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Kasler, Jon; Goldfarb-Rivlin, Sima; Levi, Jossef; Elias, Maurice J. – Gifted Child Today, 2013
While high IQ is likely to be an advantage in moral reasoning, it does not guarantee students' putting those morals into practice. A clearly defined sense of purpose grounded in values of social responsibility, exploration of values, and the search for ultimate truths, both personal and collective, is paramount. The Meaning in Life program in…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Social Values
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Benson, Cecile – Social Studies Review, 1981
Describes an eight-week unit on Israel for seventh graders and shows how the unit relates to the 1981 "California History/Social Science Framework." The unit introduces students to framework content goals in history and the humanities. Activities include journal writing, artifact building, archaeological simulations, and a geographical…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Grade 7, Humanities Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Nachlieli, Talli; Sfard, Anna – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This paper presents a rationale and a conceptual framework for a wider research project dealing with mathematical communication, and in particular with actions performed by interlocutors whenever they wish to clarify their use of a symbol, a word or an expression. The aim of such actions is often to repair a communicational breach resulting from…
Descriptors: Definitions, Research Projects, Mathematics, Interpersonal Communication
Sabar, Naama – 1983
This study investigated the implementation of a 7th grade biology curriculum ("Animal and its Environment") in Israel. The curriculum has seven parts, each one with a dictated sequence including well-defined objectives, suitable activities, and assigned materials, with little degree of freedom for the teacher. A primary concern for the…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Rabbe, Laureen; Liptz, Brenda; Raviv, Judy – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1998
Describes a successful project in which seventh-grade English-as-a-Second-Language teachers in Jerusalem kept nonreaders in the classroom, thus laying a positive foundation for high school, motivating all students to study English, and reducing the gap in English abilities. By teaming and collaborating, teachers and student teachers created a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Heterogeneous Grouping
Wolkinson, Deborah; Burchfield, Lisa – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1998
One Israeli junior high school initiated an extensive reading program that promotes independent English reading and increases acquisition of English. This article explains how to get such a program started, develop guidelines, and handle problems. Student surveys indicated that similar numbers of students enjoyed reading English and reading…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Independent Reading