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Nesdale, Andrew R., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This book consists of 31 papers focusing on aspects of child development. Mainly reports of research, papers are grouped topically into four sections dealing respectively with perceptual, language/communication, cognitive, and social development. Most of the nine papers in section 1 focus on the perceptual development of infants. Topics include…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Druger, Marvin, Ed. – 1988
School provides only a small part of a child's total education. This book focuses on science learning outside of the classroom. It consists of a collection of articles written by people who are involved with several types of informal science education. The value of informal science education extends beyond the mere acquisition of knowledge.…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Innovation, Educational Media, Educational Opportunities
Smith, Nancy R. – 1983
This book presents a philosophical and pragmatic approach to the teacher's active role in fostering a developing understanding of painting in 1-11 year-old children. Cognitive processes behind children's painting are explored; each phase of imagery is seen as emerging from and building on the thought processes of the previous phase. Tasks are…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials, Childhood Interests
List, Lynne K. – 1982
Intended for classroom and prospective teachers, this book presents ways for integrating music, art, and drama into the elementary curriculum. Described are experiences and activities in the arts that can be used as teaching tools in basic elementary school curriculum areas. Contents are selected so that no special training, knowledge, or skills…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Drama, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G. – 1977
This book is a collection of 10 papers discussing aspects of teacher development and working with children. "Teachers' Developmental Stages" outlines four developmental stages in teachers' professional growth, and suggests implications for teacher training. "Teachers in Preschools: Problems and Prospects" discusses child-adult…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Showalter, Victor – 1977
This guide provides a resource for teachers interested in developing unified science instructional units, and is a guide to potential modules that can be assembled into instructional units with a minimum of materials, equipment, and time. All modules included were selected from documents abstracted in "Resources in Education (RIE)" and available…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
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California Univ., Santa Cruz. – 1974
If children in a bilingual education program are to be equally competent in Spanish and English, there is a clear need for teaching Spanish. This can be done indirectly, by presenting curriculum material such as math, science and art bilingually or in Spanish, by telling stories in Spanish, and by using Spanish for various classroom and playground…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Instructional Materials
Open Court Publishing Co., La Salle, IL. – 1971
The following ten papers were presented to the Open Court Editorial Advisory Board in 1971. "Where Educational Nonsense Comes From" by Jacques Barzun focuses on education as the removal of ignorance. "The Importance of Teaching Poetry" by Cleanth Brooks discusses the powers of poetry in the instruction of yound children. In…
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Fitzgerald, R. T. – 1974
Three separate but related questionnaires were administered to the primary teachers, students in grade 6, and their parents in a predominantly rural Australian school district, to learn how each of the groups saw the role of the primary school. The study revealed serious differences in attitude between teachers and parents, as well as between…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Demography, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Lapp, Diane; Flood, James; Moore, Kelly; Nichols, Maria – Guilford Publications, 2005
First grade is a year of important new experiences for students and teachers alike. Some students will arrive knowing how to read, others will know a few letters of the alphabet, and most will be somewhere in between. Including dozens of reproducibles, this book guides first-grade teachers in the many decisions they face about how to orchestrate…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 1, Literacy Education, English Instruction
Siperstein, Gary N.; Rickards, Emily Paige – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
Field-tested with 400 elementary school students, this curriculum focuses on developing the cognitive skills behind appropriate social behavior rather than teaching children a set of specific behaviors to enact. Along with a thorough overview, teachers will get 66 activity-based lessons on social skills, organized around topics that build on each…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Social Behavior, Elementary School Students, Cues
Segarra, José A., Ed.; Dobles, Ricardo, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 1999
In this remarkable collection of educational journeys toward learning and liberation, students, scholars, and activists bring to life the ideas and histories of groups that have been silenced in mainstream educational arenas. The rich variety of learners in learning as a political act--including Chicana women, Puerto Rican schoolchildren, Eritrean…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, College Students, Minority Group Students, Elementary School Students
Blaydes, John – Corwin Press, 2004
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…
Descriptors: Principals, Stress Management, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Effectiveness
Prillaman, A. Renee, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of eight essays focus on the role of caring and nurturance in elementary, secondary, and higher education. They include: (1) "From Caretaker to Caregiving: Divergent Perspectives Upon Teachers of the Handicapped" (Doris M. Kendrick); (2) "Conceptions of Caring in a Fourth-Grade Classroom" (Dwight L. Rogers); (3)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Garfield, Gary M.; McDonough, Suzanne – 1995
This book offers practical advice to teachers who wish to use classroom computers to harness the potential of telecommunications as a learning tool. Chapter 1 describes the Kids On-Line project, in which they established electronic mail interactions between a classroom in California and a classroom in Kentucky, as well as a list of key…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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