This framework describes a developmental, sequential, age-appropriate physical education program designed to provide students of all ages with the knowledge and ability needed to maintain an active, healthy life-style. Three major goals of the curriculum are that students should: (1) develop effective motor skills and understand the fundamentals…

This book is a hands-on resource that offers ideas, projects, and tips for elementary educators, including lesson plans, calendars and schedules, classroom discussion ideas, uses for new technology, and strategies for working parents. Each of the book's 12 chapters begins with a chapter overview, then offers a collection of articles by teachers…

Today's principals face unique challenges--demands of time, knowledge, and organization, which take their toll on even the most flexible leader. A complement to the insightful "Survival Skills for the Principalship: A Treasure Chest of Time-Savers, Short-Cuts, and Strategies to Help You Keep a Balance in Your Life" (ED495598), this ready-to-edit…

Today's principals face unique challenges--demands of time, knowledge, and organization which take their toll on even the most flexible leader. This compilation of resources offers practical, ready-to-use solutions to the issues and dilemmas facing principals every day. These valuable resources can be consulted for years to come as a long-term…

This manual provides a tool for training community-based primary school teachers with a focus on a child-centered approach. There are 34 sections: (1) "Who an Affective Teacher Is"; (2) "How Children Learn"; (3) "Schemes of Work" and "Records of Work"; (4) "The Lesson"; (5) "Lesson Plan";…

The Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of countries in Europe and Central and South America. This series of studies was made a part of a program to promote understanding of education conditions in those areas and also to furnish the American college registrars with data on…