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The 2010 Canterbury Earthquake: Curriculum Shockwaves
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Taylor, Mike; Moeed, Azra – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2013
This paper reports data from an exploratory questionnaire designed to capture "curriculum P-waves"--those curriculum responses that were the fastest and therefore measured first--following a significant earthquake in New Zealand. As well as taking a professional interest in a major disaster in their backyard, it is assumed that social…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Student Needs, Evidence, Foreign Countries
Nomads of the Wind. Nature. Teacher's Guide.
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Brown, Jordan; Grippo, Lois – 1995
This curriculum guide was developed for use with public television's Nature series. The materials in the guide are designed to help students actively participate in the study and experience of nature. Students are encouraged to view the programs as naturalists would, observing animals in their environment, noting their behavior, examining the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
The Social Science Teacher, Vol. 8, No. 1, October 1978 [And] Vol. 8, No. 2, December 1978 [And] Vol. 8, No. 3, February 1979 [And] Vol. 8, No. 4, April 1979 [And] Vol. 8, No. 5, June 1979.
v8 n4 Apr 79, 1979
Included in this document are five issues of "The Social Science Teacher," the official journal of the Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences. All levels of education are treated. One issue examines a variety of topics including Marxism and education, the High School Geography Project, problems in teaching sociology, social…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards, Glossary of Key Terms
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Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
One of the key requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Reading is that all students must be able to comprehend texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. By the time they complete the core, students must be able to read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Glossaries
Framing a Social Sciences Learning Area in the New Zealand Curriculum Draft for Consultation 2006
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Hunter, Philippa – Teachers and Curriculum, 2006
The New Zealand Curriculum Stocktake, undertaken between 2000 and 2003, signalled a more coherent and fluid approach to curriculum processes, and support for school-based decision-making around curriculum design and implementation. The subsequent "Curriculum Marautanga Project" (Ministry of Education, 2004) promised a "reframing,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Social Sciences, Elementary School Curriculum
Outdoor Education in New Zealand
Wills, Dudley; Scholer, E. A. – Journal of Outdoor Education, 1971
Descriptors: Camping, Fine Arts, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Sustainable Development. Teacher's Guide to World Resources. Comprehensive Coursework on the Global Environment.
Snyder, Sarah A. – 1994
This teacher's guide presents teaching suggestions and presentation materials about sustainable development, important trends that could lead to human and environmental disasters in the future if they continue unchecked, and how each country has a different path to sustainable development. The lesson is divided into six parts and may be completed…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Development, Foreign Countries