module
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Hill-Cunningham, P. Renee; Mott, Michael S.; Hunt, Anna-Blair
2018-01-01
STEM education in elementary school is guided by the understanding that engineering represents the application of science and math concepts to make life better for people. The Engineering Design Process (EDP) guides the application of creative solutions to problems. Helping teachers understand how to apply the EDP to create lessons develops a…
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The Space between: Women Teachers as Leaders
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Podjasek, Heidi L.
2009-01-01
This qualitative, phenomenological study focused on listening to the voices of women teacher leaders regarding their leadership experiences within one elementary school. The question guiding this dissertation was "How do women elementary school teacher leaders perceive leadership?" Within the stories of the participants, two essential theme…
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Agriculture in Elementary School: A Challenge
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Crunkilton, John R.
1975-01-01
The article delineates an approach to teaching agriculture in the elementary grades: the extensive development of materials, lesson guides, and teaching aids which elementary teachers could use in their instructional programs, while local agriculture teachers could serve as consultants. (AJ)
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FOSKETT, JOHN M.; WOLCOTT, HARRY F.
THE SYSTEM OF RULES THAT GUIDES THE BEHAVIOR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WAS INVESTIGATED. THIS BODY OF RULES, TERMED "THE NORMATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE COMMUNITY AS IT PERTAINS TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS," WAS STUDIED BY MEANS OF AN INSTRUMENT CALLED THE "ROLE NORM INVENTORY." SEPARATE INVENTORIES WERE DEVELOPED FOR ELEMENTARY…
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Chen, Yu-Ting; Walsh, Daniel J.
2008-01-01
Drawing on Bruner's notion of folk pedagogy, this research explores how Chinese aesthetic education is perceived and valued at two elementary schools in Taiwan. Using qualitative methods, the research explores how arts teachers guide children to experience arts through the arts curricula in school and the local culture. The study reveals that the…
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Goldston, Jennifer Anne
2013-01-01
The goal of this study was to analyze the education-related schemas guiding teachers and highly educated, professional immigrant parents in a small southern California elementary school district, and to describe how facets of these schemas converged or diverged as parents and teachers drew upon their social and cultural backgrounds during…
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Teacher Use of Data to Guide Instructional Practice in Elementary Schools
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Burrows, Debra C.
2011-01-01
This descriptive study focused on the degree to which data-driven decision making as envisioned by the NCLB legislation was actually occurring in the elementary schools studied. A multi-stage random sample of six Pennsylvania school districts out of 19 located within the service area of Pennsylvania Intermediate Unit #17, one of 29 regional…
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Kwon, Kyongboon; Kim, Elizabeth Moorman; Sheridan, Susan M.
2014-01-01
Background: Positive attitudes toward school have been suggested as a meaningful indicator of school engagement among elementary children. The current study was guided by a social cognitive developmental perspective which suggests that social cognitions, including beliefs, play an important role in children's adjustment outcomes. Objective: The…
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Guide for Educational Planning of Public School Buildings and Sites in Minnesota. Revised.
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Minnesota State Dept. of Administration, St. Paul. Documents Section.
This guide serves as a manual for Minnesota school boards, administrators, architects, engineers, and others engaged in developing school plant programs. Part I considers State and local responsibilities in school plant planning procedures; Part II deals with site selection and the requirements for elementary, secondary, service, central, and…
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Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Administration and Finance.
The purpose of this guide is to provide a framework on which elementary school teachers (K through 6) can build a nutrition program that can be implemented into the existing curriculum. Founded on the importance of early and sound education for instilling good nutrition habits, the guide is divided into three grade levels: K through 2 (Discovering…
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ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY READING GUIDE.
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TROUT, JOHN; AND OTHERS
THE READING GUIDE OF THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NEW JERSEY, EMPHASIZES INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS ARE URGED TO BE LESS CONCERNED WITH TEXTBOOK MATERIAL AND MORE CONCERNED WITH PUPIL ABILITY. THE FOLLOWING THREE PREMISES GUIDE THE READING PROGRAM--(1) GRADE PLACEMENTS ARE NO LONGER AN ADEQUATE BASIS FOR STRUCTURING THE READING PROGRAM.…
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The New Press Guide to Multicultural Resources for Young Readers.
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Muse, Daphne, Ed.
This comprehensive guide to multicultural children's literature features over 1,000 critical and detailed book reviews for pre-school, elementary, and middle school students. The reviews in the guide cover a vast range of picture books, biographies, poetry, anthologies, folktales, and young adult novels, and include synopses, suggestions for…
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Views of Ancient Egypt. Teacher's Guide. School Arts: Looking/Learning.
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Downs, Linda; Brenner, Carla
This teaching guide discusses ancient Egyptian culture, the lithographs made by Napoleon's scientists in 1798-99 to study and record every aspect of Egypt, the world's subsequent fascination with Egypt, ancient Egyptian architecture, Egyptian writing, and archeologists' illustrations of Egypt. The guide suggests activities for elementary school,…
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Rivard, Marie-Claude; Deslandes, Rollande; Beaudoin, Charlotte
2011-01-01
This case study focuses on the groundwork aiming at developing school-family-community collaboration in the deployment of the HSA in a low socio-economic status elementary school. Two theoretical models--the HSA and Hoover-Dempsey et al. (1997, 2010) models--guided the analysis of five discussion groups (N = 31) regarding their perceptions of the…
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A Resource Guide on Indian Arts and Crafts for Elementary and Secondary Teachers.
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Fagot, Madeleine
American Indian arts and crafts reference materials (published 1923-1973) are listed in this annotated resource guide for elementary and secondary school teachers. Approximately 260 listings are given for: books, films and filmstrips, maps and charts, picture sets, magazines, bibliographies and indexes, slide kits, transparencies, distributor's…
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Food: Images of America. Social Studies Unit, Elementary Grades 2-6.
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Franklin, Edward; And Others
Designed to accompany an audiovisual filmstrip series devoted to presenting a visual history of life in America, this guide contains an elementary school (grades 2-6) unit on American food over the last century. Using authentic visuals including paintings, advertising, label art, documentary photography, and a movie still, the guide offers…
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Rockets: A Teaching Guide for an Elementary Science Unit on Rocketry.
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Vogt, Gregory L.
Utilizing simple and inexpensive equipment, elementary and middle school science teachers can conduct interesting, exciting, and productive units on rockets, the oldest form of self-contained vehicles in existence. This teaching guide contains the following: (1) a brief history of experimentation and research on rockets and rocket propulsion from…
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Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher
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Goldston, M. Jenice; Downey, Laura
2012-01-01
Designed around a practical "practice-what-you-teach" approach to methods instruction, "Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher" is based on current constructivist philosophy, organized around 5E inquiry, and guided by the National Science Education Teaching Standards. Written in a reader-friendly style, the…
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Asthma Awareness: Curriculum for the Elementary Classroom.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD.
Asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition and a leading cause of school absences. With asthma occurring in almost every classroom in America, this curriculum guide, developed for use by elementary school children, suggests that teachers integrate an asthma lesson into a comprehensive health education curriculum. The lessons include…
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Free Teaching Materials: Classroom and Curriculum Aids for Elementary School Science.
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Raimist, Roger J.; Mester, Rose A.
Free teaching materials suitable for elementary school science available from 168 agencies and companies are listed. Materials include booklets, teacher's source books and guides, charts and posters, and concrete materials such as mineral samples. Suggestions and materials for student activities range from experiments to song sheets. Topics…
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The Sea, An Interdisciplinary Approach to Marine Science for Elementary School Children.
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Vaiuso, Frank
This teacher's guide develops an interdisciplinary approach to marine science for elementary school children. The lessons are concerned with food chains, interdependencies, physical characteristics, comparative dissections, and student involvement in political issues dealing with water and air pollution. For each activity suggestions are provided…
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Video Projects for Elementary and Middle Schools.
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Kyker, Keith; Curchy, Christopher
With step-by-step plans for 25 creative curriculum-based video projects, this project guide for elementary and middle school educators facilitates video production. Activities that span the curriculum increase student knowledge in a variety of subjects while building video production skills and putting students in an active role with television.…
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Single-Sex Classes in Two Arkansas Elementary Schools: 2008-2009
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Stotsky, Sandra; Denny, George; Tschepikow, Nick
2010-01-01
Interest in single-sex classes continues to grow in the United States, but there has been little research at the elementary level in this country or elsewhere to help guide educators' decision-making about the overall value of single-sex classes in public schools and the specific value of single-sex classes in public schools for increasing boy's…
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An Increasing of Primary School Teachers' Competency in Brain-Based Learning
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Waree, Chaiwat
2017-01-01
The purpose of the study was to develop a powerful and empowering guide (CBT) of elementary school teachers, to compare the ability of elementary school teachers. Management learning uses brain as a base. The experimental group with a control group the experimental group used in this research was a teacher at the grade level. 4-6 in province By…
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Texas Education Agency, Austin.
The Texas Successful Schools Study profiled the contributions of programs, policies, and school personnel to the academic success of limited English proficient (LEP) students in seven successful elementary schools. This guide shares study information with school administrators to assist them in designing, implementing, and enhancing programs for…
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Odell, John H.
A school construction guide offers key personnel in school development projects information on the complex task of master planning and construction of schools in Australia. This chapter of the guide provides advice on the various types of construction that may be used, the materials available, and some elementary aspects of the services required…
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Fear, Daniel E., Ed.; Fear, Eugene H., Ed.
Intended for students in elementary school, secondary school, and adult classes, the curriculum guide presents information about human factors and priorities in three kinds of disasters: wilderness emergencies, natural disasters, and man-made disasters. The guide contains lesson plans in each containing objectives, desired understanding, and…
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Burrello, Leonard C.; DiLaura, Nancy
This videotape and viewing guide present an emerging learner-centered paradigm of teaching and learning and answer questions of why and how a staff changes its practices. The viewing guide describes the elementary school in the videotape, noting the full inclusion of 50 students identified as disabled, the team approach in which teachers are…
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San Mateo City Elementary School District, CA.
This inservice training guide on nutrition activities for preschool and elementary school teachers consists of 14 lesson plans for two workshops and more than 20 related instructional handouts that can be copied for teachers. The first workshop for teachers provides a rationale for nutrition education ine elementary curriculum as well as…
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Career Education Classroom Activities: North Dakota, K-12: Elementary (Fifth).
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North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck.
The career education activities in the guide are to be integrated with the school curriculum at the fifth grade level. These activities are designed to help elementary children become more aware of the world of work and may be used selectively according to class needs and capabilities. A career education philosophy, how to use the guide, concepts…
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Elementary Science Curriculum, Grade 5.
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Stoneham Public Schools, MA.
This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level an overview of the topic, a list…
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Elementary Science Curriculum, Grade 6.
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Stoneham Public Schools, MA.
This is one of a set of curriculum guides for the Stoneham Elementary School Science Program (see SE 012 153 - SE 012 158). Each guide contains a chart illustrating the scope and sequence of the physical, life, and earth sciences introduced at each grade level. For each of the topics introduced at this grade level an overview of the topic, a list…
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Rowch, Nancy
A guide for Spanish-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Spanish, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum requirements…
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The Best Prevention: Model Alcohol and Drug Education Program. NHTSA Prevention Guide.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
This guide was created for school administrators, parents, teachers, and community groups interested in developing effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs for elementary and secondary schools. A comprehensive approach to school-based alcohol and drug prevention is described and various prevention activities which have been selected by…
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Improving Early Reading: A Resource Guide for Elementary Schools.
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St. John, Edward P.; Loescher, Siri Ann
Indiana's Early Intervention Grant Program (EIGP) provides funding for Reading Recovery and other early interventions focused on improvement in early reading programs (Grades 1-5). This resource guide provides information that schools in Indiana can use to plan for proposals for EIGP and other grant programs, such as comprehensive school reform…
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Drug Abuse in the Elementary School, An Instructional Bulletin.
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Los Angeles City Schools, CA. Div. of Instructional Planning and Services.
This resource guide has been developed to assist elementary school teachers in offering instruction on the subject of drug education. Divided into two sections for grades K-3 and 4-6, each section offers suggested concepts and activities "providing opportunities for pupils to develop wholesome attitudes and knowledge enabling them to make wise…
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Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Curriculum Development Services.
Seventy documents including primary source materials, simulations, mock trials, short stories, vignettes, and statistical data are provided for the implementation of the elementary, middle, and high school human rights curriculum. Original documents include: (1) the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) the Declaration of the Rights of the…
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[Elementary Career Education Units: Grade 1.
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Radford City Schools, VA.
The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with traditional subject matter and topics in elementary grades K-7 and in special education. Developed by teachers in the Radford, Virginia, schools, the units make use of resource persons from outside the school, occupational information,…
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TQM and Tough Love: At Inner-City Applegate Elementary, There Are High Expectations and No Excuses.
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Muir, Maya
2002-01-01
A Portland (Oregon) elementary school, formerly designated a local "crisis school," has improved academic achievement through a combination of Total Quality Management, high expectations, and tough love. Quarterly assessments enable staff to keep track of each student and guide instructional decisions. Small classes, on-site professional…
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Tier 2 Response to Intervention in Secondary Mathematics Education
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Bouck, Emily C.; Cosby, Missy D.
2017-01-01
Response to intervention (RtI) is increasingly being used in elementary and secondary schools both to provide early intervention and support to struggling students and to identify students who may benefit from special education. Although research exists to guide and support the implementation of RtI in elementary schools, much less information…
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[Elementary Career Education Units: Grades 6 and 7.
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Radford City Schools, VA.
The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with traditional subject matter and topics in elementary grades K-7 and in special education. Developed by teachers in the Radford, Virginia, schools, the units make use of resource persons from outside the school, occupational information,…
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Open Concept School for Indian Education. Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, 1973.
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Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools, MI.
The product of an Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III project produced by the staff and administration of the Finlayson Elementary School in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for American Indian students, this handbook is designed as a guide to educators engaging in open concept education. Constituting a model, this handbook incorporates the…
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Evaluating Computer Integration in the Elementary School: A Step-by-Step Guide.
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Mowe, Richard
This handbook was written to enable elementary school educators to conduct formative evaluations of their computer integrated instruction (CII) programs in minimum time. CII is defined as the use of computer software, such as word processing, database, and graphics programs, to help students solve problems or work more productively. The first…
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[Elementary Career Education Units: Grade 2.
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Radford City Schools, VA.
The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with traditional subject matter and topics in elementary grades K-7 and in special education. Developed by teachers in the Radford, Virginia, schools, the units make use of resource persons from outside the school, occupational information,…
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Children Exploring Their World: Theme Teaching in Elementary School.
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Walmsley, Sean A.
With this book as a guide, elementary school teachers can build classroom themes that offer students substantive encounters with knowledge, literature, and language. The book discusses a rationale for theme teaching; an explanation of the different kinds of themes; a variety of ways in which themes can be treated in the classroom; a detailed…
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Edsall Giglio, Lisa
2012-01-01
During the 2011-12 school year, a fifth grade class in a diverse San Francisco public elementary school collaborated with the Arts Resources In Action (ARIA) program of the San Francisco Opera's Education Department to create a teacher-guided opera. The students wrote the story, music and lyrics as well as designed and built the sets, props and…
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Outdoor Education Guide-Handbook, Waukesha Public Schools.
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Vitale, Joseph A.
Designed by the Waukesha Public Schools (Wisconsin) specifically for an elementary level three-day camping trip at Camp Phantom Lake, this outdoor education guide presents some activities which suggest adaptation. Activity directions, plans, worksheets, evaluation sheets, and illustrations are presented in sequential order for the following…
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Practical Lessons To Promote a Global Perspective in Elementary Education.
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Jarchow, Elaine, Ed.; Midkiff, Ronald, Ed.; Pickert, Sarah, Ed.
This book for elementary school teachers presents a rationale for developing a global perspective, providing sample lesson plans and a curriculum resource guide. Chapter 1, "Promoting a Global Perspective in Elementary Education" (Ronald G. Midkiff), uses stories from one teacher's global experiences to offer a rationale for promoting…
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Baker, Scott; Lesaux, Nonie; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph; Proctor, C. Patrick; Morris, Joan; Gersten, Russell; Haymond, Kelly; Kieffer, Michael J.; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca
2014-01-01
As English learners face the double demands of building knowledge of a second language while learning complex grade-level content, teachers must find effective ways to make challenging content comprehensible for students. This updated English learner practice guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and…
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The Teaching of Food Guide Pyramid Concepts by Nebraska Elementary School Educators.
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Martin, H. Darlene; Driskell, Judy A.
2001-01-01
In an analysis of food selection education using the Food Guide Pyramid for students in grades 1-4, over two-thirds of teachers (n=464) responded that nutrition should be a high priority in the elementary curriculum. Fewer than half teach pyramid concepts consistently or frequently, younger teachers (20-29) more rarely than older teachers.…
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Project MET. A Trainer's Guide. Management for Effective Teaching, A Title IV-C Project.
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Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Instructional Services.
This guide provides trainers with a format and process for conducting inservice education programs for elementary school teachers on the use of the Management for Effective Teaching (MET) support kit. Project MET is a program developed to aid teachers in the Fairfax County (Virginia) public schools in implementing the school district curriculum,…
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Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped. A Curriculum Guide for Students. Bulletin No. 7393.
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Handicapped Children and Pupil Services.
The curriculum guide sets forth the course of study at the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped. An initial section presents the school's philosophy regarding the need for specialty skills to be incorporated into regular academic instruction. The content of the primary and elementary programs (kindergarten through grade 6) is reviewed in…
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Teachers' Perceptions on Application of 2013 Curriculum for Elementary School in Medan
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Zulhernanda, Windha
2018-01-01
Curriculum is a set of educational design programs as a guide for learning activities. Recent changes in curriculum implementation in education have an impact on teachers in implementing them.This study investigated about the teacher perception on application the newest curriculum such as the 2013 curriclum for elementary school in Medan,…
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Understanding Islam in the U.S. Classroom: A Guide for Elementary School Teachers
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Hossain, Kazi I.
2013-01-01
This article provides strategies that are recommended to elementary school teachers to help students in the U.S. understand Islam and its followers. It discusses the importance of cultural and historical studies in making students aware of the value of Islam to its followers. Three strategies described herein are: the concept of similarities, the…
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Helman, Lori
2012-01-01
This hands-on guide shows elementary school teachers how to create multilingual classroom communities that support every learner's success in reading, writing, and general literacy development. The author provides a practical overview of key ideas and techniques and describes specific literacy activities that lead to vocabulary and oral English…
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SPEAKING, WRITING, AND LISTENING IN THE ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
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AMBROSE, HELEN; AND OTHERS
DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE IN HELPING CHILDREN THINK CLEARLY AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THE ST. PAUL CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS--SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND WRITING. AN OVERVIEW OF EACH SECTION DESCRIBES CURRENT THINKING IN THE FIELD AND GENERAL SKILLS WHICH NEED TO BE ACQUIRED BY STUDENTS.…
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THE STUDY OF MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL--A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH.
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GARY, CHARLES L., ED.
THIS GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EMPHASIZES THE CENTRALITY OF INTELLECTUAL APPREHENSION IN THE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A GENUINE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OF MUSIC IS EMPHASIZED. AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER PROVIDES A DISCUSSION OF A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO MUSIC LEARNING AND NAMES AND DEFINES THE…
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Lopez, Alexandra
2017-01-01
This study focused on discovering what instructors' experiences help elementary school students develop not only academically but also socially. This qualitative multiple case study method was guided by Yin, and the purpose of the study was to investigate effective instruction strategies from the perspective of instructors who worked in an…
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Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
2013-01-01
This event focused on the Institute of Education Sciences' practice guide, "Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers" (2012) (see ED533112). Dr. Natalie Olinghouse and Alisha Bollinger presented effective strategies for teaching writing while familiarizing attendees with the recommendations and methods described in the…
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Selecting Books for the Elementary School Library Media Center: A Complete Guide.
