This series of seventeen modules was designed for use in teaching future elementary-school teachers methods for mathematics instruction. Each module is devoted to a general topic of importance to the elementary mathematics curriculum, and contains an overview, a statement of the module objective, a plan for preassessment, a list of several…

The One Hundred Eleventh Street Elementary School of the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in the heart of the black community of Watts, attracts visitors from other schools and school districts throughout the nation. The instructional program at 111th Street School is completely ungraded, with teachers, resource personnel, and…

The status of metric education at the elementary school level is discussed in this paper. Elementary school curriculum, instructional materials, communication, scope and sequence, metric terminology and usage, teacher training, and educating the adult population are briefly covered. Metric implementation in the United States is summarized for each…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to influence rules and the decision-making process in the school. The teacher resource book for the School Rules unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to overcome the difficulties in getting from one place to another. The teacher resource book for the Getting There unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES…

Materials used in a mathematics methods course for pre-service elementary teachers are listed in this document. The course is comprised of nine modules covering the following areas: the learning of mathematics, sets and classification, counting and numbers, numeration systems, place value numeration systems, operations on whole numbers, operations…

This document describes the module cluster "Mathematics Methods and Materials" to be used in a performance-based elementary teacher education program. General objectives of the module cluster are specified, and prerequisites to the cluster are identified. Titles of 19 modules within the cluster are listed. The overall structure of each module…

This USMES unit challenges students to find the best way to learn or teach someone else certain things. The teacher resource book for this unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and of classroom…

This USMES unit challenges students to collect and maintain a variety of animals in the classroom. The teacher resource book for the School Zoo unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and of…

This USMES unit challenges students to find ways to help themselves and/or others to adapt to new situations. The teacher resource book for the Orientation unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges"…

This USMES unit challenges students to build a burglar alarm which will give adequate warning. The teacher resource book for the Burglar Alarm Design unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and of…

This USMES unit challenges students to find out what is the best information to put in a description so that a person can be quickly and easily identified. The teacher resource book for the Describing People unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a…

This USMES unit challenges students to invent a new soft drink that would be popular and produced at a low cost. The teacher resource book for the Soft Drink Design unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES…

This USMES unit challenges students to develop an outdoor area to help others appreciate nature. The teacher resource book for the Nature Trails unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and of…

This USMES unit challenges students to find effective ways to manage and/or conserve school supplies. The teacher resource book for the School Supplies unit contains five sections. The first section describes the USMES approach to student-initiated investigations of real problems, including a discussion of the nature of the USMES "challenges" and…