Since 2012, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has supported educational enrichment in rural areas by awarding over $3.3 million in grants to six outstanding organizations operating in Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In this report, the authors combine the experiences of these organizations with findings from the…

This guide is designed as a reference for District and School personnel working with English learners (ELs). The content of the guide represents a compilation of information, examples, and resources. This guide is a living document and subject to frequent updates. It is recommended to review the document online rather than printing a hard copy.

This book shares the author's experiences implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence in a small town, offering an understanding of why Core Knowledge has been such a positive experience for learners. As the book describes reasons for using the Core Knowledge Sequence, it substantiates them with authentic experiences from administrators, teachers,…

This article presents several mnemonic devices to aid students with learning disabilities in the development of social skills, specifically problem solving and accepting and assimilating negative feedback from others. (DB)

This document is a statement of the basic music skills that Kentucky students should develop. This skills list does not replace any locally developed curriculum. It is intended as a guide for local school districts in Kentucky in their development of a detailed K-12 curriculum. The skills presented are considered basic to a sound education program…

Concepts, propositions, proposition sets, and process patterns are discussed as elements of a model of language-related basic thinking skills. The term "concept" is defined and illustrated, and a model of concept attainment is briefly described. Illustrations are offered for a set of 430 basic concept clusters intended for use as a…

Presents a case for changing the emphasis in education from training for proficiency in basic skills to teaching students how to use computers. (MD)

Children learn while they travel when they take a portable study kit with them. The suggested travel tote requires children to keep a daily journal, trace the trip on a map, and collect souvenirs. Examples are offered of this multidisciplinary approach that helps children learn outside the school. (DF)

This article provides suggestions to assist teachers in the development of mnemonic aids for basic academic, work, and social skills. It uses the mnemonic STRATEGY to present eight steps for mnemonic development. Use of the STRATEGY mnemonic to develop a variety of other mnemonics, concerned with study skills, listening, friendship, lunchtime…

A selection of lesson plans dealing with mathematics, language arts, English, history, science, and elementary education are offered for teacher use. Plans include objectives, materials needed, and procedures to follow. (DF)

To improve the teaching of thinking skills, social studies teachers need to identify and select a few key skills on which to focus continuously throughout the K-12 social studies curricula. They also need to identify the attributes of these skills. A model skill description is included. (RM)

Meal preparation skills and recipes for students with disabilities are organized into four types: foods requiring no cooking, stovetop use, baking, and microwave oven use. Templates for each type present frequently occurring words and procedures that can be used to prepare a number of foods, and recipes are presented involving the same set of…

Variety in homework is one way to achieve educational excellence in social studies. The twin social studies goals of teaching basic knowledge and teaching reasoning/critical thinking skills are accomplished by providing variety. In accordance with Lee and Pratt's homework taxonomy, homework can be placed under one of the following: preparation,…

Since its adoption in January 1987, Connecticut's Common Core of Learning has set the standard of an educated citizen for the state, and the five 1991-1995 Statewide Educational Goals for Students incorporate its policy on the skills, knowledge and attitudes that are expected of Connecticut's public secondary school graduates. The Common Core…

This collection of reading activities was designed to give classroom teachers in Kentucky a variety of approaches, options, and techniques for teaching the essential skills in reading. The activities and skills are organized into units according to grade level; one series of activities follows each reading objective determined to be an indicator…