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Van Orden, Phyllis
This book focuses on the selection of books in an elementary school and on the resources designed to help in that process. Resources that support other aspects of collection development are identified, along with a number of established surveys of children's literature that discuss specific titles. The following chapters are included: (1)…
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Elementary Principals: A Checklist to Succeed. ACSA Operations Notebook 23.
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Amato, Ted, Ed.
This operations notebook is constructed so that it can serve as a practical guide and quick reference for elementary school principals. It has a checklist-type format, and the entire document can be inserted into a three-ring binder. The eight topics covered include preparation for the opening of school, contract management, handling emergencies,…
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Bashirian, Saeed; Shirahmadi, Samaneh; Seyedzadeh-Sabounchi, Shabnam; Soltanian, Ali Reza; Karimi-Shahanjarini, Akram; Vahdatinia, Farshid
2018-01-10
Dental caries among Iranian elementary school children aged 6-12 years continue to rise. To estimate treatment needs and guide health initiatives, current epidemiologic data are required. Such data are currently unavailable for dental health. The purpose of this study was to assess caries experience, dental plaque, and associated factors in elementary school-aged children from Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 988 elementary school children aged 7-12 years were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Dental caries was studied using the WHO criteria, dental plaque was examined according to O'Leary index. Data on parental education and occupation, living district, dental pain within the past year, and tooth brushing habits under parental supervision were collected through interviews based on questionnaire. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and logistic and linear regression. The mean (SD) age of the elementary school children was 9.64 (1.73) years. The highest dmft was seen in elementary school children aged 7-8 years 6.53 (4.37) and the highest DMFT and dental plaque was in 12 year olds recorded as 1.17 (1.77) and 51.97 (25.86), respectively. The proportion of decayed teeth in 7 years old elementary school based on dmft index was 80.36%, moreover, the proportion in 12 years old elementary school was 40.17% based on the DMFT index. Age, gender, and dental pain within the past year were significantly associated with DMFT and dmft. The odds of developing dental caries (DMFT) was 1.70 times higher in girls than in boys (p < 0.001) and 1.72 times higher in the students that reported dental pain frequently than in those who did not (p = 0.005). The chance of developing dental caries (dmft) was 0.47 times lower in girls than boys (p < 0.001). Age was significantly correlated with dental plaque such that Plaque Index increased by 2.44 times per one year increase in age (p < 0.001). Results indicated that dental caries experience and plaque formation among elementary school children in Hamadan were high and they were influenced by their sociodemographic factors. The associations found can be used as a helpful guide for planning accurate preventive programs for elementary school children in this region.
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Cavanaugh, Dena M.; Clemence, Kimberly J.; Teale, Mikaila M.; Rule, Audrey C.; Montgomery, Sarah E.
2017-01-01
This study explored the effects of literacy-rich sociodramatic guided play on kindergarten student literacy performance and behavior. Kindergarten students of varying socioeconomic status attending two elementary schools in the same school district participated in this repeated measures, counterbalanced design study. Students received the mandated…
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Earth Science Activities: A Guide to Effective Elementary School Science Teaching.
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Kanis, Ira B.; Yasso, Warren E.
The primary emphasis of this book is on new or revised earth science activities that promote concept development rather than mere verification of concepts learned by passive means. Chapter 2 describes philosophies, strategies, methods, and techniques to guide preservice and inservice teachers, school building administrators, and curriculum…
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Physical Education, Teacher's Guide, Elementary (Grades 1-5).
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Lefevre, M. D.; And Others
This is a guide for teachers of physical education in the elementary schools of Vietnam. It consists of the following chapters: (1) Definition and Objectives of P.E. and the Teacher's Role; (2) Organization and Orientation of the P.E. program; (3) Methods for Teaching P.E.; (4) P.E. for grades 1 to 5; (5) P.E. for handicapped children; (6) Sports.…
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Rockwood, Stacy F.
This paper outlines the procedures used at the University of Cincinnati for establishing a field based elementary teacher education program in the form of a field guide. The first step involves a meeting with university faculty to discuss the implications of such a program. Step two involves meeting with the elementary school principal and selling…
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Holder, Harold D.; And Others
The report provides a summary of the independent, third party evaluation of the 1972-73 funding year of the Guided Occupational Orientation Project of the Syracuse City School District. A systems approach to evaluation was utilized in this effort. The funded project involved all three grade populations--elementary, junior high school, and senior…
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Springer, George
This guide describes the content of a proposed mathematics course for prospective elementary school teachers. It is the result of a two-year study at Indiana University in which three existing courses were integrated and coordinated. For each unit of instruction, there are (1) remarks for motivation of study, (2) remarks on methods of teaching,…
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A Study of Implicit Theories and Beliefs about Teaching in Elementary School Teachers.
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Marcelo, Carlos
In this study interactive teaching of two math teachers at elementary schools in Spain was observed. Focus was on the description of the principles of the practice which guide the teaching activities of the subjects, because it was felt these principles form the base of teachers' theories with respect to the teaching and the students. During a…
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Virginia State Dept. of Waste Management, Richmond. Div. of Litter & Recycling.
This publication, the third in a series of seven for elementary schools, is an environmental education curriculum guide with a focus on waste management issues. It contains a unit of exercises selected for second grade students to introduce the ideas that littering causes environmental problems, both man-made and natural objects cause litter, and…
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Kenworthy, Leonard S., Ed.; And Others
This guide for elementary and middle school teachers, curriculum specialists, and administrators answers 40 questions most frequently asked about global concerns and the work of the United Nations. Topics include the importance of teaching about the world and the United Nations; the need for beginning international understanding in the home;…
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Rosenbusch, Marcia, Ed.; Kremer, Douglas, Ed.
A colloquium convened at the Deutsches Haus in New York is summarized that brought together experts to discuss (1) the significance foreign languages have for other elementary school subjects, and (2) what function the other subjects serve for early foreign language learning. The following six topics, guided by session leaders, provided the…
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Lacy, Sharone Sanders
2011-01-01
The purpose of this study was to determine what impact a No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-related afterschool tutoring program had on reading achievement of elementary students in a Mississippi rural school setting. The research questions that guided this study were (1) Is there a significant difference between the 2008 and 2009 Mississippi Curriculum…
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Primary History: Using the Evidence of the Historic Environment. A Teacher's Guide.
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Corbishley, Mike; Fordham, Jennie; Gay, Susan; Hollinshead, Liz; Spicer, Suzanne; Walmsley, David
This guide aims to help busy elementary teachers make the best use of a whole range of evidence for teaching history in schools today, covering areas of study at both Key Stages 1 and 2 (in the British school system). The guide includes: clear, richly illustrated explanatory text for the non-expert, with practical advice and project ideas; how to…
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South Dakota State Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pierre.
This guide for a model industrial arts curriculum for state and local planning has been designed for public school administrators and teachers who wish to establish an industrial arts curriculum in their school or would like to expand an existing one. Covering levels K-12, the guide first suggests a program by operational levels. It then outlines…
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Ware, George; McCollum, Howard P.
This publication is a revised edition of the teachers guide for teaching soil and water conservation in the elementary and junior high schools of Louisiana. The format of the guide includes a statement of concept, followed by discussion of the concept, suggested activities, and possible outcomes. There is a glossary of terms and a section that…
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Erwin, Clyde A.
This guide to basic principles of school design presents diagrammatic explanation of various developed standards and planning suggestions. The first section schematically develops patterns of school activity for primary, elementary, and high schools. The second discusses organization of activities--(1) contour adjustment, (2) landscaping, (3)…
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Mississippi Industrial Arts. Industrial Arts Curriculum Series No. 10,001.
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Mississippi School Bulletin, 1974
1974-01-01
The bulletin was prepared as a guide for school administrators and teachers of industrial arts in the elementary and secondary schools of Mississippi. Chapter 1 discusses the philosophy and goals of arts education and defines terms used in the guide. Chapter 2 gives specific information pertaining to organizing and administering an industrial arts…
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Community Education Parenting Resource Guide. Bulletin 1982, No. 5.
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Bradwell, John; And Others
Designed for use by community education coordinators, elementary classroom teachers, PTA workers, school volunteers, and parents, this guide offers suggestions about ways to unite the school and the home in efforts to help children learn. The first section discusses the expanded role of the community education coordinator in parenting programs and…
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A Guide to Pathways through the Pre-Five Quality Process.
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Strathclyde Regional Council, Glasgow (Scotland).
This guide describes a quality process for external and internal evaluation of the elementary school education department. The term "pathway" is used to define routes through the quality process that describe any school administrative activity in terms of the indicators and examples of good practice. There are five pathways: process…
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Pennsylvania Online: A Curriculum Guide for School Library Media Centers.
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Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg.
This curriculum guide is intended to meet the needs of librarians in all schools in Pennsylvania, including those lacking access to online technologies. It is recommended that the online curriculum be integrated with the teaching of library media skills in other discipline areas at appropriate elementary and secondary grade levels, and that…
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Classroom Drama and Theatre: A Guide to Curriculum Planning.
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Last, Ellen
This state guide to curriculum planning is designed to provide direction to teachers, administrators, and curriculum specialists for developing programs in informal drama and theatre. For each school level (preschool, elementary, middle, and high school) the following topics or concepts are discussed in terms of the student at that level: informal…
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Stepping Stones to Evaluating Your Own School Literacy Program
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Levesque, Jeri; Carnahan, Danielle
2005-01-01
Stepping Stones to Literacy is a tool for elementary school improvement teams to evaluate and strengthen their reading programs. Each Stepping Stone is a guided activity to stimulate reflection and guide systematic inquiry. It is a collaborative, active research approach to evaluation (Levesque & Hinton 2001). The goal is to eliminate the gap…
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A Survival Guide for the Elementary/Middle School Counselor, 2nd Edition
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Schmidt, John J.
2004-01-01
This second edition of the best-selling book offers school counselors an expanded, practical, professional resource that is packed with hundreds of ready-to-use ideas, strategies, and tools. This "Survival Guide" will help readers plan and implement an effective counseling program tailored to the remedial, preventative, and developmental needs of…
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Anomaly as Exemplar: The Meanings of Role-Modeling for Men Elementary Teachers.
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Allan, Jim
This study looked at male elementary school teachers and the role modeling component of their work in an effort to understand why the profession continues to be dominated by women. The study gathered data through guided collaborative interviews between the Fall of 1989 and December 1991 with 15 men currently employed as elementary teachers in…
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Waldron, Chad H.
2014-01-01
This descriptive, mixed method study investigated the literacy-related contextual factors and local curricular decision-making of experienced elementary literacy teachers in one large U.S. public school district. The study's guiding research question was: How do elementary in-service teachers teach literacy within the contexts of required literacy…
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Virginia State Library, Richmond.
This booklet, with a physical workout "get-in-shape" theme, is intended to stimulate cooperation between public and school libraries in providing services to elementary and secondary level students. The potential benefits of cooperation are cited, including sharing ideas and materials; reaching a wider audience by sharing publicity for…
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de Koster, Sandra; Volman, Monique; Kuiper, Els
2017-01-01
The integration of technology into the classroom remains a challenge for those involved. A concept-guided approach to the development of technology has been suggested as a way of meeting this challenge. This multiple case study was performed in the context of a project in which five elementary schools in The Netherlands with a school concept that…
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What Did You Do At School Today? A Guide to Schooling and School Success.
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Carroll, Margaret Kelly
Written for parents, this book discusses current practice in preschools, elementary schools, and secondary schools. The first section, entitled "Learning," defines and discusses learning, memory, learning styles, study skills, and homework. The second section, entitled "What Goes on in Schools?," discusses inclusion,…
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Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Instruction.
This administrator handbook begins with statements summarizing Oklahoma's Division of Instruction and the guiding principles of education at the state's elementary and secondary levels. Following an outline of State Board of Education policies, the handbook lists various general regulations and progress criteria for the state as a whole.…
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Virginia State Dept. of Waste Management, Richmond. Div. of Litter & Recycling.
This publication, the first in a series of seven, for elementary schools, is an environmental education curriculum guide with a focus on waste management issues. It presents a unit of exercises selected for kindergarten students to introduce the ideas of natural and man-made objects in the environment and the topics of waste and litter. Litter is…
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Headen, Monica Dolores
2013-01-01
This qualitative multiple case study examines how principals contribute to the success of exemplar elementary PBIS schools in North Carolina and how their thoughts about PBIS informed their actions. Guided by the literature on principals and change efforts and sensemaking, this study used individual interviews, focus group interviews, field notes,…
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Artayasa, I. Putu; Susilo, Herawati; Lestari, Umie; Indriwati, Sri Endah
2018-01-01
This research aims to compare the effect of the implementation of three levels of inquiry: level 2 (structured inquiry), level 3 (guided inquiry), and level 4 (open inquiry) toward science concept understanding of elementary school teacher candidates. This is a quasi experiment research with pre-test post-test nonequivalent control group design.…
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Virginia State Dept. of Waste Management, Richmond. Div. of Litter & Recycling.
This publication, the sixth in a series of seven for elementary schools, is an environmental education curriculum guide with a focus on waste management issues. While children may be unable to resolve other environmental problems litter is cited as one pollutant that they can comprehend and solve. They can learn to dispose of waste properly, help…
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Virginia State Dept. of Waste Management, Richmond. Div. of Litter & Recycling.
This publication, the last in a series of seven for elementary schools, is an environmental education curriculum guide with a focus on waste management issues. It contains a unit of exercises selected for sixth grade students focusing on community solutions to solid waste pollution. Waste management activities included in this unit seek to…
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
This policy manual is a guide for state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), parents, and other interested parties wishing to obtain funding for basic compensatory education programs operated by school districts under Part A of Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by…
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Price, Robert John
The elementary school teacher's personal understanding of science has not been a primary focus of consideration in educational reform discussions. This study examines how four elementary school teachers have constructed their personal understanding of science. The purpose of this study is to explore core understandings about science held by these teachers, and to examine the origins of these ideas. This study assumes that a teacher's understanding of science is unique and constructed on personal experiences affected by influences. This study further explores the relationship of the teachers understanding to the school's stated curriculum. The theoretical framework of this research recognizes three guiding assumptions: science exists as a set of ideas that have developed over time through competing discourses; the teacher plays an important role in the implementation of the science curriculum; and the guiding influences of a teacher's understanding of science are associated with power that emerges from discourse. The methodology in this qualitative study is closely associated with narrative inquiry. Data collection methods include a questionnaire, focus group sessions, and individual interviews. Teachers' stories were collected through collaborative interview opportunities between the researcher and the participants. The findings are presented through the narratives of the four teachers, and are organized through the guiding influences, and talk related to the stated science curriculum. The teachers' talk can be categorized by three broad guiding influences: family, education, and an image of science. The talk related to the stated curriculum illustrates both conflicts, and a relationship between the teachers' understanding of science and the curriculum. The finding of this study provides evidence that each teacher's understanding of science is unique and developed over time. Additionally, this understanding plays a role in how the stated curriculum is discussed and understood. This investigation recommends that teachers' personal understanding of science, as revealed through narrative inquiry, becomes a focus in developing new educational opportunities for elementary school teachers. This study further recommends challenging a hegemony related to positivism that exists in science curricula, and the addition of the valued voice of elementary teachers to the discourse of science education.
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Faculty Self-Study in the Elementary School. Working Papers. Revised Edition 1973.
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation.
This guide for the study of a school district by its faculty members and administrators, along with parents, begins with suggested procedures for initiating and conducting a self-study. The guide itself contains two major sections: comprehensive study areas and content study areas. Included in the comprehensive areas for study are administration…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Arabic-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Gujarati-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Chinese-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Urdu-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Korean-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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A Parent's Guide to Achievement Matters Most: Maryland's Plan for PreK-12 Education, 2002-2003.
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This guide for parents outlines the goals and characteristics of the…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Russian-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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What Works. School/College Partnerships To Improve Poor and Minority Student Achievement.
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Stoel, Carol; And Others
This guide provides an overview of the types and dimensions of partnership programs between institutions of higher education and elementary or secondary schools, how they operate, and their importance as a strategy for educational reform. The guide is divided into four parts which cover: (1) background context; (2) strategies used by successful…
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The Chicago Handbook for Teachers: A Practical Guide to the College Classroom. Second Edition
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Brinkley, Alan; El-Fakahany, Esam; Dessants, Betty; Flamm, Michael; Forcey, Charles B., Jr.; Ouellett, Mathew L.; Rothschild, Eric
2011-01-01
Those who teach college students have extensive training in their disciplines, but unlike their counterparts at the high school or elementary school level, they often have surprisingly little instruction in the craft of teaching itself. "The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Second Edition", is an extraordinarily helpful guide for anyone facing the…
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Instituto Nacional de Pedagogia (Mexico).
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) of a guide based on the results of experiments conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Pedagogia in its pilot school and other schools in Mexico, D. F. The foreword points out that there are two aspects of language teaching in elementary schools--the first year class to read…
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Curriculum Connection. Take Technology Outdoors.
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Dean, Bruce Robert
1992-01-01
Technology can support hands-on science as elementary students use computers to formulate field guides to nature surrounding their school. Students examine other field guides; open databases for recording information; collect, draw, and identify plants, insects, and animals; enter data into the database; then generate a computerized field guide.…
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Asian American Curriculum Guide.
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Saint Paul Public Schools, Minn.
This comprehensive Asian American curriculum and resource guide for elementary school teachers consists of lessons developed as part of an in-service teacher education workshop. The guide is divided into three topic areas: stereotyping; similarities; and differences. The format for lessons in all sections contains a title, key concepts,…
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Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
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Office of Safe and Healthy Students, US Department of Education, 2013
2013-01-01
Each school day, our nation's schools are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for approximately 55 million elementary and secondary school students in public and nonpublic schools. In collaboration with their local government and community partners, schools can take steps to plan for these potential emergencies through the…
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Varmecky, John A.
1989-01-01
Describes the art career guidance programs at Johnstown High School (Pennsylvania). Programs include high school art students' visits to elementary and junior high schools, an "Artist at Work" exhibit at a shopping mall, and an art career guide for high school students. The programs have increased interest in art careers from grade…
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School Capacity. Educational Facility Series; A Guide to Planning.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Bureau of School Planning Services.
Information, instructions and worksheets are provided for use in computing the functional capacity of an elementary, middle or secondary school building. The functional capacity is the number of pupils that can adequately be housed in a school building without overcrowding. (FS)
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Target: Communication Skills. K-12 Curriculum Guide.
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Lincoln Public Schools, NE.
Intended to help elementary and secondary school teachers model and teach communication skills in all subject matters, this curriculum guide is divided into four sections. The introduction describes the program's goals, explains how to use the guide, and presents grade appropriate profiles of communication skills competence. The second section…
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DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1981-03-30
This report (Volume 2 of four volumes) serves as a users guide for elementary schools implementing the PEDSAFE Program. Volume 1 of this report describes the conduct and results of the evaluation of the entire PEDSAFE Program and provides recommendat...
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Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children.
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Dauer, Victor P.; Pangrazi, Robert P.
This guide offers a functional, child-tested physical education program for elementary students. Chapters in the book discuss the following topics: (a) current educational and sociological trends; (b) rationale for the program; (c) guidelines for program planning; (d) organization for effective teaching; (e) basis of movement learning and…
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A Guide to Ohio School Finance. Money and Education.
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Biles, Brenda L.; Ward, James F.
To help Ohio's educators, legislators, and others understand school finance reforms and equalization plans, this manual provides an overview of the state's public elementary and secondary school financing and explores issues and options in educational finance. An introductory chapter traces the legal history of school finance reform, explaining…
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Greek Mythology: Literature Curriculum, Levels C-D [Grades Three and Four]; Teacher's Guide.
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Oregon Univ., Eugene. Oregon Elementary English Project.
