Describes an activity in an elementary science methods course in which preservice teachers use a simulation exercise to select a specific elementary science curriculum program. (JR)

This study was undertaken to determine if instructors in community colleges in the United States are as innovative as has been perceived in some quarters. The data used for the study were originally collected by Cohen in a 1978 nationwide survey of science and science-related courses in two-year colleges to obtain information about the curriculum,…

Reviews the message and quality of the film "Stand and Deliver" which is about the methods of a Hispanic mathematics teacher in east Los Angeles and the success of his students. Gives a description of the teacher, his background, and his attitudes. Summarizes the plot of the film. (CW)

Audiovisual aids currently in use in the Quincy, Mass., public schools are evaluated in terms of how well they meet performance objectives for a particular course. The materials range from nursery to senior high school level in the curriculum areas of art, music, social studies, communications, science, mathematics, health and physical education,…