New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER's) research project "Educational policy and practice for a changing climate" explores what kinds of changes or adaptations the education systems may need to make in the immediate and short-to-medium-term future in response to climate change. This report outlines findings from one…

GRADES OR AGES/ K-12 and K-8. SUBJECT MATTER: Art and music. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two sections, one each for art and music. The art section is further subdivided into three parts, one each for elementary grades, middle grades, and high school. The first and third parts of the art section and the entire…

GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Health and physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into four sections: 1) physical and health education--elementary; 2) physical and health education--middle; 3) physical education games--middle school and high school; and 4) health education--high school. Each section is…

The handbook, part of the "Career Survival Skills Kit" (described in CE 001 445), explains that the kit is designed to help upper elementary and junior and senior high school students understand and use resources for life and career planning. Basic to the kit's approach to career development are behavioral objectives. They provide a…

Prepared by a committee of teachers and administrators, this guide is for teacher use in developing programs and activities designed to aid students in grades K-8 and their families in becoming intelligent consumers. The materials included have been developed to provide resource information which will contribute to the skills, knowledge,…

Career decision-making, a recently initiated program now in its design and engineering state, is described. Early interaction between the product development process and the evaluation process has served several purposes. Evaluation specialists have contributed information to be used in program development as well as tentative plans for summative…

The purpose of this study was to review the methods currently used to report pupil progress and to evaluate report cards used experimentally in Vancouver schools during the 1971-72 school year. Five report cards were developed for primary grades and five more were developed for intermediate grades. Secondary schools were permitted to use any of…

One of the most promising devices available to the modern instructor is based upon a simple premise--find out what children like to do and turn it into an educational experience. This premise has resulted in the development of many educational games and toys for younger children. As students grow older, games are used less; yet children and adults…

The elementary program for gifted and talented students in Willingboro, New Jersey, is called the Program for Academically Talented Students (PATS) and is in its third year of operation. The program is administered by the supervisor of reading/language arts and is taught by each of the ten building reading specialists who received special training…

The Junior Grade Books (JGB) Reading and Discussion program conducted in public libraries and classrooms is described. The purpose of the program is to improve reading comprehension skills while introducing readers to literary classics. The training of program leaders and how to organize a JGB group are also discussed. (JPF)

This collection of lesson plans designed for teachers of 4th- through 12th-grade students utilizes an assortment of teaching strategies for topics related to coal and the coal industry. Activities cover the following topics: coal formation; coal identification; "the geologist's dilemma" (a supply and demand activity); geologic time and…

This environmental unit is one of a series designed for integration within an existing curriculum. It is self-contained and students are encouraged to work at their own speed. The philosophy behind the series is based on an experience-oriented process that promotes independent student work. This particular unit explores the concept of succession…

The career education project for the Washoe County Schools, Nevada, was conducted from January, 1972, until August, 1973, for the 30,000 pupils in the district. The project had five goals: (1) expand the present career awareness program in the elementary grades, (2) expand the exploratory programs in the junior high grades, (3) establish a…

The Compulearn system was developed for use in general education, special training, and business and industry to provide individualized instruction for all age groups in a wide range of career areas and occupational fields. The system apparatus consists of a battery-operated "console" box with two plugs, one for questions and one for…