This curriculum guide is intended to introduce elementary school students to Greek mythology. The authors suggest that the selections be presented by the teacher as lively and imaginative stories; the more abstract aspects of the myths should be largely ignored until students reach the junior high school level. In addition to the myths themselves,…
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Leopold, Marjorie
This program is a self-guided professional development experience that explains how to use multiple intelligences (MI) theory to improve teaching, learning, and achievement in elementary classrooms and schools. The program consists of one manual and six VHS videos, each of which corresponds to one of the six modules listed in the table of…
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Mataka, Lloyd M.; Cobern, William W.; Grunert, Megan L.; Mutambuki, Jacinta; Akom, George
2014-01-01
This study investigate the effectiveness of adding an "explicit general problem solving teaching strategy" (EGPS) to guided inquiry (GI) on pre-service elementary school teachers' ability to solve heat transfer problems. The pre-service elementary teachers in this study were enrolled in two sections of a chemistry course for pre-service…
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Dress: Images of America. Elementary Version.
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Franklin, Edward; And Others
Designed to accompany an audiovisual filmstrip series devoted to presenting a visual history of life in America, this guide contains an elementary school (grades 2-6) unit which traces the history of dress in America over the last century. Using authentic visuals including posters, paintings, advertising, documentary photography, movies, cartoons,…
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Economic Education in the Elementary Schools, Level 2.
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Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Div. of Instructional Planning and Support.
Part two in a series of elementary level economics and consumer education teaching resources, this guide is designed for use with second and third graders. It identifies objectives for economic and consumer education established by the Florida State Department of Education, defines important related concepts and terms, and lists general…
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Consumer Education for Kindergarten through Grade 8.
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Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Program Planning and Development.
This guide is intended to assist school administrative personnel in the integration of consumer education into the curriculum at the elementary level and to assist teachers in planning and implementing consumer education concepts at the primary, intermediate, and upper elementary levels in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies…
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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Coteaching
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Kadakia, Geeta Gupta
2017-01-01
In response to the low passing rate of its students with disabilities, administrators at a small urban elementary school in south Texas implemented coteaching. Guided by Nonaka and Takeuchi's collaborative learning framework, this qualitative instrumental case study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of collaborative teaching in the…
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Roeder, Peter Martin
1999-01-01
Critiques two normative premises that guide the researchers' interpretation of results from the Hamburg School Experiment, an empirical study that focused on mainstreaming elementary students diagnosed as needing special education: (1) integrating these children in normal classrooms is legitimated; and (2) social integration should not preclude…
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Helping Your Students with Homework: A Guide for Teachers.
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Paulu, Nancy; Darby, Linda B., Ed.
This guide for elementary and secondary teachers discusses 18 tips for creating meaningful homework assignments that students will complete. Following introductory sections that explore hurdles to homework, the guide details the following tips: (1) lay out expectations early in the school year; (2) create assignments with a purpose; (3) make sure…
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Economics, Kindergarten-Grade 6. A Curriculum Resource Guide.
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Texas Council for Economic Education, Houston.
This resource guide results from a joint project of the Texas Council on Economic Education and the Texas Education Agency. For each of the elementary school grades, the guide presents interdisciplinary lessons that feature an integrated approach to the teaching of economics. The lessons are devoted to a number of basic economics concepts. The…
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People & Animals: A Humane Education Curriculum Guide. Levels A-D.
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Savesky, Kathleen, Ed.; Malcarne, Vanessa, Ed.
This curriculum guide provides the framework for integrating humane education into the traditional elementary school curriculum. The activities in this guide are designed to help students think critically and clarify their own feelings about various issues, as well as to provide them with factual information and understandings about animals.…
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A Resource Guide for Oceanography and Coastal Processes.
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Walker, Sharon H., Ed.; Damon-Randall, Kimberly, Ed.; Walters, Howard D., Ed.
This resource guide was developed for elementary, middle, and high school teachers to teach about oceanography and coastal processes. This guide contains information on the program's history and names and contact information for all Operation Pathfinder participants since 1993. The body is divided into 6 topics. Topic 1 is on Physical Parameters,…
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The Middle East Institute Resource Guide for Teachers.
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Fix, Jerrold E.
Abstracts and evaluations of over 50 instructional and resource materials related to the Middle East are presented in the resource guide. The guide is intended for use by elementary and secondary school social studies classroom teachers as they seek information about availability and potential uses of resources dealing with the Middle East. Four…
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Idaho Wheat Commission, Boise.
This pamphlet contains puzzles, games, and a recipe designed to teach elementary school pupils about wheat. It includes word games based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid and on foods made from wheat. The Food Guide Pyramid can be cut out of the pamphlet and assembled as a three-dimensional information source and food guide.…
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Primary Science Curriculum Guide, A. Beginning Science.
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Victoria Education Dept. (Australia).
Suggestions for providing science experiences for children in kindergarten and grades one and two are given in this first part of the Victorian Education Department (Australia) guide to the elementary school science curriculum. (See SE 012 720 and SE 012 721 for additional guides to this curriculum.) The suggestions are illustrated by brief case…
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Ciencias 1. Manual do Professor (Science 1. Teacher's Manual).
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Raposo, Lucilia
This is the teacher's guide for Ciencias 1, the first in a series of science books designed for Portuguese-speaking students in elementary schools. The guide contains materials corresponding to the student's book. Included are five sections comprised of 43 lessons. The teacher's guide also contains lesson objectives, suggestions for lesson…
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Teacher's Guide, Health. Grade 1.
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Bui huy Bao; And Others
This is the teaching guide accompanying the elementary health instructional program designed for children at the first grade level in Vietnam. The goal is to integrate the school program with the realities of the health conditions in the community. The teaching method outlined in the guide is based on three principals: (1) preparation at home, (2)…
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Orientation to Careers in Transportation. Student Manual.
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Wood, Tom
One of a series devoted to the topic of career education in transportation, this guide is designed for elementary and junior high school students to use in gaining career orientation. The three units that comprise this guide provide student activities for the three program areas outlined in the teacher's guide, which is published separately (CE…
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Neilson, Donald W.; Nixon, John E.
The increasing interest in swimming instruction and recreation for elementary and secondary school children has resulted in the development of this guide for swimming pool use, design, and construction. Introductory material discussed the need for swimming in the educational program and the organization of swimming programs in the school. Design…
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Kids Club: A School-Age Program Guide for Directors.
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Sisson, Linda G.
This handbook for administrators of school-age day care programs offers guidelines on implementing Kids Club programs. Kids Clubs coordinate family and public school resources to meet elementary children's needs for adult supervision and guidance when the children are not in school and their parents are at work. The handbook consists of seven…
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General Learning Corp., Washington, DC.
This guide endeavors to teach the faculty how to manipulate the structure of the new facility in the most creative way. The first chapters discuss the interior design, graphic considerations within the facility, materials and equipment suited for open space schools, and recommended audio-systems. Later chapters cover the exterior facilities, such…
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A Teacher's Guide to the Energy 80 Student Booklet for the 1981-82 School Year.
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Lord, John, Ed.
This teaching guide was developed for use with Energy 80 program student booklets. Although the program was designed for junior high/middle school students in science/social studies classes, it is indicated that the materials are suitable for use at higher grades and, to a lesser extent, in upper elementary grades. The first 80 pages of the guide…
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McCarthy, Deborah; Bellina, Joseph J., Jr.
2003-01-01
In 1988 Saint Mary's College received a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc. to create a program to improve the quality of science education in the local public and private schools. As part of applying that grant we created one-week summer work-shops for elementary and middle school teachers (K-8) based on guided inquiry methods of education. Each…
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Students Feeling Unsafe in School: Fifth Graders' Experiences
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Jacobson, Gloria; Riesch, Susan K.; Temkin, Barbara Myers; Kedrowski, Karen M.; Kluba, Nina
2011-01-01
Children of late elementary school age (fifth grade) provide evidence that many do not feel safe in their schools. The purpose of this study was to examine how children express their experiences of feeling unsafe in school. Questions guiding the study were What percentage of children in this sample report feeling unsafe at school? What are the…
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The Conservation of Energy in Schools--A Feasibility Report.
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Whitworth, Fred E.
This report is concerned with suggestions for translating changing educational requirements and community needs into appropriate school facilities that are designed, or changed, to be cost beneficial and to conserve energy. Planning guides are offered for the construction and the improvement of elementary and secondary schools. Some preventative…
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Physical Activity and Psychological Correlates during an After-School Running Club
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Kahan, David; McKenzie, Thomas L.
2018-01-01
Background: After-school programs (ASPs) have the potential to contribute to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), but there is limited empirical evidence to guide their development and implementation. Purpose: This study assessed the replication of an elementary school running program and identified psychological correlates of children's…
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Link Schools: An Evaluation of an Innovatory Scheme in Teacher Education.
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Boydell, Deanne
1990-01-01
The first year of an innovative British partnership between elementary schools, the school district, the teacher training institution, and teacher trainees is evaluated. The program integrates the needs of institutions, students, and professionals. Guiding principles relevant to the development of such partnerships and evaluation issues are…
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Using Anticipatory Reading Guides to Improve Elementary Students' Comprehension
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Ortlieb, Evan
2013-01-01
One of the greatest challenges of an elementary school teacher is equipping students with comprehension strategies that transfer to all content areas. With stable levels of reading achievement over the last two decades in the United States, it is necessary that further research be conducted on methods of increasing students' comprehension…
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Group Skills and Reality Therapy: A Pragmatic Process for Humanizing Education.
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Supple, Robert V.
While elementary school teachers are concerned for and involved in the affective world of children, some elementary educators fear or distrust group affective approaches. It may be the case that they lack understanding and skills in the use of affective curricula. William Glasser's guides for classroom meetings, designed to increase and promote…
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Elementary Science Guide -- 6th Grade.
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Wieland, Anne; And Others
Presented is a resource book to be used with instructional kits for elementary school science students, grade 6. The individual units at this grade level are based on curriculum which has been developed by the National Science Foundation in the 1960s and revised to meet student and teacher identified needs in Anchorage, Alaska. Six units are…
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Safety in the Elementary Science Classroom.
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National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, VA.
This guide gives elementary school teachers suggestions for providing a safe environment for their students and covers general safety concerns in the science classroom. Information is printed in a flip chart format for easy reference. Safety areas covered include: (1) In Case of Accident; (2) Eye Protection; (3) Plants in the Classroom; (4) First…
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Safety in the Elementary Science Classroom.
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Dean, Robert A.; And Others
This safety guide for elementary school science teachers who plan science activities or laboratories for their students, presents information in the form of a flip chart that can be posted in the classroom and referred to in an emergency. Space is provided for emergency telephone numbers. A safety checklist is given for the teacher. Topics…
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L'Allier, Susan; Elish-Piper, Laurie; Bean, Rita M.
2010-01-01
Literacy coaches provide job-embedded professional development for teachers, and the number of literacy coaches in elementary schools is increasing. Although literacy coaching offers promise in terms of improving teacher practice and student achievement, guidance is needed regarding the qualifications, activities, and roles of literacy coaches.…
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An Elementary Model of the Earth's Magnetic Field
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Watt, Jeanie I.; Roth, Bradley J.
2007-01-01
This article is intended as a guide for teaching geomagnetism in a high school or university introductory physics class. Many students find this subject fascinating. Instructors, however, often have a difficult time introducing this topic at an elementary level. Suggestions will be made on how to accomplish this using three electricity and…
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Elementary Science Guide -- 1st Grade.
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Wieland, Anne; And Others
Presented is a resource book to be used with instructional kits for elementary school science students, grade 1. The individual units at this grade level are based on curriculum which has been developed by the National Science Foundation in the 1960s and revised to meet student and teacher identified needs in Anchorage, Alaska. Four units are…
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Multicultural Women's History: A Curriculum Unit for the Elementary Grades.
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Tomin, Barbara; Burgoa, Carol
This guide offers a curriculum unit for elementary schools to help increase student awareness of multicultural women's history. The unit contains five short biographies of women from different ethnic backgrounds. The women featured are Mary Shadd Cary, Frances Willard, Tye Leung Schulze, Felisa Rincon de Gautier, and Ada Deer. Vocabulary exercises…
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Using the Newspaper in Upper Elementary and Middle Grades.
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Morse, Julie C.
Newspapers are valuable educational resources because they contain material that is varied, up-to-date, and interesting to students. This document is a guide for elementary and middle school teachers who want to incorporate newspapers into daily classroom instruction. There are ten lessons for each of the five subject areas covered. Each lesson…
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English Language Arts: Literature Section K-12, Experimental Edition.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Curriculum Development Center.
This curriculum guide is designed to provide a basic framework of skills and activities useful to elementary and secondary teachers in the teaching of literature. The first section discusses activities to facilitate elementary school students' appreciation and understanding of literature. Activities are discussed for grades K-3 and grades 4-6…
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Lupkowski, Ann E.; Assouline, Susan G.
This book is a guide for parents and teachers of mathematically talented elementary school students. Chapters and sections include: (1) "Overview"; (2) "Historical and Current Perspectives"; (3) "Making Informed Educational Decisions"; (4) "Diagnostic Testing Followed by Prescriptive Instruction: SMPY's DT to PI…
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Elementary Career Education Activities: Grades 4, 5, 6.
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Becker, Gary; And Others
The curriculum guide is designed to integrate elementary school curriculum with career education concepts. The major objectives are to acquaint the students with careers in order to develop a positive awareness of and attitude toward work, to appreciate the contributions that they can make, and to develop basic skills for entry into the work…
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Effects of an obesity management mentoring program for Korean children.
Lee, Gyu-Young; Choi, Yun-Jung
2016-08-01
This research aimed to develop and test a mentored obesity management program guiding physical exercise, improving eating habits, and promoting self-esteem among elementary school learners. A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Thirty learners were recruited through convenience sampling from two elementary schools, then evenly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Six nursing students were mentored, receiving 16h of mentorship training. A 10-week mentored obesity management program promoting physical exercise and proper nutrition was developed and provided. The two groups' pretest and posttest body mass index and self-esteem differences were statistically significant. Most participants were satisfied with the program, endorsing its provision in the regular school curriculum. A mentored obesity management program for elementary school learners would effectively manage weight and improve self-esteem. Programs purportedly curtailing childhood obesity should be expanded, and school policies regulated to enable implementation. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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GLOBE Program Teacher's Guide.
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1997
The GLOBE Program is a worldwide, hands-on educational program for elementary and secondary school students. GLOBE aims to increase student achievement in mathematics and science, awareness towards the environment, and improve science process skills through network technology. This teacher's guide provides an overview of the GLOBE program and…
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California Guide to Traffic Safety Education.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
The guide proposes an elementary through high school program encompassing many aspects of traffic safety. Chapter 1 presents definitions, instructional goals, behavioral objectives, and K-6 traffic safety concepts coupled with student performance indicators. Various elements of program administration are covered in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 includes…
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Sounds Alive: A Noise Workbook. Teacher's Guide.
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Dickman, Donna McCord
Designed to assist elementary school teachers in stimulating students' interest in noise pollution, this manual provides information which supplements the "Sounds Alive Student Workbook." Suggested for each section of the workbook are discussion questions, experiments, projects and field trips. The guide is intended to provide teachers…
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Multiple Intelligences Centers and Projects.
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Chapman, Carolyn; Freeman, Lynn
Based upon Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, this book guides elementary school teachers through the process of using classroom learning centers and projects by providing choices for students. The guide is divided into two sections, providing the theoretical background and information on how to develop multiple intelligences learning…
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The 4M comPany: Make Mine Metric Marvels. Third Grade Teacher's Guide.
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Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu.
This is one of several teacher's guides for the 4M Company, a set of materials for teaching metric concepts and computation skills to elementary school students. Included in this guide are sections on needed materials, length (ancient Hawaiian units, meter decimeter, centimeter, addition, subtraction), decimals related to meters (measurement,…
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The 4M companY: Make Mine Metric Mission! Sixth Grade Teacher's Guide.
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Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu.
This is one of several teacher's guides for the 4M Company, a set of materials for teaching metric concepts and computation skills to elementary school students. Included in the guide are sections on needed materials, metric symbols, length, perimeter, area, volume, capacity, mass (weight), decimals, conversion between metric units, temperature,…
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Drug Education Curriculum, Junior High. Health Education: Substance Abuse Prevention. Revised 1982.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Health and Drug Education and Services.
This junior high school level curriculum guide on drug education is a revision of a 1981 guide. It is one of nine sequential guides for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through combined cognitive and affective development. The affective model upon which this curriculum is based has…
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
2017-01-01
Instructional tips help educators carry out recommendations contained in IES Educator's Practice Guides. The tips, based on a practice guide authored by Steve Graham, Alisha Bollinger, Carol Booth Olson, Catherine D'Aoust, Charles MacArthur, Deborah McCutchen, and Natalie Olinghouse, translate these recommendations into actionable approaches that…
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Teaching with Objects and Photographs: A Guide for Teachers. Second Edition
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Hatcher, Sarah
2012-01-01
This guide is intended for all teachers who wish to enhance their curriculum by incorporating objects and photographs into their lesson plans. Kindergarten and elementary, middle, and high school classrooms can all benefit from expanded use of these materials. The guide can be used across a range of subject areas including history, community,…
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Avoiding the Attendance Slump: Strategies to Maximize Learning Time in June. A TASC Resource Guide
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Traill, Saskia; Brohawn, Katie
2014-01-01
The After-School Corporation (TASC) works to build education enrichment into an expanded school day because extra time spent in engaging learning activities leads to better outcomes in school and beyond. There's one month, however, when students in many schools lose learning time: June. In 2013, NYC elementary and middle schools saw their average…
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The Relationship Between School Climate and Implementation of an Innovation in Elementary Schools.
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Young, I. Phillip; Kasten, Katherine
As part of a larger project on studies of implementation, specifically of Individually Guided Education (IGE), this paper describes the preliminary results of research on school climate, an important factor in retarding or promoting change. A review of the literature on school climate includes a description of Likert and Likert's Profile of a…
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Partnow, Patricia H.; And Others
Part of a series designed to introduce the culture of the Alaskan Indians to elementary school students, the unit contains materials related to seasonal Tlingit activities and a guide for elementary classroom teachers to implement the student materials. The guide describes the format of the unit, suggests activities, lists resource materials, and…
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Nava Gómez, Guadalupe Nancy; García, Hilda
2012-01-01
This study focused on investigating whether the teachers' geographical distribution influences their attitudes towards their students' use of code switching. The study was guided by the following research question: Are there differences between teachers' opinions of the north elementary schools and teachers' opinions of the south elementary…
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North Carolina Social Studies Curriculum 1997.
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North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.
This North Carolina curriculum guide provides a social studies framework for grades K-12. Divided into overview, introduction, primary, elementary/middle, and high school sections, the guide outlines a purpose and philosophy, framework goals, rationale for social studies in the curriculum, content overview (for the disciplines of history,…
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Comprehensive Career Guidance. Methods Guide. K-6 Career.
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Moore, Earl J.; And Others
This methods guide is intended to assist elementary school guidance workers in implementing a comprehensive career guidance program. Three major areas are considered. First, the life career development perspective is examined as a framework for organizing guidance objectives and practices so that there is a developmental, integrative…
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Alcohol Education: Curriculum Guide for Grades K-6.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Drug Education.
This alcohol curriculum guide was designed to assist school personnel to more effectively combat the alcohol problem through education as a primary prevention vehicle. "Practice experiences" comprise the most important components of the elementary health education curriculum for decision making. There are units with separate sections at…
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Chang, Yu-Ting; Hayter, Mark; Lin, Mei-Ling
2010-01-01
Sexual harassment is a significant issue in the lives of students. Understanding how young adolescents feel about sexual harassment and their coping strategies is a central element to guide school nursing interventions promoting sexual health. This study explored the sexual harassment experiences of young adolescents in Taiwan. A qualitative…
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Asbestos-in-Schools: A Guide to New Federal Requirements for Local Education Agencies.
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Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Toxic Substances.
In 1986, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) was signed into law requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop regulations which provide a comprehensive framework for addressing asbestos problems in secondary and elementary schools. The new rule, The Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule, requires all…
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The Little Red Schoolhouse. A Guide for Teachers.
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Norton, Mary; Hall, Jean
An elementary school teaching unit uses a visit to a one-room schoolhouse to increase student awareness of what pioneer schools were like. The first section consists of pre-visit activities and teacher preparation suggestions. A description of an early pioneer school is followed by six activities designed to make the visit more authentic.…
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December 2012 Connecticut School Shooting Position Statement
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Journal of School Violence, 2013
2013-01-01
In response to the killing of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 17, 2012, this position statement argues that research supports a thoughtful approach to safer schools, guided by four key elements--balance, communication, connectedness, and support--along with strengthened attention to mental health needs in the…
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Multi-Age Classrooms. NEA Teacher-to-Teacher Books.
