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Banner, Pat – Communicator, 1974
The article discusses the often ignored information that can be discovered by examining ground characteristics in woods and forests. Woodland cycles, the food chain, animal habitats, and nature's recycling are included. (KM)
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Biology, Climate, Environmental Education
BROWN, ROBERT M. – 1964
A SET OF FILM UTILIZATION SHEETS WAS PREPARED FOR PROJECT CUE. TOPICS INCLUDED ART AND THE COMMUNITY, ABSTRACT PAINTING, THE DINOSAUR AGE, THE LIVING ARTS OF JAPAN, SCIENCE, AND A PERSIAN STORY BOOK. EACH SHEET INCLUDED PURPOSES, AREAS OF USE, PROCEDURE FOR VIEWING, FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES, AND RELATED MATERIALS. (REFER TO ED 003 785 THROUGH ED 003…
Descriptors: Art, Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Films
Schmierer, Hy – 1969
The document contains Part II, Narrative Report for End of Budget Period, and Part III, End of Year Evaluation Report, for the school districts of North Hempstead, New York. During the period from September of 1968 to September of 1969, under funds from Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the North Hempstead districts began…
Descriptors: Administration, Conservation Education, Curriculum, Ecology
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Nolan, Karen – Nature Study, 1980
Presents an overview of the educational programs, concerts, and other activities which take place aboard the 76-foot sloop "Clearwater" in a privately-funded effort to bring New York's Hudson River closer to the people. (WB)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Educational Facilities, Environmental Education, Music Education
Sparkman, Mickey M. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1988
Describes the education of Melvil Dewey, pioneer in library science, his early teaching experiences in rural New York, and the influence of these experiences on his final career choice. Discusses his concept of education for the masses through public libraries. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Librarians
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Joo, Yong Lak; Choudhary, Devashish – Chemical Engineering Education, 2006
For decades, every chemical engineer has been asked to have a background in separations. The required separations course can, however, be uninspiring and superficial because understanding many separation processes involves conventional graphical methods and commercial process simulators. We utilize simple, user-­friendly mathematical software,…
Descriptors: Visualization, Computation, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education
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Seline, Richard – Community College Journal, 2006
Five trends are emerging that will not only change the role of human capital in the United States but will also challenge the legacy system of workforce development, skills and competency-focused institutions, and assuredly, community colleges. Workforce investment boards, for example, are currently geographically constrained in environments that…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Labor Force Development, Competition, Science and Society
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Dexter, Coe F. – Social Science Record, 1987
Reviews some of the characteristics of the New York state social studies testing program and describes how new questions are developed for the test. (JDH)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, History, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education
Parisio, Richard – Outdoor Communicator, 1986
Describes typical winter farm lessons for students visiting Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center located 70 miles north of New York City: butter and corncake making, soil erosion experiments, dissecting and growing seeds. Emphasizes major theme of conservation of farmland from destructive farming practices and careless development. (NEC)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Discovery Learning, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
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Reichgelt, Han; Lunt, Barry; Ashford, Tina; Phelps, Andy; Slazinski, Erick; Willis, Cheryl – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2004
A number of universities have recently started to add baccalaureate programs in Information Technology (IT) to their existing programs in Computer Science (CS) and (Management) Information Systems (IS). While some have welcomed this development, others have argued that (a) there are significant differences between the baccalaureate programs in IT…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Definitions, Information Technology, Computer Science
Doh, Jonathan P. – 1991
This paper assesses the potential impact on the New York State economy, industries, and regions of the recently implemented Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Canadian trade and investment have had significant impacts on the economies of the United States and New York state. An analysis of the potential impact of the FTA on New York state,…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
TWYFORD, LORAN C.; AND OTHERS – 1964
A YEAR COURSE IN NINTH-GRADE SCIENCE WAS IMPROVED BY THE EVALUATION OF EACH LESSON USING A LEARNING PROFILE STUDENT RATING TECHNIQUE.THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENTS, TO TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW MATERIALS, TO SUGGEST WAYS OF IMPROVING INSTRUCTION, TO EVALUATE ACTIVITIES ON A…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Grade 9, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials
DAVIS, FREDERICK B.; LESSER, GERALD S. – 1960
A TEST OF SCIENCE APTITUDE WAS CONSTRUCTED AND PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE OF ITS VALIDITY OBTAINED BY INDIVIDUAL ADMINISTRATION TO 58 GIFTED, 6- AND 7-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. TWO FORMS OF A 91-ITEM HUNTER SCIENCE APTITUDE TEST WERE CONSTRUCTED. ITEMS INCLUDED IN THESE TESTS WERE DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE ABILITY--(1) TO RECALL SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, (2) TO…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students, Gifted
Montario, Michael – Agricultural Education, 1977
A plant science professor at the State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College, Cobleskill, describes the floriculture skills learned by students in campus greenhouses and on field trips. Emphasis is on the greenhouse work done during the winter months, such as plant propation and care and exhibits. (MF)
Descriptors: Floriculture, Greenhouses, Nurseries (Horticulture), Ornamental Horticulture
Rebell, Michael A.; Wardenski, Joseph J.; Widiss, Deborah A.; Swan, Betsey – 2003
In late 2002 and early 2003, Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), working with the League of Women Voters of New York State, initiated a series of eight community public engagement forums held in Albany, Brentwood, Elmira, Rochester, Watertown, Manhattan, and Queens (New York). The public's response, discussed in this report, confirmed judicial…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education
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