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Lara-Meloy,Teresa; Flores, Emilio; Jeffers, Laura; Llorente, Carlin; Weagle, Valerie; Burns, Melissa, Ed.; Davis-Kay, Jen, Ed. – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
Educational software can be an effective way for teens to enhance their learning skills in out-of-school settings. Many software programs provide subject-specific content and tools to support conceptual learning and skills development. They allow for individual, self-paced learning experiences as well as collaborative projects. In addition,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, High School Students, Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Materials

Suiter, Mary; Meszaros, Bonnie T. – Social Education, 2005
For several years, advocacy groups have recognized the need to strengthen financial education in the K-12 schools. Current statistics support their concerns. Financial illiteracy in the United States is astoundingly high. From 1992 to 2000, disposable personal income for Americans rose by 47 percent, but personal spending rose by 61 percent. In…
Descriptors: Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
Morson, Bob – Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2002
The teaching of drama in Scottish secondary schools focuses on: (1) Creating; (2) Presenting; and (3) Evaluating. In engaging with these elements, students at "all" stages are encouraged to develop their own dramas from ideas which are prompted by a variety of stimuli. From a wide range of starting points, students work through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Creative Activities, High School Students