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Gutloff, Karen, Ed.
This guide is designed for elementary school teachers to assist them in developing multi-age classrooms as part of their school restructuring efforts. Each of six sections presents a story from teachers who describe the challenges and joys of multi-age teaching, from parent backlash to school district support and praise. Section 1, "Step by…
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Cappella, Elise; Jackson, Daisy R.; Bilal, Caroline; Hamre, Bridget K.; Soule, Carles
2011-01-01
Guided by participatory research and implementation science, we conducted a two-phase study to contextualize a school mental health intervention for its implementation settings. Drawing from research and existing programs, we created a teacher consultation and coaching intervention delivered by indigenous school and community mental health…
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Bowen, Natasha K; Lee, Jung-Sook; Weller, Bridget E
2007-01-01
Social environmental assessments can play a critical role in prevention planning in schools. The purpose of this study was to describe the importance of conducting social environmental assessments, demonstrate that complex social environmental data can be simplified into a useful and valid typology, and illustrate how the typology can guide prevention planning in schools. Data collected from 532 3(rd) through 5(th) graders using the Elementary School Success Profile were analyzed in the study. A latent profile analysis based on eight child-report social environmental dimensions identified five patterns of social environmental risk and protection. The classes were labeled High Protection, Moderate Protection, Moderate Protection/Peer Risk, Little Protection/Family Risk, and No Protection//School Risk. Class membership was significantly associated with measures of well-being, social behavior and academic performance. The article illustrates how the typology can be used to guide decisions about who to target in school-based preventions, which features of the social environment to target, and how much change to seek. Information is provided about online resources for selecting prevention strategies once these decisions are made.
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Weaver, Kim M.
2005-01-01
In this unit, elementary students design and build a lunar plant growth chamber using the Engineering Design Process. The purpose of the unit is to help students understand and apply the design process as it relates to plant growth on the moon. This guide includes six lessons, which meet a number of national standards and benchmarks in…
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Feldhusen, John; And Others
A description of open and individualized elementary school instruction is provided. The goals of such instruction are to: 1) teach basic skills in language arts, math, science, and social studies; 2) develop higher cognitive abilities, such as problem solving; and 3) develop the child's social competence and self-concept. Open, individualized…
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Peace in the Classroom: Practical Lessons in Living for Elementary-Age Children.
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Adams, Hetty
The most effective alternative to punishment for violent or disruptive student behavior is to provide children with tools they will need for living peacefully with one another. This guide for elementary school classes examines ways in which a peaceful environment can be achieved and maintained in the classroom. Divided into six units which are…
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THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD AND HIS POSTURE PATTERNS.
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DAVIES, EVELYN A.
A CHILD'S POSTURE PATTERNS MAY LEAD TO AN ADULT'S PHYSICAL HANDICAP. THE MAIN THEME OF THIS BOOK IS TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER OR PARENT IN THE DETECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE NORMAL POSTURE PATTERNS WHILE THE CHILD IS SITTING, STANDING, OR MOVING ABOUT SO AS TO PREVENT FUTURE HANDICAPPING CONDITIONS.…
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How Elementary Teachers Use Classroom Mini-Economies When Guided by the C3 Framework
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Day, Stephen Harlan
2015-01-01
A mini-economy is an ongoing classroom project in which elementary school students apply for jobs, receive simulated income, go shopping at the classroom store, and ultimately create their own businesses. This study uses design-based research methodology to find out what classroom practices emerge when the College, Career, and Civic Life Framework…
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Orienteering Map and Compass: A Guide and Outline to Its Science and Practice.
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Campbell, Mel; Burton, VirLynn
This orienteering manual is used to teach map and compass skills to elementary school students on an overnight outdoor experience administered by volunteers. Although the experience is aimed at elementary students, student teachers have the opportunity to participate as instructors. After a few words to the volunteers on maximizing learning among…
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Kershaw, James T.
One of nine products developed for a comprehensive program (kindergarten through university level) of vocational education for career development in Florida, this activities manual for elementary school counselors, teachers, and other users contains six federal career education objectives broken down into sub-federal objectives. These six federal…
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Dunn, Helen
Designed to provide Nevada's school population with information that will facilitate awareness and understanding of past and present Native Nevadan lifestyles and contributions, this generalized curriculum guide might constitute a social studies unit for upper elementary and/or junior high schools. Emphasis is on the cultural-historical influence…
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Conderman, Greg; Hedin, Laura
2017-01-01
Study guides are a popular and frequently student-requested instructional support developed primarily by upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers to help students navigate through a course of study. With the increase of the number of learners with diverse needs in general education classrooms, teachers need to be mindful of various ways…
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Guide for Multicultural Education: Content and Context.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Intergroup Relations.
This guide explores the rationale for multicultural education at the elementary and secondary levels, its needs and goals, the school setting it requires, and the necessary processes of instructional planning and staff preparation. The basic aim of a multicultural instructional program is to help students to accept themselves and other persons as…
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Dance: A Guide for Idaho Public Schools. Grades K-12.
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Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Instructional Improvement.
The guide presents a rationale, objectives, activities, and resource lists for incorporating dance into elementary and secondary curricula. Dance gives students an opportunity for creativity and self-expression, even if they are physically or mentally handicapped. Types of dance include creative, folk, square, ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and…
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Grades 4-6: Arkansas Public School Course Content Guide.
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Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock.
Provided as a framework for use in curriculum development are Arkansas' course content guides for the intermediate elementary grades four, five, and six. At each grade level, language arts, mathematics, reading, social studies, and science skills have been identified at three instructional levels: basic, developmental, and extensional. Basic…
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Humane Education: Resource Guide. A Guide for Elementary School Teachers.
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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
Humane education promotes responsible behavior and improves the quality of life for animals and humans. Teaching the humane treatment of animals is a complex, philosophical, and values-oriented subject. Lessons for each grade level have performance objectives, materials, and activities. Student activity sheets are provided for follow-up…
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Music Program for Idaho Elementary Schools, Grades One to Six.
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Burda, Bert A.; And Others
This guide to music instruction for grades one-six and for special education classes provides practical, more than theoretical activities to aid the classroom teacher. The guide, stipulating no less than one-hundred minutes per week on music instruction, outlines the responsibilities of superintendents, principals, music supervisors, music…
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Health Education and Services.
This guide provides information on steroid use as well as prevention and intervention strategies. It is intended to serve as a supplement to drug abuse education and prevention programs in elementary and secondary schools and as the basis for local curriculum development and instructional activities. The following topics are covered: (1) history…
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The Walking Wellness Teacher's Guide. A Resource Book for Elementary & Middle School Teachers.
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Sweetgall, Robert; Neeves, Robert
This teacher's resource guide for implementing a "Walking Wellness" curriculum in grades four through eight offers 16 hands-on workshops. Activities focus on fitness walking, cardiovascular conditioning, nutrition and weight control, walking techniques and posture, stress control, tobacco-free living, and lifestyle planning. The student…
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Kinder Lernen Deutsch. Materials Project Part I. Revised.
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American Association of Teachers of German.
The Kinder Lernen Deutsch (LKD) materials evaluation project identifies materials appropriate for the elementary school German classrooms in grades K-8. This guide consists of an annotated bibliography, with ratings, of these materials. The guiding principles by which the materials were assessed were: use of the communicative approach; integration…
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Advanced Placement Mathematics Calculus, Grade 12 Curriculum Guide.
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Scharf, John; And Others
This document is a guide to the advanced placement program in calculus for grade 12 in the city schools in Warren, Ohio. The program covers analytic geometry, differential and integral calculus of algebraic functions, elementary transcendental functions, and applications of differentiation and integration. The philosophy and aims of the program…
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Wheat for Kids! [and] Teacher's Guide.
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Idaho Wheat Commission, Boise.
"Wheat for Kids" contains information at the elementary school level about: the structure of the wheat kernel; varieties of wheat and their uses; growing wheat; making wheat dough; the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid and nutrition; Idaho's part of the international wheat market; recipes; and word games based on the…
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A GUIDE FOR EQUIPPING INDUSTRIAL ARTS FACILITIES.
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American Industrial Arts Association, Washington, DC. Equipment Guide Committee.
SCHOOL ARCHITECTS, ADMINISTRATORS, PLANNERS, AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS SUPERVISORS AND TEACHERS MAY USE THIS GUIDE IN PLANNING, REVISING, AND EVALUATING FACILITIES. IN THE FIRST PART, HAND TOOLS, MACHINES, AND GENERAL EQUIPMENT ARE LISTED FOR (1) AUTO AND POWER MECHANICS, (2) CERAMICS, (3) DRAFTING, (4) ELECTRICITY-ELECTRONICS, (5) ELEMENTARY, (6)…
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Hopkins, Michael J., Ed.; Wright, Clifford, Ed.
The intent of this curriculum guide is to suggest objectives, teaching methods, and learning activities to aid social studies classroom teachers at the elementary and secondary levels as they incorporate material on state, county, and municipal governments into the curriculum. Although developed for use in Oklahoma public schools, the guide can…
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Guides in Construction and Manufacturing for Elementary School Industrial Arts. K-2; 3-4; 5-6.
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Ohio State Univ., Columbus.
This series of three guides was developed by 25 participants in the institute. One hundred and eight industrial arts lesson plans for grades K-6 are included in these guides for construction and for manufacturing intended to reflect the contemporary industrial and technological society in which young children live. Some typical construction…
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Dimino, Joseph A.; Taylor, Mary Jo; Morris, Joan
2015-01-01
These handouts, which are meant to accompany the facilitator's guide, are designed to assist professional learning communities (PLCs) in applying evidence-based strategies to help K-8 English learners acquire the language and literacy skills needed to succeed academically. The facilitator's guide uses a five-step process for collaborative…
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The Lesson Plan of the Month. Series 3. 10 Lesson Series.
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Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity International, Granada Hills, CA. Public Service Center.
Focusing on current topics germane to law-related education (LRE), this guide features ten LRE lessons. As part of a series of lesson plans compiled by Phi Alpha Delta, this collection presents a lesson plan on current issues for each month of the school year. Intended for high school and middle school with adaptations for elementary school, the…
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Chang, Yu-Ting; Hayter, Mark; Lin, Mei-Ling
2010-04-01
Sexual harassment is a significant issue in the lives of students. Understanding how young adolescents feel about sexual harassment and their coping strategies is a central element to guide school nursing interventions promoting sexual health. This study explored the sexual harassment experiences of young adolescents in Taiwan. A qualitative research design was employed using focus groups to collect data from 47 elementary students, 10 and 12 years of age. Three themes emerged from the data analysis: "experiences of physical harassment," "experiences of verbal harassment," and "coping with harassment." The potential for school nurses to influence students' behavior, improve sexual health instruction, and create a healthy school environment is significant. School nurses should participate in sexual health education classes actively to advance the sexual health behaviors of school children.
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The Slow Learning Program in the Elementary and Secondary Schools.
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Cincinnati Public Schools, OH.
The curriculum guide defines its organization and use, curricular approach, and the teaching methodology for special classes of slow learners (educable mentally handicapped) in the Cincinnati Public Schools. The instructional program is build around 12 persisting life problems; health, safety, communication, citizenship, family life, social…
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Kubik, Martha Y.; Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Story, Mary; Rieland, Gayle
2006-01-01
School-based body mass index (BMI) screening and parent notification programs have been recommended as a childhood overweight prevention strategy. However, there are little empirical data available to guide decision making about the acceptability and safety of programs. A pilot study was conducted using a quasiexperimental research design. In fall…
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Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure during an After-School Running Club: Laps versus Game Play
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Kahan, David; McKenzie, Thomas L.
2018-01-01
Background: After-school programs (ASPs) have the potential to contribute to student physical activity (PA), but there is limited empirical evidence to guide program development and implementation. Methods: We used pedometry to assess the overall effectiveness of an elementary school ASP running program relative to national and state PA…
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Learning about Work: A Guide for Discussion in the Schools.
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Communications Workers of America, Washington, DC. Education Dept.
This kit is designed to help labor union members or others interested in workplace issues to make successful visits to elementary and secondary school classrooms. The slide program lasts approximately 45 minutes and does not require an expert in teaching or labor history background. Suggestions on whom to approach within the school in order to…
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Indicated Interventions to Increase School Attendance
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Maynard, Brandy R.; Tyson-McCrea, Katherine; Pigott, Therese; Kelly, Michael
2011-01-01
The main objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effects of intervention programs on school attendance behaviors of elementary and secondary school students to inform policy and practice. The specific questions guiding this study were: (1) Do indicated programs with a goal of increasing student attendance affect…
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School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide. Elementary school version.
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US Department of Health and Human Services, 2004
2004-01-01
Promoting healthy and safe behaviors among students is an important part of the fundamental mission of schools, which is to provide young people with the knowledge and skills they need to become healthy and productive adults. Improving student health and safety can: increase students? capacity to learn; reduce absenteeism; and improve physical…
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Bakosh, Laura S.
2013-01-01
Mindfulness practices, used to focus and sustain attention, have been shown to promote school readiness, and to positively impact students' academic success. Yet, incorporating these practices into the normal school day has been difficult due to the curriculum changes and teacher training necessary for implementation and sustainable operation.…
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Wheatley, Rikki K.; West, Richard P.; Charlton, Cade T.; Sanders, Richard B.; Smith, Tim G.; Taylor, Matthew J.
2009-01-01
Schools are often in need of low-cost, high-impact strategies to improve student behavior in school common areas. While many behavior management programs exist, there are few resources available to guide the implementation of these programs and ensure they are grounded in evidence-based strategies. Therefore, the current study had two primary…
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Children of the World. A Series of Nine Television Programs for Elementary Students.
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Larson, Jo Ann
This is a guide to nine, thirty-minute video tape programs that try to develop in elementary school children an awareness of a true family of man. Brazil, Guatemala, Dahomey, Somalia, Nepal, Thailand, Chile, Peru, and Jamaica are the countries in which a child's life, showing the similarities and differences that exist for all humans, is the…
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Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.
Prepared by the vocational education division of a state department of education and compiled by industrial arts educators, this resource guide provides a conceptual basis for the elementary teacher using industrial arts as a means of introducing children to industrial processes and orienting them to the physical and material world. Included in…
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Cartwright, T. J.; Hallar, B.
2018-02-01
In this study, we present the long-term influence of an after school science practicum associated with an elementary science methods course. The practicum or field experience could be considered a community-based service learning programme as it is situated both within and for the community. Study participants included eight third- and fifth-grade teachers who had participated in elementary science methods courses; four of these teachers participated in the after school teaching practicum while four participants experienced a more traditional observation-based elementary science practicum. All of these teachers were in their second or third year teaching which was 3-4 years after taking the methods course. Investigation methods included questionnaires, field observations and semi-structured, individual interviews. Teachers more regularly utilised reform-based teaching strategies and cited the after school teaching practicum as preparing them to use these strategies in their own classrooms. All teachers exhibited a growth mindset to some degree, but the after school practicum participants did demonstrate a wider use of reformed-based teaching strategies and a higher growth mindset. Elementary teachers perceive risk associated with these key aspects of instruction: (1) managing instruction and classroom management, (2) teaching science through guided inquiry, and (3) overcoming adoptions in other 'mandated' curriculum like math and reading.
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Hart, James E.; Ritson, Robert J.
Physical education and athletic staffs have numerous opportunities to become entangled in legal disputes. The information in this guide offers guidance for safer athletic programs and management of risk while reinforcing sound educational practice. The guide provides an overview of tort liability and negligence theory, followed by a discussion of…
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
2017-01-01
Instructional tips help educators carry out recommendations contained in IES Educator's Practice Guides. This summary of evidence describes the research evidence that supports the use of the instructional tips in classrooms, and is based on a practice guide authored by Steve Graham, Alisha Bollinger, Carol Booth Olson, Catherine D'Aoust, Charles…
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Hager, Ronald A.
The open classroom model, enthusiastically adopted in American elementary schools based on the evident success of the British open primary schools, seemed to be an ideal educational concept for implementation into the middle school. But in the past 2 years, a growing number of educators, both at the middle school and the primary school level, have…
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Computer Literacy Curriculum Guide. Bulletin 1739.
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Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.
Developed in response to a ruling by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education that freshmen entering high school in 1985-86 must have one-half credit in computer literacy as a graduation requirement, this curriculum guide outlines a basal course in computer literacy for ninth grade students. The course may also be offered to…
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Nutrition and Fitness Manual: A Summary of Research and Resources.
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MacDonald, Donna, Comp.; And Others
Intended for use by fitness instructors, coaches, nutritionists, and other program leaders, this five-section manual covers topics ranging from curriculum guides for elementary school children to dietary regimes used by professional athletes. The role of nutrients and the use of Canada's Food Guide are reviewed briefly in the first section.…
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The Story of the Chinese in America.
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Jue, Mel
This curriculum guide for teachers of elementary school children provides information on Chinese people in America from the 1800's to the present. The purpose is to increase the Chinese American student's awareness and appreciation of his own heritage. Moreover, the guide attempts to develop among all people an understanding and appreciation of…
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Stimulating Creative Writing Through Literature: A Guide for Teachers of the Intermediate Grades.
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Pilon, Alice Barbara Cummings
A structured writing program for the intermediate grades was designed, utilizing such children's literature as poems, legends, fairy tales, tall tales, and books to stimulate elementary school children to write creatively. Chapters in the teacher's guide for the program present many specific suggestions and activities to help children (1) use…
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Space Shuttle. Teacher's Guide [and] Student Material.
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Butler, Della
The teacher's guide and student materials provide elementary and junior high school students with an understanding of the space shuttle as a new kind of transportation for conveying goods and performing services in space. The unit is appropriate for a learning center approach, individual instruction, or use with the entire class. It is organized…
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Career Education Classroom Activities: North Dakota, K-12: Elementary (Fourth).
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North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck.
The career education activities in the guide are designed to be integrated with the school curriculum at the fourth grade level. They should be used selectively according to class needs and capabilities. A career education philosophy, how to use the guide, and intermediate (grades 4-6) objectives are outlined. Fourth grade career education…
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Learning to Program in KPL through Guided Collaboration
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Hsiao, Sheng-Che; Lin, Janet Mei-Chuen; Kang, Jiin-Cherng
2011-01-01
A quasi-experiment was conducted at an elementary school to investigate if guided collaboration would facilitate programming learning of 6 graders. Sixty-six students of two intact classes learned to program in KPL (kid's programming language) for 18 weeks during the experiment. One class was randomly assigned to the control group (i.e.,…
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RIF's [Reading is Fundamental] Guide to Book Selection 1973.
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Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Reading is Fun-damental Program.
This book guide is an annotated list of available paperback titles for elementary school children for use by "Reading is FUNdamental" program directors. Some high-interest, low-vocabulary titles suitable for older children as well as special booklists for black, American Indian, and Spanish-speaking children are also included. All books…
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K-12 Science Curriculum Guide.
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Reading Community Schools, OH.
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for elementary grades, middle grades, and high school. The first two sections are further subdivided by grade level and the last section is subdivided by course. Sections are laid out in four columns across two…
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Using Movies to Guide: Teachers and Counselors Collaborating to Support Gifted Students
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Hebert, Thomas P.; Sergent, Daniel
2005-01-01
This article describes how gifted elementary students can profit from their teachers' collaboration with school counselors through guided viewing of film. The authors assert that sensitively designed discussion sessions led by two supportive adults will result in healthy therapeutic responses for children, and, since movies are a significant…
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Intermodal Transportation Career Education. An Occupational Cluster Paradigm.
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Allen, Harold; And Others
One in a series devoted to the topic of careers in transportation, this guide, which is intended to aid in curriculum development for transportation career education in elementary through high school, provides information and models for career education and the transportation field. The four sections that comprise the guide are the following: (1)…
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Birds: A Study Guide for the Fourth Grade. Alaska Sea Week Curriculum Series. Draft.
