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Download full textBarker, Bruce, Comp; Christian, Duane, Comp. – 1988
This document contains a collection of eight selected secondary level units of study about Japan. Individual units were planned and written by teachers who participated in the first Southwest Program for Teaching about Japan (SPTAJ) study tour to that country during 1987. Unit topics include: (1) "An Introduction To Japanese Medicine"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans, Resource Units
Ritchhart, Ron, Ed. – 1997
In six sites across the United States teams of teachers began creating "portfolio cultures"--classrooms where growth towards high common standards and reflection was emphasized for both students and teachers. Working groups of teachers became involved in a 2-year process to develop curriculum. This book is a part of this series…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Functions (Mathematics), Inquiry
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1992
Written by U.S. teachers who traveled to China in 1991, this document contains a compilation of curriculum projects about China. The projects include: "China Via the Five Fundamental Themes of Geography" (S. Cassady); "Jiemei (Sister): An Analysis of the History and Role of Women in the People's Republic of China" (M.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, International Relations
Anderson, Betty – 1982
Children's books can be used to expand knowledge and increase interest in the content areas. The social understanding that first and second grade students gain from a unit on family relationships and friendships will be richer if literature is an integral part of the instruction. Titles for such a unit might include "Charlotte's Web," by E.B.…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Singelis, Theodore M., Ed. – 1998
This book is a resource for teachers that contains 28 exercises and planned activities designed by individual authors that can be used to teach about culture, ethnicity, and diversity. The exercises and activities are appropriate for graduate, college, and even advanced high school students in such classes as cross-cultural psychology,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student)
Ley, Terry C., Ed. – 1985
This sourcebook presents reading guides for 22 literary works frequently used by secondary school English teachers. The guides contain an overview of the work, a pool of instructional objectives for each work, a variety of activities, a series of discussion options, suggestions for evaluation, and annotated lists of related works. Included are:…
Descriptors: Authors, Class Activities, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Zuk, W. M.; Bergland, D. L. – 1992
This comprehensive teacher's guide and 20 laminated art reproductions are part of an instructional resource designed to assist teachers in incorporating Native American studies into the elementary art program and general curriculum. It highlights visual art which is actively being innovated by aboriginal artists throughout North America and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art
Zuk, W. M.; Bergland, D. L. – 1992
This comprehensive teacher's guide and 20 laminated art reproductions are part of an instructional resource designed to assist teachers in incorporating Native American studies into the elementary art program and general curriculum. It highlights visual art which is actively being innovated by aboriginal artists throughout North America and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies, American Indians
