This Facilitator's Guide is based on What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education, an online course designed by the Center on Instruction and the New England Comprehensive Center. The Facilitator's Guide demonstrates step-by-step how to build the course on a learning management system (LMS) and provides instructions on all phases of…

This guide is designed to provide guidance to New York state school districts and teachers to help students achieve the music standards. Teachers throughout New York state met to compile these field-tested lesson plans, teaching strategies, assessments, and resources for teachers of students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, in all areas of…

New York State has the largest Haitian population in the U.S. This resource guide presents background information on Haitian society, language, and culture; a list of places of interest and sources of information on Haitians in New York; and a summary of some of the achievements of Haitians. It also outlines suggested resources for teachers and…

This report reflects the work of a task force charged with examining curricular materials used by the New York State Department of Education to see if they adequately reflect the pluralistic nature of society, and to identify areas where changes or additions may be needed. The Task Force concluded that African Americans, Asian Americans, Puerto…

This book, part of the Touchstones to Local History project of Russell Sage College, is designed for social studies teachers seeking to incorporate local history in their social studies curricula by utilizing local history materials. Ten forms of historical materials are reviewed in terms of their classroom use: published resources, personal…

Recognizing that New York State has one of the largest rural populations in the United States and that it is impossible to institute special curricula at the College of Saint Rose (CSR) to train future special education teachers for rural areas, this manual was compiled to provide CSR Education Division faculty with a guide to available existing…

This curriculum resource guide allows students to interpret key historical events and trends from the perspectives of a variety of cultural, linguistic, and ethnic groups. The 35 learning activities represent suggested approaches for teaching Units 7 and 8 of the New York State Grades 7 and 8 syllabus. Each unit is comprehensive, divided into…

This curriculum resource guide allows students to interpret key historical events and trends from the perspectives of a variety of cultural, linguistic, and ethnic groups. The 30 learning activities represent suggested approaches for teaching Units 9 and 10 of the New York State Grades 7 and 8 syllabus. Each unit is comprehensive, divided into…

Outlines New York and federal laws governing the collection of natural materials (plants, animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, bird nests) for teaching purposes. Notes sources of helpful information and required permits. (MH)

This curriculum evolved as an interactive cooperation between South Asian scholars and an educator/curriculum writer. The materials are congruent with the mandates of the New York State Global Studies program. Each lesson provides focus questions, performance objectives, procedures with accompanying student materials, and a summary/application.…

Fifteen major concepts form the basis of the New York State schools K-12 social studies program. They are: (1) change, (2) choice, (3) citizenship, (4) culture, (5) diversity, (6) empathy, (7) environment, (8) human rights, (9) identity, (10) interdependence, (11) justice, (12) political system, (13) power, (14) scarcity, and (15) technology. The…

This curriculum resource guide allows students to interpret key historical events and trends from the perspectives of a variety of cultural, linguistic, and ethnic groups. The 20 learning activities represent suggested approaches for teaching Units 11 and 12 of the New York State Grades 7 and 8 syllabus. Each unit is comprehensive, divided into…

The committee that produced this report was asked to review existing New York State social studies syllabi and to make recommendations to the Commissioner of Education designed to increase students' understanding of U.S. culture and its history; the cultures, identities, and histories of the diverse groups that comprise U.S. society today; and the…

The summer reading program of the New York State Library is intended to assist youth in increasing their intellectual base by broadening their backgrounds through reading during the summer. The 1992 "New York is Reading Country" theme is intended to add a few more layers to what students already know about the state and to be helpful in…

This program guide consists of guidelines, forms, and curriculum materials for use in implementing the Giving Rural Adults a Study Program (GRASP). A regional program covering four rural counties in New York State, GRASP is designed to deliver packaged, individualized adult basic education (ABE) and high school equivalency (GED) programming to…