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King, James G.; King, Mary Lou
Southeast Alaska's birds and wetlands are the subject of this elementary school teacher's guide and student workbook. Included are classroom activities and field investigations which address: (1) bird identification, habitats, adaptation, and conservation; and (2) the inhabitants, ecology and value of estuaries. Workbook activities involve the…
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Economic Education for Arkansas Elementary Schools. Teaching Guide.
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Nixon, Ila M., Ed.
The primary objective of this guide is to set forth goals of learning that will contribute to student achievement of economic literacy, suggest activities, and resources. It is a skeletal structure which teachers can incorporate into a continuous social studies curriculum, and other appropriate studies. The main purpose of economic education is to…
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Canadian Studies for Elementary and Junior High School Teachers. A Syllabus and Resource Guide.
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State Univ., of New York, Plattsburgh. Coll. at Plattsburgh. Center for the Study of Canada.
Developed to promote greater awareness and understanding of Canada by American students and teachers, this interdisciplinary curriculum guide includes not only social studies, but also activities dealing with mathematics, science, environmental studies, English, art, and music. The book is divided into five modules, each giving a different…
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Elementary Youth. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Resource Guide.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
This curriculum is designed to address several facets of intervention involving children of alcoholics and other students at high-risk. While the guide was intended to be used in rural school districts, the basic information may be helpful for all communities. The curriculum includes eight sessions devised to identify, teach, and intervene with…
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San Mateo City Elementary School District, CA.
This inservice guide for elementary school teachers provides a competency based nutrition course to be used to increase parent/community participation in nutrition education activities and to lead parents toward providing better nutrition for themselves and their children. The curriculum is presented in six lessons which cover the following…
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A Resource Guide for Career Development in the Junior High School.
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Benson, Arland
This resource guide for a developmental junior high career education program contains general and specific behavioral objectives, a program description, and a wide range of resource materials, including student and teacher worksheets and evaluation forms. Developed by a junior high counselor and funded by the Elementary Secondary Education Act,…
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Rethinking Recycling: An Oregon Waste Reduction Curriculum.
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Oregon State Dept. of Environmental Quality, Portland.
This updated curriculum guide is designed to provide teachers of elementary school science with a set of activities on recycling and waste reduction. The curriculum has three sections: (1) Grades K-3 Lessons; (2) Grades 4-5 Lessons; and (3) Teacher's Resource Guide. It is designed to take students from an introduction to natural resources and…
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The Principal's Guide to Grant Success.
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Bauer, David G.
This book provides principals of public and private elementary and middle schools with a step-by-step approach for developing a system that empowers faculty, staff, and the school community in attracting grant funds. Following the introduction, chapter 1 discusses the principal's role in supporting grantseeking. Chapter 2 describes how to…
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Making It Work: Practical Ideas for Integrating Exceptional Children into Regular Classes.
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Aiello, Barbara, Ed.
Intended for special education and regular teachers, the guide contains brief articles on the nature of mainstreaming handicapped children; mainstreaming models at the preschool, elementary school, and secondary school levels; specific suggestions for setting up mainstreaming programs, and interviews with five persons involved in mainstream…
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Responsible Healthy Lifestyles, Levels 7-12. Secondary Core Curriculum Standards.
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Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
This guide presents the Utah elementary and secondary school program of studies and high school graduation requirements. A description is given of the responsible healthy lifestyles curriculum which is designed to integrate into a meaningful whole, medical, scientific, behavioral, and ethical knowledge, values, and practices which enhance a…
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Factors Influencing Student Achievement in Reading
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Dawkins, Lakeshia Darby
2017-01-01
The purpose of this study was to understand the reasons, as perceived by elementary school teachers at the target Title I school, for low student achievement in reading. The conceptual framework that guided this study was the ecological theory that postulates that students' academic achievement is influenced by several subsystems that affect human…
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Guide to Reference Materials for School Library Media Centers. Fifth Edition.
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Safford, Barbara Ripp
This publication lists current reference sources that serve the information needs of school library users, including books, CD-ROMs, and World Wide Web sources in all curricular and some extracurricular areas. Criteria for selection include usefulness for curricular applications by elementary and secondary students and teachers, interest for…
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Teachers as Partners in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
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Bruss, Mozhdeh B.; Dannison, Linda; Morris, Joseph R.; Quitugua, Jackie; Palacios, Rosa T.; McGowan, Judy; Michael, Timothy
2010-01-01
This paper presents a community-school-higher education partnership approach to the prevention of childhood obesity. Public elementary school personnel, primarily teachers, participated in the design and delivery of a curriculum targeting primary caregivers of 8-9-year-old children. Theoretical framework and methodological approaches guided the…
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Parental Engagement Using Effective Communication for K-2 Students in an Urban School
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Bradley, Lynn Renee'
2013-01-01
Parental involvement is a factor in student achievement. Low parental engagement at home and school has created a problem in an urban elementary school. Guided by Epstein's 6 types of parental involvement, the purpose of this case study was to examine and describe the perspectives of 17 parents of K-2 students in an urban school in Michigan. Few…
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Science Fare: An Illustrated Guide and Catalog of Toys, Books, and Activities for Kids.
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Saul, Wendy; Newman, Alan R.
This book addresses some of the methods by which science can be made accessible to children, both in school and non-school settings. It contains information on effective science education for elementary school age children, and includes a catalog of books and other materials. Topics discussed in the book include: (1) planning; (2) approaches to…
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Maynard, Brandy R.; McCrea, Katherine Tyson; Pigott, Terri D.; Kelly, Michael S.
2012-01-01
The main objective of this systematic review was to examine the effects of interventions on school attendance to inform policy, practice, and research. The questions guiding this study were: (1) Do truancy programs with a goal of increasing student attendance for truant youth affect school attendance behaviors of elementary and secondary students…
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A Student in Distress: Moral Frames and Bystander Behavior in School
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Thornberg, Robert
2010-01-01
The purpose of this study was to investigate and generate a grounded theory on how and why students behave as they do in school situations in which they witness another student in distress. Fieldwork and interviews were conducted in 2 Swedish elementary schools and guided by a grounded theory approach. The study resulted in a grounded theory of…
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Matthews, Gail; Patterson, Don
This curriculum guide describes a unit of study designed to help students learn academic and technical skills necessary for creating a video. Mayesville Elementary School (South Carolina) teachers and their students collaborated with a videographer and folklorist in a series of 3-week school residencies requiring students to develop stories using…
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Morret, Tanya H.; Machado, Crystal H.
2017-01-01
Given the wide range of ability (academic, linguistic and cultural) in classrooms differentiated instruction is often difficult to manage. District and building level leadership can play an important role by providing the vision and support needed to implement Whole School Cluster Grouping (WSCG), the innovative scheduling approach described in…
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Ecology: Learning To Love Our Planet. A Self-Directed Learning Experience. Grades K-8.
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Enz, Judith; Diffenderfer, Susan
This self-directed study unit for grades K-3 and 4-8 was developed expressly to transport the student from the position of passive recipient to active participant in his/her own pursuit of knowledge. Within the guide are two complete units: one created for the lower elementary student and one for the upper elementary/middle school student. Units…
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Susin, Janet; Kaplan, Lorraine; Slater, Louise
This guide provides curriculum lessons for the upper elementary school student that put a human face on mental illness and confront myths passed on from one generation to the next. One in five children will be affected by mental illness at some point in their lives. The goal of these lessons is help students understand that severe mental illnesses…
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Spanish-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Dimino, Joseph A.; Taylor, Mary Jo; Morris, Joan
2015-01-01
This facilitator's guide is designed to assist professional learning communities (PLCs) in applying evidence-based strategies to help K-8 English learners acquire the language and literacy skills needed to succeed academically. Through this collaborative learning experience, educators will expand their knowledge base as they read, discuss, share,…
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Dugger, Anita; And Others
Providing for individual differences in ability, interest, and cultural values among students, this guide contains resources, goals, objectives, sample lesson plans, and activities for teaching speech and drama to elementary school students. The first section of the guide offers advice on the organization of a speech arts curriculum, approaches to…
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Southwest Texas State Univ., San Marcos. Dept. of English.
Developed from the activities of a summer institute in Texas that focused on "The Odyssey," folk and fairy tale, and folk rhyme, this resource guide presents 50 lesson plans offering a variety of approaches to teaching mythology and folklore to elementary school students. The lesson plans presented in the resource guide share a common…
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Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services.
As part of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary environmental education program for elementary and secondary education in Hawaii, this teaching guide provides a variety of energy education activities for secondary school mathematics. An extensive introduction outlines the total program and how it fits into the general education program and explains…
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Cvijanovic, Serge; Spero, Galila
The environmental education unit is intended for use by elementary school classroom teachers as they develop and implement programs to help students become visually aware of street environments. The teacher's guide is presented in two major sections. Section I consists primarily of reading and observing exercises. Lessons are entitled "What…
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Success in Spelling: A Course of Study in Spelling for Grades 1-6.
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Rochester Public Schools, Minn.
The spelling program described in this guide, piloted and evaluated by 40 teachers of the Rochester, Minnesota elementary school district, is based upon current research, sound linguistic principles, and studies that determine which words are most frequently used by children and adults in their written communication. The guide provides an overview…
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Career Education Classroom Activities: North Dakota, K-12: Elementary (Second).
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North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck.
The career education activities in the guide are designed to be integrated with the school curriculum at the second grade level. They should be used selectively according to class needs and capabilities. A primary philosophy, how to use the guide, concepts to develop (K-6), and second grade objectives are outlined. Second grade career education…
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Partners against Hate Program Activity Guide: Helping Children Resist Bias and Hate.
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Wotorson, Michael
This guide provides parents, educators, and other adults with tools and strategies to engage in constructive discussions and activities about the causes and effects of prejudice and bias-motivated behavior and to intervene when needed with children who engage in such behavior. Though it targets elementary school, much of the material is relevant…
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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN.
A biography for elementary school students presents an account of an American Indian television reporter, Tom Beaver (Creek), and includes a map of Oklahoma showing the location of Indian tribes. A teacher's guide following the biography contains information about the Creek tribe and the history of television, learning objectives and directions…
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Le Hockey [Hockey]. Teacher's Guide.
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Balchunas, Martha; Ullmann, Rebecca
A resource kit for the teaching of French at the intermediate level is represented by a teacher's guide and the duplicating master for a tape transcript. The aim of this module is to make the elementary or secondary school student of French familiar with basic hockey terms in French, and to enable the student to understand hockey games broadcast…
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Transportable Teacher Training Program in Nutrition. Pre-School-Grade 12.
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Bell State Univ., Muncie, IN. Dept. of Home Economics.
This guidebook consists of two main parts: a user's guide for training teachers in nutrition; and the educational materials to be used in the training program. The object of this guidebook is to increase the knowledge and competence of inservice elementary and secondary teachers in nutrition education. Sections in the user's guide describe three…
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The Basic Study Skills Guide for Grades K-6.
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Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, MD.
This guide has been designed for use in teaching study skills to elementary school students, kindergarten through grade six. It contains lessons developed and refined over a three-year period in the skills areas of listening, scheduling and task analysis, memory, notetaking, and using a textbook. Each skills area is developed in the context of a…
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BECKER, JOHN W.
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE PLANNING PHYSICAL FACILITIES FOR ADULT EDUCATION. FLOOR PLANS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND DISCUSSION ARE GIVEN FOR BUILDINGS USED FOR HOSPITALS, HEALTH CENTERS, INDUSTRY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGE BUILDINGS, FINE ARTS, LIBRARIES, RECREATION COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND ADULT EDUCATION. COPIES OF THIS…
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Collaborating with Parents for Early School Success: The Achieving-Behaving-Caring Program
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McConaughy, Stephanie H.; Kay, Pam; Welkowitz, Julie A.; Hewitt, Kim; Fitzgerald, Martha D.
2007-01-01
The Achieving-Behaving-Caring (ABC) Program is an evidence-based approach to addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties and promoting successful home-school collaboration. This practical guide demonstrates how classroom teachers and parents can work together to boost individual children's…
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Gersten, Russell; Beckmann, Sybilla; Clarke, Benjamin; Foegen, Anne; Marsh, Laurel; Star, Jon R.; Witzel, Bradley
2009-01-01
Students struggling with mathematics may benefit from early interventions aimed at improving their mathematics ability and ultimately preventing subsequent failure. This guide provides eight specific recommendations intended to help teachers, principals, and school administrators use Response to Intervention (RtI) to identify students who need…
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Supporting Teachers in Relational Pedagogy and Social Emotional Education: A Qualitative Exploration
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Reeves, Jocelyn; Le Mare, Lucy
2017-01-01
We examined the beliefs and experiences of three elementary school teachers who, over one school year, participated in bi weekly, guided discussions of attachment and care theories that introduced them to relational pedagogy as a way of supporting students? positive social, emotional, and academic growth. Teachers? beliefs about the aims of…
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An Examination of the Supervision of Special Education Instruction in Urban Public School Districts
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Payne, Suzette Guy
2017-01-01
The purpose of this study was to examine the supervision of special education instruction in urban public elementary schools by interviewing three principals regarding their roles in the supervisory process. Through these interviews the researcher attempted to identify concepts or themes that might guide principals in identifying effective…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Passenger Safety, Grade 3.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains four lessons and an appendix of school bus safety tips for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing…
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The Role of Teachers' Guided Reflection in Effecting Positive Program Change.
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Vogt, Lynn Allington; Au, Kathryn H. P.
Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP), in Hawaii, and Rough Rock (which serves Navajo students in Arizona) are dedicated to strengthening the school success of students who have not thrived in traditional mainstream school settings. Both programs have rooted change efforts in the belief that students would experience improved school…
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How to Make a Plant Field Guide
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Franks, Megan; Vore, Rebecca
2010-01-01
Every year, an elementary school celebrates different aspects of Central Texas ecology. This year, they focused on Blackland Prairie, the ecoregion on which the school is located. A schoolwide event at the end of the year offers students the opportunity to teach their parents and their peers what they've learned. The Fourth- and fifth-grade…
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Systems and Variables. Basic Edition. Science for Micronesia.
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Dept. of Education, Saipan.
This teacher's guide is for an elementary school science unit designed for use with third grade (or older) children in the schools of the Trust Territory of Micronesia. Although there is a degree of similarity to curriculum materials developed for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study, this Micronesian unit does not purport to be an adaptation…
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Wang, Pei-Yu
2013-01-01
This study aimed to explore the gap regarding technology integration between urban and rural schools based on the Will Skill Tool model. This study was guided by three main questions: 1) Is there any significant difference in terms of technology availability between rural and urban elementary schools?; 2) Is there any significant difference in…
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Kutner, Lawrence
The goal of this book is to assist parents in understanding their children's behavior. Chapter one focuses on the transition to school and addresses preparation, first-day jitters, changing schools, when to begin elementary school, promotion, and retention. Chapter two addresses academic issues at school and focuses on dealing with learning…
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Menoche, Terri; And Others
This guide contains a series of lessons for elementary school students covering environmental issues including waste reduction and recycling, decomposition and composting, landfills, natural resources, energy sources and conservation, and water quality. The lessons include an objective, background information, method, and activities for…
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Seamless Assessment in Science: A Guide for Elementary & Middle School. Grades: K - 8
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National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2006
2006-01-01
When a classroom is opened to inquiry-based learning, teachers can no longer rely solely on traditional end-of-unit tests. "Seamless Assessment" is a one-stop guide to strategies that mirror the investigatory spirit. Working with the popular 5E model as an instructional framework, the authors have designed methods for embedding formative and…
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Exploring the Moon: A Teacher's Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Sciences.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.
These materials have been designed for use with the upper elementary through high school levels especially, but not exclusively, with the Lunar Sample Disk. This book contains: information on the Lunar Sample Disk, a curriculum content matrix, a teacher's guide, Moon ABCs fact sheet, rock ABCs fact sheet, Progress in Lunar Science chart, 17…
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Farrell, Tracy J.
This guide provides a nutrition education program for elementary school students that spans kindergarten through Grade 3 as well as providing activities for specific levels. Nutrition education objectives are stated for each grade level: (1) kindergarten--students will become familiar with and motivated to eat a variety of foods; (2) grade…
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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN.
A biography for elementary school students of a 19th century American Indian physician and author, Charles Alexander Eastman (Sioux), includes photographs of Dr. Eastman and his wife. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains information on the Sioux Uprising of 1862 and the Wounded Knee Massacre, learning objectives and directions for…
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Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA.
This guide is designed to aid the teacher who has both Vietnamese and native American children in the classroom. It presents some language learning strategies based on a collection of Vietnamese folktales which have been adapted for elementary school children. It is divided into four parts: (1) suggested language/ cultural learning activities; (2)…
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Mapes, Martha C.; Thonney, Patricia
This guide provides a nutrition education program for elementary school students that spans kindergarten through Grade 3 as well as providing activities for specific levels. Nutrition education objectives are stated for each grade level: (1) kindergarten--students will become familiar with and motivated to eat a variety of foods; (2) grade…
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Quit It! A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Students in Grades K-3.
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Froschl, Merle; Sprung, Barbara; Mullin-Rindler, Nancy
Noting that in elementary schools teasing and bullying are daily occurrences that negatively affect instruction and that students want adults to become more involved in resolving teasing and bullying, this guide was written to address teachers' concerns and to provide teachers in grades kindergarten through third grade with a proactive,…
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Using the School and Community, An Environmental Study Area, Teachers' Handbook.
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Roller, Lib
Designed to give the elementary teacher some ideas for using the school site and the community as an environmental study area, this guide offers activities and suggestions to explore all aspects of the environment. Gaining an understanding of the environment and man's relationship to the environment are emphasized. The ultimate goal is to develop…
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Career Awareness K-6: Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
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Shipp, Jeanetta C.
The occupational handbook, although useful independently, is designed to be used with the career awareness guide "I Can Be Me from A to Z." The handbook is intended to aid pupils in elementary school to become aware of the occupational clusters they will be studying in more depth during junior and senior high school. The publication focuses…
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
This handbook gives educators and administrators the tools, information, and resources to design and implement a physical education program. Chapter one contains an assessment guide that can be used to assess and revise the physical education program in elementary and secondary schools. The second chapter contains information that physical…
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Understanding Variation in Implementation of SFA in the i3 Scale-Up Project
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Quint, Janet; Zhu, Pei; Doolittle, Fred
2012-01-01
The main confirmatory research question guiding the design of the impact evaluation is: "What is the impact of Success for All (SFA) on elementary school students' reading achievement, compared to students in non-SFA schools?" An answer to this question will determine the assessment of whether SFA is successful at turning around low-performing…
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Getting the Most out of IEPs: An Educator's Guide to the Student-Directed Approach
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Thoma, Colleen A.; Wehman, Paul
2010-01-01
Student-directed IEPs are quickly gaining momentum in schools across the country--the proven benefits include higher academic achievement, enhanced student motivation, and increased communication and self-advocacy skills for students with disabilities. Now for the first time, there's a book that gives elementary and high school educators in-depth…
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Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010
2010-01-01
This policy statement presents a vision for a "new deal" to guide reauthorization of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA). First, states must continue to lead the way with bold, thoughtful education reforms to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career. This includes developing and…
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Jones, Mark T.; Eick, Charles J.
2007-01-01
Two elementary certified middle school science teachers are studied for changes in practical knowledge supporting the implementation of kit-based inquiry as part of a schoolwide reform effort. Emphasis is placed on studying how these two pilot teachers enact guided inquiry within their unique pedagogical and curricular interests, and what…
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From the Ground up: Teaching Catholic Social Principles in Elementary Schools.
