Suggests methods and materials for class discussions of local water resources and conservation. (SJL)

Many types of historical activities are described that enabled sixth graders to study the history of their community.

This booklet provides an assortment of materials relating to a cognitive approach to community-based multicultural education. In a brief discussion, the first article presents a preliminary formulation of some views about multicultural education. The text includes a list of basic skills and thinking processes which may be taught and learned…

Reproductions of 19 photographs that document some of the families and history of the African-American community in Bloomington, Indiana, from about 1870 to 1920, are contained in this paper. The paper discusses the use of photographs in historical inquiry, and posits that the photographic image carries the power of witness to past peoples and…

This publication contains resources and suggestions to help K-12 teachers and students establish a Heritage Club and become involved with activities of the Oklahoma Historical Society (O.H.S.). The resources can easily be used or adapted for use by educators in other states. The publication begins by describing the divisions of the O.H.S. which is…

DATA WERE ASSEMBLED CONCERNING THE MANY FACTORS AFFECTING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. THE DATA WERE ANALYZED AND ESTIMATES WERE MADE OF FUTURE ENROLLMENT TRENDS. THESE DATA AND ANALYSES WERE RELATED TO THE DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND THE NEED FOR NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES. DETAILED CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO…

Using the news media as resource material in the classroom is an excellent and under-utilized way to bring the reality and diversity of external politics into the classroom. Using that external reality in combination with the internal reality of the schools as unique political communities can provide a more complete and realistic civic education.…

The purpose of this paper is to alert elementary and secondary social studies teachers to certain new approaches to projects and materials in environmental education in the context of education in general. It is also a guide to the use of other available programs. Selective rather than complete, the paper offers a sampling of programs social…

This is an annotated listing of selected print and nonprint resource materials for a basic elementary social studies program in Canada. The list is intended to aid school systems and their personnel in selecting learning materials for use with the Alberta social studies curriculum as set out in their program of studies. Most materials cited were…

This integrated state curriculum guide was developed by North Carolina fourth grade teachers, principals, and supervisors during a workshop which explored methods of integrating curriculum objectives from multiple instructional areas by using the community as both a resource and a subject of study and by introducing the concept of webbing, an…

Presented are over 100 environmental education activities which use the local community for a learning site and resource. These lessons are grouped under seven topical headings: (1) biological neighbors, (2) physical environs, (3) built environs, (4) social environs, (5) understanding ourselves, (6) influencing change, and (7) improvement and…

Many informational resources with emphasis on town and country are listed in this annotated bibliography. Focus is upon understanding life in the small community. Materials are found under topics which include: (1) town and country case studies, (2) community theory, (3) rural sociology, (4) recent protestant town and country materials, (5)…

The annotated bibliography primarily covers the current status of American Indian education in the United States (and Canada). No attempt was made to include all existing literature on the subject. Most of the 176 citations were taken from professional journals, papers delivered in professional meetings, and government reports. The articles,…

The curriculum project undertaken by the Nanaimo District teachers proposed to develop a study of the socio-political processes in a Canadian urban government, using their own city as a model (ED 055 013). This progress report stresses that the nature of the development process has been based on 1) need, 2) structure, 3) content, 4) materials…

Topics and guidelines for stimulating interest in the study of local history at the elementary and secondary levels are described. The paper lists roles and responsibilities of teachers and students engaged in historical research, suggests projects for elementary and secondary teachers, and lists five basic reference books for teachers who are…