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Download full textBranch, Robert M.; Kim, Dohun; Koenecke, Lynne – 1999
This digest is intended to help teachers select good resources to use in their instruction by providing a checklist to evaluate online educational materials. The following major topic areas to consider when evaluating World Wide Web-based materials for use in instructional settings, as well as sub-questions in each area, are outlined: (1) Judge…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Patrick, John J.; And Others – 1990
A collection of resources for high school history and government teachers and their students, this volume treats core ideas on constitutional government in the United States. James Madison's ideas as found in "The Federalist Papers" are examined in conjunction with their counterpoints in essays of the Anti-Federalists. This volume…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Instructional Materials
Cruickshank, Donald R.; And Others – 1987
This subject bibliography on simulations and games in education is composed of three parts. First there is an index of the 60 categories covered--e.g., Administrator Education, Exceptional Children, Physical Education, Teacher Education. Next there is an overview or short description of each of the 60 categories. Finally, there is the bibliography…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Games, Educational Resources
Merryfield, Merry M. – 1986
Recognizing the need to strengthen education about Africa in United States schools and to enable teachers to present complex issues about apartheid, political stability, and cultural conflict, this digest addresses the issue of how teachers can improve their teaching about Africa. The article poses 3 questions: (1) Why is it important to teach…
Descriptors: African Culture, Concept Teaching, Course Content, Educational Resources
Ninno, Anton – 1999
Teachers have explored the use of radio in the classroom almost since radio technology entered into the mainstream of society, yet radio remains a relatively unused mode of instruction. This Digest describes several radio applications and summarizes various radio activities to assist teachers in integrating technology into the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Broadcast Reception Equipment, Current Events, Educational Equipment
House, Peggy A. – 1980
This second volume in the Topics for Teachers series provides a wide range of activities designed to be both useful for teachers and informative for students. The investigations contained in this document are representative of some of the embodiments of important mathematical principles in the physical world. The activities included were chosen…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments, Learning Activities
Patrick, John J.; Keller, Clair W. – 1987
Studying ideas from the Federalist papers provides high school students with an opportunity to examine the first principles of U.S. civic culture. By increasing their knowledge and appreciation of the basic ideas in the Federalist papers, students develop civic literacy that is likely to enhance their participation in a free society. This volume…
Descriptors: Civics, Course Content, High Schools, Instructional Materials
Disinger, John, Comp.; Howe, Robert W., Comp. – 1983
Designed to supplement the day-to-day planning, teaching, and evaluation activities of environmental education teachers at all educational levels, this compilation contains over 1000 resumes of practitioner-oriented documents announced in "Resources in Education" (RIE) between 1966 and 1982. The resumes are organized by educational level…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Guides, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
Kim, Sonja de Groot – 1994
A resource area in an early childhood classroom can foster children's learning by providing them with opportunities to use a wide variety of materials in a wide range of contexts. This digest offers suggestions concerning resource rooms in early childhood classrooms and discusses issues relevant to children's play. Many classroom areas can be…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Early Childhood Education
Patrick, John J., Ed. – 1991
The political ideas of John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other Founders of the United States have been a rich civic legacy for successive generations of citizens. An important means of ensuring that these ideas on constitutional government continue to inspire and guide people in the 21st century lies in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Educational Resources
Kosnick, Sally – 1981
Focusing on American Indians, this annotated bibliography covers a variety of resources for enriching multicultural education in the elementary classroom and includes limited information about Mexican Americans, Blacks, and other cultural groups. Each of the 26 entries provides a descriptive annotation and indicates where the material can be…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, American Indians
Parisi, Lynn, Ed. – 1986
Five simulations for addressing science-related social issues in either the secondary science or social studies classroom are presented. Following a foreword, introduction, and description of the conceptual basis for the activities, each of the activities is presented in its entirety. Complete teacher and student materials for conducting each of…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making, Environment