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Butler, John T.; Carlisle, Kathleen Burgoyne; Davis, William; Hart, Joan; Haney, Regina M.; McGreevy, Anne; Meegan, Elizabeth; Rosenhauer, Joan
The role of the Catholic school educator is to "help each student become the 'new creature' that each one is potentially, and at the same time prepare them for the responsibilities of an adult member of society." The potential referred to includes mental, physical, psychological, and spiritual growth. This resource and planning guide for…
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Urban Elementary Teachers' Negotiation of School Culture and the Fostering of Educational Resilience
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Geste, Audrey Jane
2010-01-01
Research about educational resilience provides a framework for understanding why some at risk children are successful in school, while others are not. It can inform and guide teachers as they strive to improve the odds of urban student achievement. This research, an instrumental multiple case study, gathered the experiences of three experienced…
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Managing encopresis in the elementary school setting: the school nurse's role.
Garman, Kimberly; Ficca, Michelle
2012-06-01
Encopresis is a medical condition that is associated with incontinence in children. It leads to frustration and anxiety in both parents and children due to the presenting symptoms and the inability to control elimination patterns. There is overwhelming concern among families that a child with encopresis will be ostracized from peers and will suffer long-term psychological effects. It is therefore important to define encopresis to include the etiology, prevalence, and treatment measures in order to ensure a positive outcome. In addition, as a child enters elementary school, the school nurse plays a vital role in assisting the child to reach educational goals and managing health concerns. This article will guide the reader through the origin and diagnosis of encopresis as well as the principles of management. It will also delineate the school nurse role in managing encopresis in the school setting.
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Vietnamese-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
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Daugherty, Lindsay; Herman, Rebecca; Unlu, Fatih
2017-01-01
The reauthorization of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes evidence-based initiatives while providing new flexibilities to states and districts with regard to the use of federal funds, including funds to promote effective school leadership. In response, state and…
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Achieving 50% Energy Savings in New Schools, Advanced Energy Design Guides: K-12 Schools (Brochure)
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
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This fact sheet summarizes recommendations for designing elementary, middle, and high school buildings that will result in 50% less energy use than conventional new schools built to minimum code requirements. The recommendations are drawn from the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings, an ASHRAE publication that provides comprehensive recommendations for designing low-energy-use school buildings (see sidebar). Designed as a stand-alone document, this fact sheet provides key principles and a set of prescriptive design recommendations appropriate for smaller schools with insufficient budgets to fully implement best practices for integrated design and optimized performance. The recommendations have undergone a thoroughmore » analysis and review process through ASHRAE, and have been deemed the best combination of measures to achieve 50% savings in the greatest number of schools.« less
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Regional differences as barriers to body mass index screening described by Ohio school nurses.
Stalter, Ann M; Chaudry, Rosemary V; Polivka, Barbara J
2011-08-01
Body mass index (BMI) screening is advocated by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). Research identifying barriers to BMI screening in public elementary school settings has been sparse. The purpose of the study was to identify barriers and facilitating factors of BMI screening practices among Ohio school nurses working in suburban, rural, and urban public elementary schools. This descriptive study used focus groups with 25 school nurses in 3 geographic regions of Ohio. An adapted Healthy People 2010 model guided the development of semistructured focus group questions. Nine regional themes related to BMI screening emerged specific to suburban, rural, and/or urban school nurses' experiences with BMI screening practice, policy, school physical environment, school social environment, school risk/protection, and access to quality health care. Key facilitating factors to BMI screening varied by region. Key barriers to BMI screening were a lack of privacy, time, policy, and workload of school nurses. Regionally specific facilitating factors to BMI screening in schools provide opportunities for schools to accentuate the positive and to promote school health. © 2011, American School Health Association.
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Vocational Curriculum Resource Center of Maine, Fairfield.
This curriculum addendum was developed to offer suggestions and strategies to change mindsets and remove barriers in order to pave the way for a gender-equitable, technically trained work force beginning at the elementary and middle school levels. The guide contains 73 strategies, a variety of examples of how they can be implemented, and a large…
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Rentner, Diane Stark; Price, Olga Acosta
2014-01-01
Federal education funding has often been overlooked by districts in search of sources of support for prevention. This guide is intended to help school districts take advantage of those funds by identifying K-12 grant programs in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that could be used to implement prevention efforts in elementary and secondary…
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Thonney, Patricia; Mapes, Martha C.
This guide provides a nutrition education program for elementary school students that spans kindergarten through Grade 3 as well as providing activities for specific levels. Nutrition education objectives are stated for each grade level: (1) kindergarten--students will become familiar with and motivated to eat a variety of foods; (2) grade…
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Lipton, Gladys C., Ed.; Spaar-Rauch, Virginia, Ed.
The FLES Committee of the American Association of Teachers of French seeks to maintain interest in FLES through the publication of an annual report on important issues in foreign language instruction in the elementary schools. In the 1971 publication, the primary considerations are goals and guides to methods and materials in FLES. William Herold…
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Galvez Touzet, Teresa
This guide in Spanish for the foreign language teacher suggests that more emphasis be placed on theater and art in the second language classroom. Easy methods for creating functional and attractive visual aids for the classroom are described. This guide for elementary school teachers describes: (1) easy theatrical techniques that can be used daily…
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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN.
A biography for elementary school students tells about Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. (Winnebago), an American Indian Army corporal who received a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Korean War. Photographs of Corporal Red Cloud and his gravesite are included. A teaching guide following the bibliography contains information on the Medal of…
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Noguchi, Mary Goebel
Increasingly, foreign nationals living in Japan are sending their children to Japanese elementary schools. This requires that the children's native language be taught outside of school, most often at home. While teaching oral language is not difficult for parents, teaching reading requires different skills. Some difficulties in this process are…
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Safe and Drug Free Schools Program.
This publication is part of the Department of Education's ongoing effort to provide information to emerging populations in their native language on how to create and maintain drug-free and safe schools across the nation. Throughout the publication are personal stories and artwork of elementary and secondary school students that promote the message…
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A SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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Lower Merion Township School District, Ardmore, PA.
AFTER AN EVALUATION MADE BY THE TEACHERS OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 6, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CLARIFICATION, REWRITING, OR ADDITIONS WERE INDICATED--THE PURPOSE AND USE OF THE SCIENCE GUIDE, EVALUATION OF THE UNITS BY GRADES, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE UNITS, A REWRITING OF PARTICULAR UNITS, HEALTH UNITS FOR GRADES 1 THROUGH 5, THE USE OF…
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Smith, Roger
Although the setting is British, the primary head's problems are similar to those faced by U.S. elementary principals. This is a guidebook for managing primary schools. It shows the day-to-day running of a primary school and the organizational structures in which staff and pupils can be inspired. Chapter 1 considers the creation of a positive…
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Sive, Mary Robinson
1979-01-01
Instructional materials covering the major topics on mental health include 266 films, filmstrips, videotapes, slides, books, pamphlets, and other media. Of these, 118 references are appropriate for high school students, 80 for elementary students, and 68 are reference books and curriculum guides for professional use. Topics covered include general…
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An Art Activity Guide for Teachers of Severely Handicapped.
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Burst, Judy; And Others
This manual presents 48 visual art activities developed for severely disabled elementary and secondary school students. Brief explanations are presented for several handicapping conditions (cerebral palsy, Down's Syndrome, microcephaly, hydrocephaly, and communication handicaps), and information is given for positioning of students and…
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Predicting Relationship Stability among Midlife African American Couples
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Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Russell, Daniel W.; Burzette, Rebecca G.; Wesner, Kristin A.; Bryant, Chalandra M.
2011-01-01
Objective: This study examined predictors of relationship stability over 5 years among heterosexual cohabiting and married African American couples raising an elementary-school-age child. The vulnerability-stress-adaptation model of relationships (Karney & Bradbury, 1995) guided the investigation. Contextual variables were conceptualized as…
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Student Centered Curriculum: Elementary School
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Rondone, Atria
2014-01-01
Student-centered learning has an important place in education because it fosters student engagement and allows the traditional micromanaging teacher to transform into a guide. The current education model emphasizes teacher control and curriculum based on standardized testing, which stunts students' natural learning processes. This study…
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Medrano, Juan
2012-01-01
The purpose of this study is to impact the teaching and learning of math of 2nd through 4th grade math students at Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School. The Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) model serves as the independent variable for this study. Its intent is to promote math instruction that emphasizes problem-solving to a greater degree…
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Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation. Sections…
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Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation. Sections…
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Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking primary students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation.…
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Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation. Sections…
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Masciantonio, Rudolf; And Others
This curriculum guide, developed for use in a FLES (foreign language in elementary school) pilot project, embraces an audiolingual approach to the teaching of Latin while providing a source of materials for the teaching of the culture of ancient Rome. The course is organized around nine major units, subdivided into "Lectiones", each requiring 20…
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC.
This leaflet is a guide to data resources on the Internet related to education. The first Web site listed, http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/, allows the user to search for public and private elementary and secondary schools by name, city, state, or zip code. The second site, "The Students' Classroom," offers information on a range of…
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Packer, Kenneth L.; And Others
This teaching guide, written for elementary school teachers and librarians, combines drug education for fifth grade students with library skill development. Following a preface to the guide, the affective model upon which the program is based (development of positive self-image and self-concept, and communication and coping skills) is presented.…
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Masciantonio, Rudolph; And Others
This curriculum guide, developed for use in a sixth-grade FLES (foreign language in elementary school) program, embraces a visual-audiolingual approach to the teaching of Latin while providing a source of materials for the teaching of the culture of ancient Rome. The course is organized around eight major units on: (1) Jupiter and His Siblings,…
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Itinerant Deaf Educator and General Educator Perceptions of the D/HH Push-in Model
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Rabinsky, Rebecca J.
2013-01-01
A qualitative case study using the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) push-in model was conducted on the perceptions of 3 itinerant deaf educators and 3 general educators working in 1 school district. Participants worked in pairs of 1 deaf educator and 1 general educator at 3 elementary schools. Open-ended research questions guided the study, which…
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Allen, JoBeth
2010-01-01
Nearly every reform effort espouses the importance of "parent involvement." This research-based guide is essential reading for teachers and administrators who want to make welcoming classrooms a reality. With a focus on literacy instruction, it showcases stories of "what works" when teachers in elementary school classrooms throughout the country…
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Simon, Ray; Jung, Britt; Johnson, Joseph; Wallinger, Linda; Bamberg, Wanda
2004-01-01
The purpose of this series of webcasts is to communicate directly with state educational agency (SEA) and local educational agency (LEA) staff - those who guide and support the work of schools - on issues related to the implementation of NCLB. The goal of this webcast is to prompt SEAs and LEAs to think about how to identify the qualities of…
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Minter, Anne
Intended both as a report on an Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Title IV project and as a guide for others wishing to initiate centralized media services in vocational-technical schools, this document describes the planning, funding, establishment, and the 1980 to 1983 operations of the Natchez Vocational Media and Research…
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Guiding School Change: The Role and Work of Change Agents. The Series on School Reform.
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Rust, Frances O'Connell, Ed.; Freidus, Helen, Ed.
This book examines facilitators of change, as viewed by the change agents themselves. It highlights their role and how they can be prepared and supported. In chapter 1, Frances O'Connell Rust, Margot Ely, Maris H. Krasnow, and LaMar P. Miller report on the successful professional development of early elementary teachers in New York City. In…
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A Curriculum Guide to Fire Safety for Elementary Schools. Bulletin, 1946, No. 8
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US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1946
1946-01-01
When teachers as members of the community realize that every day in the United States 10 children of school age or under lose their lives by being burned to death, no effective effort should be considered too great to prevent such tragedies. Those who work constantly in the fire-prevention field say that adults are not easily educated to the need…
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Matsumoto, I.
2011-12-01
The importance of learning at field has been increasing in the elementary and the junior high school in Japan. And, an environmental education is one of the important subjects even in the school education, too. It was important, as for science education, understanding with actual feeling and learning were specified as for the Teaching outlines (the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) of the new science textbook of the elementary and the junior high school as well. However, It is a little actual situation that there is in an opportunity for the field learning enforced in the school lesson by the investigation of JST (Japan Science and Tecnology Agency). This tendency is strong as much as school of the city and that circumference. I have this cause think that there are a few suitable places for learning to observe geological and biological field near school. In addition, below two is pointed out as a big problem to obstruct the execution of field learning. 1) A natural experience isn't being done sufficient as much as a teacher can teach to the student. 2) It doesn't have the confidence that a teacher teaches a student geology and biology at the field. I introduce the practical example of geological field learning at the public elementary school of the Shimane prefecture by this research. Though it is the place where nature is comparatively rich even in Japan, it can't be said that field learning is popular in Shimane prefecture. A school teacher has to learning experience at field, and he must settle confidence to guide a student at the field. A specialist in the university and the museum must support continuous learning for that to the school teacher.
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Three Case Studies in Green Cleaning
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State Education Standard, 2012
2012-01-01
This article presents case studies from three districts implementing green cleaning. In 2008, Missouri passed legislation requiring state education officials to convene a committee of stakeholders with the purpose of developing green cleaning guidelines and specifications for schools. The guide, published by the Department of Elementary and…
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Nutrition: An Important Subject with a Dull Name.
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Bershad, Carol; Bernick, Deborah
1984-01-01
Interesting facts about calories, food energy, and nutrients are summarized in a form suitable for elementary school children's reading. The information is excerpted from a book, "From the Inside Out--A Guide to Food and Physical Fitness," designed for fourth- through sixth-grade students. (PP)
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Standards and Practices in Outdoor Activities.
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Robertson, Stuart, Ed.
The guide provides a series of checklists and guidelines to assist Quebec outdoor education teachers and/or leaders and their principals in planning safe, enjoyable, educational experiences for elementary and secondary school students. The basic planning checklist itemizes specific tasks under eight categories: (1) preliminary discussion with…
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Implementation of Teacher Consultation and Coaching in Urban Schools: A Mixed Method Study
Cappella, Elise; Jackson, Daisy R.; Kim, Ha Yeon; Bilal, Caroline; Holland, Sibyl; Atkins, Marc S.
2015-01-01
Guided by implementation science scholarship and school mental health research, the current study uses qualitative and quantitative data to illuminate the barriers, opportunities, and processes underlying the implementation of a teacher consultation and coaching model (BRIDGE) in urban elementary schools. Data come from five public elementary schools, 12 school mental health staff (BRIDGE consultants), and 18 teachers participating in a classroom-randomized trial of BRIDGE. Findings from directed content analysis of teacher focus group and interview data suggest that aspects of the BRIDGE intervention model, school organization and classroom contexts, and teachers/consultants and their relationship were relevant as implementation facilitators or barriers. In addition, case study analysis of intervention materials and fidelity tools from classrooms with moderate-to-high dosage and adherence suggest variation in consultation and coaching by initial level of observed classroom need. Results illuminate the need for implementation research to extend beyond simple indicators of fidelity to the multiple systems and variation in processes at play across levels of the implementation context. PMID:27293490
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NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Tomoyuki, U.; Matsumoto, I.
2012-12-01
The importance of field learning has been increasing at elementary school and junior high school in Japan. However, In Japan, it is little actual situation that there is in an opportunity for the field learning enforced in the school science lesson. This tendency is strong as much as school of the city and that circumference. I think that this cause is that there are few suitable places for educational tool to observe geological field near the school. Children learn about "Function of running water" in Grade 5 of elementary school in Japan. Therefore, In this study, We remark the river called "Hiikawa-river" which flow in Izumo city, Shimane prefecture as the science teaching materials. Hiikawa is the river which flowing through the granitic rock district. Therefore We can observe granitic rock from in the upper stream, midstream, to the down stream. That is, we can observe the function of running water and diameter (size) of granitic boulders. It is mean that Hiikawa is the one of good educational tool for Children to learn the function of running water. Though it is the place where nature is comparatively rich even in Japan, it can't be said that field learning is relatively popular in Shimane prefecture. I think that teacher has to learning experience at field, because teacher should settle confidence to guide to the student at the field. That is, if it is not, you can not teach children with truly important of curriculum view point of natural and field science. In this research, we introduce practice of geological field learning at the public elementary school of the Shimane prefecture by using of Hiikawa as educational tool which children learn about the function of running water in grade 5, elementary school. In addition, we hope that this study contribute to teachers teaching method and to children natural science literacy.
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Lambert, Laurel G; Chang, Yunhee; Varner, Jennifer; Monroe, Ann
2016-02-01
To investigate elementary teachers' behavior toward allowing and using foods with low nutritional value in the classroom. A survey guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior was administered in fall, 2012 in 10 schools. Elementary public school teachers in grades pre-kindergarten through 6. Teachers' behavior and beliefs regarding allowing and using foods with low nutritional value in the classroom and Theory of Planned Behavior determinants. Pairwise correlation coefficients and multivariate linear regression to assess relationships between theory determinants and descriptive statistics. All 3 determinants, Attitude Toward the Behavior (t = 4.04; P < .01), Subjective Norms (t = 3.78; P < .01), and Perceived Behavioral Control (t = 5.19; p < .01), were statistically significant predictors of behavior. The majority of teachers (94%) allowed foods of low nutritional value for celebrations at least some of the time, and 75% stated that they had control over what foods they allow. Discussions among teachers and school health professionals should ensue to improve nutritional content of foods allowed in classrooms. School policies can be developed and evaluated for effectiveness to have a positive impact on childhood obesity and school nutrition environments. Copyright © 2016 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking primary students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum.
The curriculum guide for teachers of Spanish language arts for native Spanish-speaking primary students in the Chicago public schools' bilingual education program is introduced by a section outlining the program and defining the areas to be emphasized in the program: word attack, comprehension skills, study skills, and literature appreciation.…
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Program Objectives for Science. Revised.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bednarczyk, Angela; And Others
The guide lists program objectives for science instruction of hearing impaired students at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School. The curriculum, it is explained, is based on theories of J. Piaget. Objectives are stated in terms of process skills within four Piagetian stages of development: pre-operational, transition to concrete, concrete, and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Dunn, Helen
As part of a continuing program designed to provide Nevada's school population with information that will facilitate greater awareness and understanding of both past and present Native Nevadan lifestyles and contributions, this generalized curriculum guide might constitute a social studies unit on early Indian culture for upper elementary and/or…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Corle, Clyde G.
This guide is to assist teachers with motivational ideas for teaching elementary school mathematics. The items included are a wide variety of games (paper and pencil, verbal, and physical), jingles, contests, teaching devices, and thought provoking exercises. Suggestions for selection of mathematical games are offered. The devices are used to…
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SDR (Systems Directed Reading): An Overview.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Baugo Community Schools, Elkhart, IN.
The objective of this project for kindergarten through fifth grade is to interest public and private educational institutions in the systematization of elementary school reading programs. Facets of Systems Directed Reading (SDR) include the use of a differentiated staffing pattern; experienced language arts unit leaders guiding and directing all…
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Modeling Mathematical Ideas: Developing Strategic Competence in Elementary and Middle School
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Suh, Jennifer M.; Seshaiyer, Padmanabhan
2016-01-01
"Modeling Mathematical Ideas" combining current research and practical strategies to build teachers and students strategic competence in problem solving.This must-have book supports teachers in understanding learning progressions that addresses conceptual guiding posts as well as students' common misconceptions in investigating and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln.
A number of learning center activities designed to help elementary school students learn to read a newspaper intelligently are presented in this guide. Specific activities deal with newspaper vocabulary, using an index, identifying the five "W's" in a news article, editorials, characteristics of various kinds of newspaper cartoons (advertising,…
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Education for Business in Iowa. Curriculum and Reference Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.
This business education curriculum model contains elementary, middle/junior high, and high school business education courses for Iowa students in the following areas: accounting, basic business, information processing, marketing, and general topics. A curriculum model provides specific courses for different educational levels. Each area contains…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Adams, Yvonne H.; And Others
In this guide for teaching science in the Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida, the following items are included for each grade level from one to six: (1) county-adopted resources; (2) supplementary resources; (3) scope and sequence; (4) primary ideas, secondary ideas, and performance objectives; and (5) correlation with…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Watters, Chad M.
2017-01-01
The purpose of this mixed methods study is to examine the perceptions of supervision practices in initial contract, tenured, and distinguished-rated teachers at the elementary level in one large, suburban school district. This study described teacher perceptions of clinical and alternative supervision practices. Six research questions guided this…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gianola, Ann
This document is comprised of Level 1 of a multimedia parent series focusing on issues of importance to parents of elementary-school age children and offering opportunities for discussion, critical thinking, and problem solving. The program is geared to adult learners in family literacy programs, adult basic education, or English as a second…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gianola, Ann
This document is comprised of Level 2 of a multimedia parent series focusing on issues of importance to parents of elementary-school age children and offering opportunities for discussion, critical thinking, and problem solving. The program is geared to adult learners in family literacy programs, adult basic education, or English as a second…
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Exploring the Moon: A teacher's guide with activities for Earth and space sciences
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Taylor, G. Jeffrey; Martel, Linda M. V.; Bays, Brooks G., Jr.
1994-01-01
This guide contains educational materials designed for use in upper elementary through high schools with the Lunar Sample Disk. A set of thirty-six 35-mm slides complements the activities in this guidebook. The book contains: (1) information on the Lunar Sample Disk; (2) a curriculum content matrix; (3) a teacher's guide; (4) moon ABC's fact sheet; (5) rock ABC's fact sheet; (6) progress in Lunar Science chart; (7) seventeen activities; (8) a resource section for each unit; (9) a glossary; and (10) a list of NASA educational resources.
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Career and Technology Center Guides Students in Real-Life Careers | Poster
By Carolynne Keenan, Contributing Writer Frederick County Public School students have a unique opportunity—a chance to get a real-world, hands-on experience in biomedical science and biotechnology before they even graduate from high school, thanks to the Frederick County Career and Technology Center (CTC). Several years ago, the CTC established its biomedical sciences program with a curriculum from Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a nonprofit, nationwide developer of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in elementary, middle, and high schools.
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Elder, John P; Holub, Christina K; Arredondo, Elva M; Sánchez-Romero, Luz María; Moreno-Saracho, Jessica E; Barquera, Simón; Rivera, Juan
2014-01-01
Consumption of water may help promote health and prevent obesity in children by decreasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. This study used evidence-based strategies to increase water consumption in Mexican-American and Mexican children. In 2012, two schools in San Diego, USA and two other in Tlaltizapan, Mexico were recruited to Agua para Niños (Water for Kids), a program designed to promote water consumption among elementary grade students. Guided by operant psychology, the intervention focused on school and classroom activities to encourage water consumption. One control and one intervention school in each country were included. Agua para Niños resulted in increases in observed water consumption and bottle possession among US and Mexican students. Teacher receptivity to the program was very positive in both countries. Agua para Niños yielded sufficiently positive behavioral changes to be used in a future fully randomized design, and to contribute to school nutrition policy changes.
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Emotional Intelligence of Hungarian Teachers
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Baracsi, Ágnes
2016-01-01
The research focused on the personal and social competencies of Hungarian teachers as unexplored areas. The participants in the survey were 707 Hungarian teachers from elementary and secondary schools. In view of the expectations of the European Union related to new teacher roles, the following research question was formulated to guide the study:…
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South Korean Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Curricular Autonomy
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Min, Mina
2017-01-01
With increasingly diverse formal education settings around the globe, teachers' ability to differentiate curriculum is essential to meet the needs of students with varied cultural, socioeconomic, racial, and linguistic backgrounds. Teachers' curricular autonomy is a prerequisite to diversify curriculum. Guided by sociocultural approaches to agency…
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Utilizing Staff Perceptions to Guide and Shape Future Program Planning
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Sherwood, Heather
2010-01-01
This paper describes an action research project evaluating an elementary school counseling program in a large suburban Georgia city. Using staff surveys (which include homeroom teachers as well as support teachers and paraprofessionals), interviews, and researcher observations the program was evaluated to determine strengths and weaknesses. The…
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Classroom Ideas for April 1980.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, Ca. Div. of Instructional Services.
One of a series of activity guides, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials for elementary school students. The activities and resources include: poems; word puzzles and other puzzles; arts and crafts activities; facts and activities about Easter; language arts activities; facts and activities about animals;…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Louisiana Arts and Science Center, Baton Rouge.
THIS TEACHER'S GUIDE FOR A UNIT ON PETROLOGY IS SUITABLE FOR ADAPTATION AT EITHER THE UPPER ELEMENTARY OR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. THE UNIT BEGINS WITH A STORY THAT INTRODUCES VOLCANIC ACTION AND IGNEOUS ROCK FORMATION. SELECTED CONCEPTS ARE LISTED FOLLOWED BY SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, FILM LIST, VOCABULARY LIST, AND QUESTION AND…
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A Traveler's Guide to the Universe
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Darling, Gerald
2012-01-01
Elementary school students are intensely curious about astronomy: the Moon, planets, stars, and galaxies. Summer, with its warm evenings and star-filled skies, is the perfect time for students to explore the cosmos with a pair of binoculars. Because binoculars are used for many purposes (sporting events or birding, for example), many families…
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Global Classroom Resource Guide.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Ruelius, Andrea
This sourcebook for teachers contains resources and learning activities to help middle and high school age students learn about Boston as an international and multicultural city. The materials can easily be adapted by teachers for use with elementary students. Staff of the Global Classroom Project developed the sourcebooks. For the past two years…
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Fort Benton Science Curriculum Outline.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Fort Benton Public Schools, MT.
The science curriculum for the Fort Benton school system was developed with funds under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to give students the background of a modern and forward-looking program in science taught in an imaginative, investigative, and inquiry-oriented fashion. The science curriculum guide outlines a planned…
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Exploring the Past and Connecting the Present: One Latina Teacher's Story.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Walker, Nancy T.
This study investigated the relationships between teachers' education and their instructional style, focusing on one Latina elementary teacher working with English language learners. It examined what beliefs guided her choice of literacy instruction, how school structure impacted instruction, and the roles of culture and gender in literacy…
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Bait for the Shakespeare Hook.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Barry, Anne
1992-01-01
Reviews 15 recent books on Shakespeare appropriate for secondary school teachers and students, including books on films of Shakespeare's plays, a teacher's guide, companions for the plays, acting editions, narrative versions of several plays, a biography, a study of Elizabethan England, and a book of trivia. An elementary-level video is also…
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Linking Portfolio Development to Clinical Supervision: A Case Study.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Zepeda, Sally J.
2002-01-01
Describes a model for portfolio supervision based on the results of a 2-year study of one elementary school's experience in implementing portfolio supervision. Includes four propositions that guided the development of the model. Describes the skills inherent in portfolio supervision. Provides general guidelines for implementation of the portfolio…
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Supporting Systematic Change through Action Research.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Holm, Daniel T.; Hunter, Karen; Welling, Judith
This paper examines how a series of action research projects, supported and guided through a university-public elementary school partnership program, began. It also presents the content and impact of the action research projects from the voices of a university professor, classroom teacher, and principal. The partnership promoted study groups which…
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TLC II. Talking, Listening, Communicating II. A Curriculum Guide for Small Groups.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Treat, Carol Lou; Bormaster, Jeff
This workbook provides affective education activities in building human relations skills in elementary and secondary school students in small discussion groups. Goals of the talking-listening-communicating (TLC) groups are: to develop positive regard for individual differences; to build a sense of belonging; to foster horizontal, nonauthoritative…
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Going Global in Arlington, Virginia
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Miranda, Edgar
2010-01-01
In July 2008, the Ashlawn Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, began the implementation of the Global Citizenship Project, which is designed around the four guiding principles of the Earth Charter: respect and care for the community of life; ecological integrity; social and economic justice; and democracy, nonviolence and peace. The intent of…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-3. Pedestrian Safety, Grade 3.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons on pedestrian safety for use in grade 3. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
KROEGER, GARY
THIS GUIDE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS IN PLANNING ART FACILITIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AREAS PROVIDED FOR ARE (1) DRAWING AND PAINTING, (2) GRAPHIC ARTS, (3) GENERAL CRAFTS, (4) MODELING, AND (5) SCULPTURING. WORK CENTERS CAN BE PLANNED IN RELATION TO TRAFFIC FLOW. AT JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL, 24 STUDENTS ARE BEST ACCOMMODATED FOR…
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Golden Mountain Reading Series. Teacher's Guide, Level 2.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Sung, Robert
This reading series was developed as a means to educate Chinese-American elementary school students in Chinese reading, writing, and culture. The following topics are covered: Chinese literature, Chinese and American history, famous people, general knowledge, Chinese ideography, the four seasons, and the major Chinese and American festivals and…
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The Stock Market Game, an Educator's Guide. Elementary School Edition [Grades 6-8].
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
Helping students learn about taking responsibility for the planning and shaping of their personal financial futures is this 13-lesson teaching unit's goal. Each lesson includes performance objectives, materials, motivational activities, development, and enrichment activities. Concepts are taught through worksheets, stories, and games. Students are…
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Computer Applications in Education: The Best of ERIC 1991.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
McLaughlin, Pamela
This annotated bibliography is the sixth annual compilation of the abstracts of 228 documents added to the ERIC database during the year 1991 in the area of computer applications in elementary and secondary schools. The types of materials included are administrator guides, bibliographies, conference papers, evaluative reports, literature reviews,…
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Comments on "Big Ideas for Little Kids"
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Kelly, James S.
2012-01-01
Thomas Wartenberg offers his book as a guide that will provide elementary school teachers what they need to facilitate philosophical discussions with children. My concerns are centered on the nature and role of philosophical discussion, the level of philosophical acumen needed for facilitating such discussion, and the role of character development…
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Children's and Their Friends' Moral Reasoning: Relations with Aggressive Behavior
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gasser, Luciano; Malti, Tina
2012-01-01
Friends' moral characteristics such as their moral reasoning represent an important social contextual factor for children's behavioral socialization. Guided by this assumption, we compared the effects of children's and friends' moral reasoning on their aggressive behavior in a low-risk sample of elementary school children. Peer nominations and…
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An Educator's Guide to High-End Videoconferencing.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Maring, Gerald H.; Schmid, Jason A.; Roark, Jeremy
This document describes the origins of cybermentoring and focuses on projects with elementary and secondary schools throughout the state of Washington. It discusses use of telephone communication, email, web design, and low-end videoconferencing technologies in initial cyberprojects, and recent cyberprojects that have begun to make use of high-end…
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Physical Education, Kindergarten Through Grade Seven.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond.
GRADE OR AGES: K-7. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is in five parts: 1) "The Place of Physical Education in the Elementary School"; 2) "Developing the Physical Education Offering"; 3) "Analysis of Skills"; 4) "Physical Education Activities"; and 5) "Related and Supplementary Materials." The…
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A Guide to Education and "No Child Left Behind."
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
US Department of Education, 2004
2004-01-01
Recognizing the universal importance of education, the federal government assumed a larger role in financing public schools with the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965. Through subsequent reauthorizations, ESEA has continued to assist the states. In 2001, the reauthorization included "No Child Left Behind," which…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Pedestrian Safety, Grade 2.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains eight lessons on pedestrian safety for use in grade 2. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Pedestrian Safety, Grades K-1.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains thirteen lessons on pedestrian safety for use in kindergarten and grade 1. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing…
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Native American Resource Book.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Spears, Carl D., Comp.; And Others
Focusing on the Southeastern American Indian cultures, this Native American resource guide is designed for use in the elementary and secondary schools of the East Baton Rouge Parish and is a product of a 1975 Indian Advisory Committee composed of Indian parents, teachers, and staff members. Objectives of these materials require the Indian student,…
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Raising Beetles in a Classroom.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hackett, Erla
This guide is designed to provide elementary school teachers with a harmless, inexpensive, clean, odorless, and easy-to-care-for insect-rearing project for the classroom. The following topics are included: (1) instructions for the care and feeding of the beetle larvae; (2) student activities for observing larval characteristics and behavior…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Passenger Safety, Grade 2.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains eight lessons for use in grade 2. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for highway users,…
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Ourselves: Guide for Consultants and Teachers [and] Student Materials.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Junior Achievemnt, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO.
This document consists of two booklets, one for teachers and one for students. These booklets are part of the Elementary School Program of Junior Achievement, Inc., where participants learn about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers. The booklets are designed to develop personal economic concepts through storybook characters…
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Science Fair Projects. LC Science Tracer Bullet. TB 07-6
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Howland, Joyce, Comp.
2007-01-01
Selected sources in this bibliography provide guidance to students, parents, and teachers throughout the process of planning, developing, implementing and competing in science fair activities. Sources range in suitability from elementary to high school levels. This guide updates "Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullet" 01-4. More specialized…
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The Role of Teachers' Guided Reflection in Effecting Positive Program Change.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Vogt, Lynn Allington; Au, Kathryn H. P.
1995-01-01
Examines the evolution of teacher support and development in the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP) and Rough Rock Community School collaboration. Ongoing teacher development featured regular classroom observation and feedback with mentors and peers and self-reflection through videotaping and journal writing. (two references) (MDM)
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Lewis and Clark as Naturalists.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. National Museum of Natural History.
Intended for use in elementary and high school education, this Web site includes a teacher's guide and three lesson plans. The site contains images of museum specimens, scientific drawings, and field photos of the plant and animal species observed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, along with journal excerpts, historical notes, and references…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Gough, Timothy Jerome
2017-01-01
The purpose of this study was to determine how teachers in an urban school district implemented Comprehensive Literacy Improvement Program (CLIP) and balanced literacy framework in second through fifth grade classrooms by exploring the evidence of implementation of guided reading strategies. Instructional delivery, training methodology, phonemic…
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Teacher Self-Efficacy in Writing and Instructional Choices: A Correlational Study
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Burke, Beth Anne
2017-01-01
This quantitative study focused on examining the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and their use of writing practices in teaching writing. Participants included elementary kindergarten through fifth grade teachers in a large school district in northeastern United States. The following research questions guided this study: Is there a…
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Managing Diversity-Based Conflicts among Children. Fastback 414.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Scott, Charles C.; And Others
This guide is designed to provide assistance in handling complex situational conflicts involving diversity through appropriate conflict management strategies for diverse classrooms at the elementary and middle school levels. Diversity-based conflict is not new in the United States. The classroom is, as it has been historically, one of the major…
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Ladybugs and Lettuce Leaves. Teachers' Manual.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Barnes, Tracy; And Others
This is a guide for use with "Ladybugs and Lettuce Leaves" activity cards which are activities for elementary school students (grades 4 to 6) focusing on gardening. It includes educational objectives for each topic as well as lists of vocabulary words, comments, questions for discussion, additional activities, and resources. An interdisciplinary…
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Drug Education Curriculum: Grade Two. Health Education: Substance Abuse Prevention. Revised.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Drug Education.
This revised curriculum guide, one of nine sequential manuals for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators, is designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through activities for developing students' affective and cognitive skills. The introductory section presents the rationale for the school-community drug abuse prevention program…
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Life on Rocky Shores. Grades K-6.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA.
Activities in the ecology of New England's tidepools are provided in this field trip guide for elementary school teachers. Resources, curriculum materials, and services are identified that are available through the New England Aquarium's Department of Education. This packet contains: (1) pre-trip activities (offering a vocabulary list,…
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Project Basic Instructional Guide: Volume III, Citizenship.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.
A series of elementary and secondary school learning activities which correlate to citizenship education goals of the Maryland State Board of Education are presented. The five goals are to understand individual and group responsibilities in a democracy, know the functions of law and support a system of justice, value individual, societal, and…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX.
This is the teacher's guide accompanying a reader and a workbook that are part of an ungraded language arts and reading program that can be used in classes from upper elementary through high school. The program is designed around reading selections which present aspects of history, culture, and present-day experiences of special relevance to the…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Futch, Lynn; Asper, Vicki; Repman, Judi; Tschamler, Addie; Thomas, Melody; Kearns, Jodi; Farmer, Lesley S. J.; Buzzeo, Toni
2002-01-01
Includes eight articles that address the role of the elementary school librarian in developing information literacy, focusing on collaboration between media specialists and classroom teachers. Highlights include student research, including a research planning sheet; Web resources on information literacy and assessment; and helping students use…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Oliver, E. Eugene
Information on the educational system of Saudi Arabia and the placement of Saudi students in U.S. schools and colleges is presented. After briefly introducing the country and the educational system, attention is directed to elementary education. A new type of secondary school program that includes general and specialized courses is described.…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Molina, Carmen Eneida, Ed.; And Others
This guide for teachers, in English and Spanish, examines how assigned sex roles affect grade school girls in competitive sports, simple games, pastimes, and other extracurricular activities. A pre-test and post-test are included to measure the user's awareness of sexual stereotypes. Five object lessons cover the following topics: (1) myths that…
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Teaching science as argument: Prospective elementary teachers' knowledge
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Barreto-Espino, Reizelie
For the past two decades there has been increasing emphasis on argumentation in school science. In 2007, the National Research Council published a synthesis report that emphasizes the centrality of constructing, evaluating, and using scientific explanations. Participating in argumentation is seen as fundamental to children's science learning experiences. These new expectations increase challenges for elementary teachers since their understanding of and experiences with science are overwhelmingly inconsistent with teaching science as argument. These challenges are further amplified when dealing with prospective elementary teachers. The current study was guided by the following research questions: (1) What are the ways in which preservice elementary teachers appropriate components of "teaching science as argument" during their student teaching experience? (2) To what extent do components from prospective elementary teachers' reflections influence planning for science teaching? (3) What elements from the context influence preservice elementary teachers' attention to teaching science as argument? This study followed a multi-participant case study approach and analyses were informed by grounded theory. Three participants were selected from a larger cohort of prospective elementary teachers enrolled in an innovative Elementary Professional Development School (PDS) partnership at a large Northeast University. Cross-case analysis allowed for the development of five key assertions: (1) The presence of opportunities for interacting with phenomena and collecting first hand data helped participants increase their emphasis on evidence-based explanations. (2) Participants viewed science talks as an essential mechanism for engaging students in the construction of evidence-based explanations and as being fundamental to meaning-making. (3) Participants demonstrated attention to scientific subject matter during instruction rather than merely focusing on activities and/or inquiry processes. (4) Scaffolded protocols positively influenced participants' attention to having students construct evidence-based explanations during science planning and teaching. (5) Teachers' beliefs about children's science capabilities influence their attention to and adoption of practices associated with teaching science as argument. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for teacher education, such as the use of coherent conceptual frameworks to guide coursework and field experiences and the development of video-based cases that represent "images of the possible" associated with challenging reform-oriented teaching practices.
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A Phenomenological Study: African-American Males in the Educational Profession
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Williams, Kristopher
2012-01-01
This phenomenological research study explored the perceptions and lived experiences of African-American male teachers related to the underrepresentation of African-American males in the teaching profession. The study was guided by four research questions. The data was collected from 15 African-American male teachers at the elementary school level,…
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Using the Outdoors to Enrich the Teaching of Mathematics.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Payne, Milton R.
Written for teachers in elementary and middle schools and for personnel at outdoor education centers, this publication is the second in an ERIC/CRESS series on utilizing outdoor education methodologies to enhance the academic curriculum. The resource guide suggests ways of getting students interested in arithmetic and mathematics and how to make…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Poliniak, Susan
2011-01-01
Introducing jazz music to elementary and middle school students can open a multitude of creative doors--provided that teachers know how and where to start. This article presents a sample of what Christine Nowmos teaches to her kindergarten-through-fourth-grade classrooms over the course of two months. During January and February each year, she has…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Bicycle Safety, Grades K-1.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons on sidewalk vehicles and bicycles for use in kindergarten and grade 1. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing…
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ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Wessel, Janet A.
The project developed and evaluated an individualized physical education curriculum (called I CAN) for trainable mentally retarded children, ages 5-14 years. The instructional system consists of a set of primary psychomotor skills curriculum resource materials for individualizing instruction and a competency-based teaching guide for…
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Our Nation: Guide for Consultants and Teachers [and] Student Materials.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Junior Achievemnt, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO.
This document consists of two booklets, one for teachers and one for students. These booklets are part of the Elementary School Program of Junior Achievement, Inc. where students learn about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers. The booklets are designed to provide practical information about people, businesses, and services in a…
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Island of the Sharks Activity Guide To Accompany the Large-Format Film.
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Gowell, Elizabeth Tayntor
This document targets upper elementary and middle school students and provides activities to understand what the ocean floor looks like, the interactions of ocean communities, and the true nature of sharks. The activities are developed at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The twelve activities include: (1) "Ocean…
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Wind in the Willows--Theatre Activity Packet.
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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction.
Part of the New York City Board of Education's Early Stages program, and intended for elementary and secondary school teachers who wish to include a unit on theater in their classes, this guide offers suggestions for lessons and activities to accompany viewing a performance of "Wind in the Willows" at the Nederlander Theater. Part one of…
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Physical Activity and Fitness Knowledge Learning in Physical Education: Seeking a Common Ground
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Chen, Senlin; Chen, Ang; Sun, Haichun; Zhu, Xihe
2013-01-01
Motivation to learn is a disposition developed through exposure to learning opportunities. Guided by the expectancy-value theory of Eccles and Wigfield (1995), this study examined the extent to which expectancy belief and task value influenced elementary school students' physical activity and knowledge learning in physical education (PE).…
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US: A Cultural Mosaic. Teacher Handbook for a Primary-Grade Multidiscipline, Multicultural Program.
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Martinez, Jimmie; Watters, Arlene
Activities and objectives for helping elementary school pupils develop a multiethnic and multicultural orientation toward American history and culture are presented in this teacher's guide. The major objective was to develop an interdisciplinary educational program which would influence young children in a positive way as they developed life-long…
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The West As America: A Guide for Teachers.
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Nemerov, Alex
This teacher's packet accompanies the Smithsonian exhibition "The West as America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920." The lessons are intended for grades 10-12 but can be adapted for both elementary and middle school students studying expansion of the U.S. frontier. The five lessons in the packet include: (1) "Heroes…
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Lesson Plans for Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children.
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Pangrazi, Robert P.; Dauer, Victor P.
GRADES OR AGES: Kindergarten through grade six. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide contains one set of lesson plans for grades kindergarten through two and another for grades three through six, each of which is broken down into four activity parts: (1) introductory activities, (2) fitness…
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Social Studies in the Mainstreamed Classroom, K-6.
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Ochoa, Anna S.; Shuster, Susan K.
A guide is designed for elementary school teachers with handicapped students in their classrooms. Seven sections comprise the document. Section I discusses the implications of mainstreaming for classroom teachers. Discussed are 1) the physical and social isolation of the handicapped students in the 1960s; 2) the impact of Public Law 94-142 which…
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Reach: A Multicultural Education Resource Handbook for the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Sykes, Vivian; Tricamo, Terese
The guide will help elementary and secondary school teachers to identify resources for multicultural education in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over 250 entries are included about American Indians, Mexican Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans, Greek Americans, Jews, and Afro Americans, the groups most thoroughly represented. Almost every entry…
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English as a Second Language/Dialect Resource Book for K-12.
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British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. Curriculum Development Branch.
This resource guide is designed for use by all educators who work with English-as-a-Second-Language/Dialect (ESL/D) students, including administrators, regular classroom teachers in both elementary and secondary schools, trained ESL/D teachers, and other support staff such as language assistance teachers and special education staff. The book…
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Our Region: Guide for Consultants and Teachers [and] Student Materials.
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Junior Achievemnt, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO.
This document consists of two booklets, one for teachers and one for students. These booklets are part of the Elementary School Program of Junior Achievement, Inc. where students learn about their roles as individuals, workers, and consumers. The booklets are designed to provide practical information about people, businesses, and services in a…
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My Teaching Partner-Secondary: A Video-Based Coaching Model
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Gregory, A.; Ruzek, E.; Hafen, C. A.; Mikami, A. Y.; Allen, J. P.; Pianta, R. C.
2017-01-01
In the My Teaching Partner (MTP) program, coaches engage teachers in 6 to 9 coaching cycles across a school year. Guided by the program's theory, coaches help teachers reflect on the emotional, organizational, and instructional features of classrooms. MTP was originally developed for pre-K and early elementary classrooms (MTP Pre-K), but this…
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Teaching for Social Values in Social Studies.
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Dunfee, Maxine; Crump, Claudia
A guide for teaching values in social studies takes a positive stand with regard to the importance of values education in the elementary school based on the belief that many personal and societal problems are the results of unresolved value conflicts. It is hypothesized that children who have continuing experiences in value identification,…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Bicycle Safety, Grade 2.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains ten lessons on bicycles for use in grade 2. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for highway users,…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Bicycle Safety, Grade 3.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide for grade 3 contains seven lessons on bicycles and an appendix on conducting a bicycle rodeo. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Passenger Safety, Grades K-1.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic safety skills, this curriculum guide contains nine lessons for use in kindergarten and grade 1. Introductory information provided for the teacher includes basic highway safety concepts, stressing communication methods for highway…
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Keyboard Success: MECC Version.
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Fidanque, Ann; And Others
This is a teacher's guide to a 30-lesson keyboarding program for elementary and middle school students. The primary instructional objectives are to teach students how to: (1) keyboard from a correct position; (2) identify the names for the fingers to be used to keyboard; and (3) locate the most frequently used keys with the correct finger. No…
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Future Studies in the K-12 Curriculum.
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Haas, John D.
This guide is designed to help elementary and secondary school teachers and curriculum developers plan units on the future. It is presented in five sections. Section I discusses the origins of the modern futures movement and the concepts of future studies, time dimensions, global approach, self-fulfilling and self-defeating forecasts, and types of…
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They Chose Greatness: Women Who Shaped America and the World.
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Bloss, Doak
This manual is a resource for elementary school teachers who wish to supplement their curriculum with material highlighting the contributions of women. The guide presents 180 vignettes of women who achieved greatness in areas such as science, fine arts, sports, adventure, social reform, politics, history, and other fields. A "stimulus" question…
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Environmental Design: Instructional Guide and Resource for Elementary and Secondary School Use.
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Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD.
Instructional units with suggested resources and appropriate activities for teaching environmental design to students in grades 6-12 are presented. An overview of program goals and suggested environmental awareness exercises and projects is followed by six illustrative units. The first unit (grade 6) focuses on environmental awareness and…
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Who Says You Can't Teach Science? Grades K-6.
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Ticotsky, Alan
Designed to help adults guide elementary school age children toward an understanding of the natural world, this document presents a step-by-step experiential introduction to general science. Developed for use by teachers, parents, camp counselors, and youth group leaders, it discusses ways to overcome restrictions such as lack of student aptitude,…
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Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8. Third Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series.
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Yokota, Junko, Ed.
The third edition of this annotated bibliography collection offers students, teachers, and librarians a helpful guide to the best multicultural literature (published between 1996 and 1998) for elementary and middle school readers. With approximately 600 annotations on topics and formats including picture story books, realistic fiction, history and…
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Naraian, Srikala
2017-01-01
"Teaching for Inclusion" shows how educators navigate the competing demands of everyday practice with examples from urban, suburban, elementary, and secondary schools. The author offers eight guiding principles that can be used to advance an inclusive pedagogy. These principles permit teachers to both acknowledge and draw from the…
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Populations. Basic Edition. Science for Micronesia.
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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Dept. of Education, Saipan.
This teacher's guide is for an elementary school science unit designed for use with third grade (or older) children in the Trust Territory of Micronesia. Although there is a degree of similarity to curriculum materials developed for the Science Curriculum Improvement Study, this Micronesian unit does not purport to be an adaptation or edition of…
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A POSITION PAPER ON THE TEACHING OF READING, DEVELOPMENTAL AND CORRECTIVE.
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HODDER, VELMA; AND OTHERS
THE BASIC DEVELOPMENTAL READING PROGRAM IS REVIEWED AS A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND REMEDIAL OR CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN A GUIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY READING IN NEBRASKA SCHOOLS. THE PRESENTATION IS DEVELOPED AROUND FOUR TOPICS--(1) DEVELOPMENTAL READING (CHILDREN'S GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS, INSTRUCTIONAL READING LEVEL,…
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Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8. Fourth Edition. NCTE Bibliography Series.
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Hansen-Krening, Nancy, Ed.; Aoki, Elaine M., Ed.; Mizokawa, Donald T., Ed.
The fourth edition of this annotated bibliography collection offers students, teachers, and librarians a helpful guide to the best multicultural literature (published from 1999 to 2001) for elementary and middle school readers. The book continues a tradition of promoting unity through diversity by highlighting fiction and nonfiction published by…
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Shells: A Study Guide for the Second Grade. Alaska Sea Week Curriculum Series.
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Kelsey, Claudia; Parsons, Mary Beth
Presented are several elementary school lessons dealing with marine shell-bearing animals. Among the aspects of mollusk biology investigated are anatomy, diversity of form, adaptations, and classification. Learning strategies used include field trips, creative writing exercises, art activities, poetry, and scientific observation. A set of 40…
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Molina, Carmen Eneida, Ed.; And Others
This guide for teachers, in English and Spanish, examines the stereotyped work roles assigned to men and women. The guide examines educational materials that perpetuate these roles and presents teaching alternatives which reinforce students' self esteem and confidence. A pre-test and post-test are included to measure the user's awareness of…
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Hopson, Dan; And Others
Two marine science units comprise this manual for teachers of elementary school students. Unit 1, "Shore Communities," involves mapping exercises and other investigations of the ecology of the intertidal zone. Unit 2, "The Glacier," focuses on glacial geology and the relationship of glaciers to the marine environment. Each unit…
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Environmental Studies Center Teacher Books. 1st Grade - Habitats.
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Martin County Schools, Jensen Beach, FL. Environmental Studies Center.
This teacher's guide, one of nine teacher packages developed for use in the sequential, hands-on, field-oriented, K-8 environmental education program of the Martin County Schools in Florida, was developed for use with elementary children in grade one prior to and after a visit to an environmental studies center located near an estuarine area. This…
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The Hidden Role of Teachers: Child and Classroom Predictors of Change in Interracial Friendships
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Cappella, Elise; Hughes, Diane L.; McCormick, Meghan P.
2017-01-01
Children in late elementary and middle school tend to form friendships with same-race peers. Yet, given the potential benefits of cross-race friendships, it is important to understand the individual and contextual factors that increase the likelihood of cross-race friendship over time. Guided by contact hypothesis and systems theory, we examine…
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Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment. First Edition.
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Appelhof, Mary; And Others
This curriculum guide and activity book is designed as an aid for teaching elementary and middle school grades about recycling and composting with earthworms but can be adapted to a variety of situations. The book is organized into three sections that teach the following concepts: (1) introduces earthworms through a series of activities; (2)…
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Do-It-Yourself Guide to: A Solid Waste Seminar. Construction Plans and Use Guidelines.
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Quarry Hill Nature Center, Rochester, Minn.
Ten learning stations dealing with solid waste comprise the seminar described in this booklet. At each station, students observe a display and then answer questions listed on their data sheets. Although the seminar was intended for junior high school students, it has been used successfully with upper elementary and adult participants. Among the…
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Keyboard Success: MicroType PAWS Version.
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Fidanque, Ann; And Others
This is a teacher's guide to a 30-lesson keyboarding program for elementary and middle school students. The primary instructional objectives are to teach students how to: (1) keyboard from a correct position; (2) identify the names for the fingers to be used to keyboard; and (3) locate the most frequently used keys with the correct finger. No…
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Chen, I-Ching; Hu, Shueh-Cheng
2013-01-01
The capability of solving fundamental mathematical problems is essential to elementary school students; however instruction based on ordinary narration usually perplexes students. Concept mapping is well known for its effectiveness on assimilating and organizing knowledge, which is essential to meaningful learning. A variety of concept map-based…
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Hackett, Erla
This guide is designed to provide elementary school teachers with safe learning activities concerning bees and wasps. The following topics are included: (1) the importance of a positive teacher attitude towards bees and wasps; (2) special problems posed by paper wasps; (3) what to do when a child is bothered by a wasp; (4) what to do if a wasp…
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Comet Halley Returns. A Teacher's Guide, 1985-1986.
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Chapman, Robert D.; Bondurant, R. Lynn, Jr.
This booklet was designed as an aid for elementary and secondary school teachers. It is divided into two distinct parts. Part I is a brief tutorial which introduces some of the most important concepts about comets. Areas addressed include: the historical importance of Comet Halley; how comets are found and names; cometary orbits; what Comet Halley…
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Teachers' Experiences of Georgia's Early Math Intervention Program: A Phenomenological Study
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Scott, Rachel Amanda Garner
2016-01-01
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the perceptions that K-5 teachers have toward Georgia's mandated Early Intervention Math Program (EIP) on at risk learners in an elementary school in a rural, North Georgia community. The following questions guided the study: 1. How do K-5 teachers describe their experience with…
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It Is Outdoors: A Guide to Experiential Activities.
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Simmons, G. A.; Cannon, E. C.
This book is intended to serve as a resource and stimulant for professionals involved in recreational and educational programs serving elementary-school-age learners, although many of the activities also work well with adolescents and adults. The setting for the 40 activities which are described is the out-of-doors. Instructions on how to use the…
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Donaldson, Judy P.
The Transcultural Education Model presents a unified working model for teaching limited English proficient, English-as-Second-Language (ESL), or English-as-Second-Language transcultural (ESLT) students to read, write, and speak English. The model is designed for students and teachers in elementary, secondary, and adult schools. The model is…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Grade 4.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic skills, this curriculum guide for grade 4 deals with the how and why of traffic safety. Based on the introduction to highway safety rules and laws that students have mastered in grades K through 3, the program for grades 4 through…
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Students' Rights: A Guide to the Right of Children, Youth and Future Teachers.
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Haberman, Martin
After a preface in which Judge Robert Landry cites the importance of the Galt Decision, the paper summarizes the rights of students in elementary and secondary schools. This is presented through case histories. The decisions are grouped into the categories of freedom of expression, search and seizure, dress and grooming, invasion of privacy, and…
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FIX: A Strategic Approach to Writing and Revision for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Sherman, Cindy K.; De La Paz, Susan
2015-01-01
Teaching students in upper elementary school to revise their papers effectively requires a three-pronged approach. First, teachers provide instruction on a relevant genre or writing form (using the Common Core State Standards for English language arts or other relevant standards as a guide). Second, teachers help students to use four basic…
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VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Burns, Matthew K.
2005-01-01
No Child Left Behind mandates accountability data for school districts. This mandate has led to increased attention to instruction and academic remediation among educational researchers. The current study used schoolwide curriculum-based assessment (CBA) and curriculum-based measurement (CBM) data to plan and deliver mathematics instruction to…
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Perceived Factors Impacting School Music Programs: The Teacher's Perspective
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Abril, Carlos R.; Bannerman, Julie K.
2015-01-01
The purpose of this study was to examine elementary music teachers' perceptions of factors impacting their music programs and teaching positions as well as the actions these teachers take in response to those factors. The following research questions guided the study: (1) What factors are perceived to impact music programs and teaching…
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Klute, Mary; Apthorp, Helen; Harlacher, Jason; Reale, Marianne
2017-01-01
Formative assessment is a process that engages teachers and students in gathering, interpreting, and using evidence about what and how students are learning in order to facilitate further student learning during a short period of time. The process offers the potential to guide educator decisions about midstream adjustments to instruction that…
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Creative Food Experiences for Children. Revised edition.
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Goodwin, Mary T.; Pollen, Gerry
This book is intended for the teaching of nutrition and food concepts in informal settings for elementary school students. Part I offers a brief perspective on food education and a discussion on how children can learn about nutrition and good food habits through creative experiences in the kitchen. Part II presents a guide to involving children in…
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Sex Can Wait: An Abstinence-Based Sexuality Curriculum for Upper Elementary School.
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Young, Michael; Young, Tamera
This curriculum, directed primarily to students in grades five and six, is a 5-week sexuality education program designed to promote sexual abstinence as the best decision young people can make for themselves. The guide is divided into three general areas of emphasis: Knowing Myself, Reltating to Others, and Planning My Future. These sections are…
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Teacher's Guide to Animal Camouflage: The MATCH Box Project; Prototype Edition.
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Standring, Gillian; Bernath, Robert
The Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children (MATCH Box) project was developed in 1965 to provide for the relatively intensive treatment of a subject over a short period through materials geared to the elementary school level. Each MATCH Box contains materials, equipment, and activities that work together to foster the teaching/learning…
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Learning in the Out-of-Doors: Motivation, Discovery, Inquiry, Exploration, Investigation.
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Burtnett, Nancy, Ed.
Methods for use by teachers of elementary-school-age children in utilizing outdoor experiences in the study of various subjects are presented in this guide. Learning activities are described in 3 units: (1) language arts, in which students are stimulated to communicate ideas they have about the natural environment and to understand their…
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Career Education Classroom Activities: North Dakota, K-12; Elementary (First).
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North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck.
The guide's contents are designed as ideas that could be used to develop various career education concepts and objectives at the first grade level. The activities are to be integrated into existing curriculum, sequenced, and adapted to meet the needs of all people involved in education at the local school. The purpose of the guideline, a career…
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Environmental Studies Center Teacher Books. 6th Grade - River Investigation.
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Martin County Schools, Jensen Beach, FL. Environmental Studies Center.
This teacher's guide, one of nine teacher packages developed for use in the sequential, hands-on, field-oriented, K-8 environmental education program of the Martin County Schools in Florida, was developed for use with elementary children in grade six prior to and after a visit to an environmental studies center located near an estuarine area. The…
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Jenkins, Lyndsay N.; Demaray, Michelle K.; Wren, Nicole Smit; Secord, Stephanie M.; Lyell, Kelly M.; Magers, Amy M.; Setmeyer, Andrea J.; Rodelo, Carlota; Newcomb-McNeal, Ericka; Tennant, Jaclyn
2014-01-01
The goal of this paper was to critically review and evaluate five common social-emotional and behavioral screeners: Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (Kamphaus and Reynolds 2007), Behavior Intervention Monitoring Assessment System (McDougal et al. 2011), Social Skills Improvement System Performance Screening Guide (Elliott and Gresham…
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Arizona Traffic Safety Education, K-8. Grade 5.
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Mesa Public Schools, AZ.
One in a series designed to assist Arizona elementary and junior high school teachers in developing children's traffic skills, this curriculum guide for grade 5 deals with the how and why of traffic safety. Based on the introduction to highway safety rules and laws that students have mastered in grades K through 3, the program for grades 4 through…
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Learning in a Sheltered Internet Environment: The Use of WebQuests
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Segers, Eliane; Verhoeven, Ludo
2009-01-01
The present study investigated the effects on learning in a sheltered Internet environment using so-called WebQuests in elementary school classrooms in the Netherlands. A WebQuest is an assignment presented together with a series of web pages to help guide children's learning. The learning gains and quality of the work of 229 sixth graders…
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Don't Worry, They'll Grow Up: A Parent's Survival Guide.
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Tubbs, Janet
This workbook was developed as part of an arts-based prevention and primary intervention program for preschools, parochial and elementary schools, day care centers, churches, and homes. It is designed to help parents identify potential or existing problems and create feelings of value and self-reliance in young children. The importance of enjoying…
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Environmental Studies Center Teacher Books. 4th Grade - Mangrove Communities.
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Martin County Schools, Jensen Beach, FL. Environmental Studies Center.
This teacher's guide, one of nine teacher packages developed for use in the sequential, hands-on, field-oriented, K-8 environmental education program of the Martin County Schools in Florida, was developed for use with elementary children in grade four prior to and after a visit to an environmental studies center located near an estuarine area. The…
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The Help! Kit: A Resource Guide for Secondary Teachers of Migrant English Language Learners
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Wrigley, Pamela
2001-01-01
The "Help! Kit" for elementary school teachers was produced in 1989 by a task force of Virginia migrant educators who were getting an increasing number of requests for information about and assistance with their English language learners (ELLs). This secondary version of the "Help! Kit" provides helpful information to busy…
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Teaching the Bill of Rights. A Guide for Upper Elementary and Middle School Teachers.
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Lindquist, Tarry L.; And Others
To celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, this curriculum illustrates the concepts of the Constitution and Bill of Rights through events and issues of the Pacific Northwest. The eight units of the curriculum include constitutional visions, the trial of Hershel C. Lyon: an environmental dilemma, comparison of rights around…