Describes a high school physics course taught by independent study during one-half of the class time. Discusses the use of student projects, minicourses, term papers, and do-it-yourself field trips. (MLH)

Describes the development of the course Pageturner 9 - Advanced Literacy. Hopes to create a course that allows grade 10 students to inherit the desire/joy/fun of reading still displayed by the author's grade 8 students. Concludes that when adults/teachers show an interest in students' reading worlds, they encourage students to keep reading. (SG)

Lists the Florida state minimum performance standards for African history. Outlines eight main areas in which student proficiency is expected, including knowledge of African culture, geography, historical periods, and current events. (DB)

Describes an interdisciplinary high school course that covers the development of human history, literature, and culture from the earliest civilizations to the present, with particular emphasis on Western civilization. Provides course outlines and objectives. Highlights the content coverage, and reviews student responses to the course. (TB)

Describes the reordering of a ninth-grade physics course that aimed at making core concepts clear to the students while at the same time developing students' skills and depth of understanding. Discusses its benefits and associated problems. (JRH)

This article describes a 3-credit graduate course to prepare secondary science, mathematics, and special education teachers to use museums to teach science to students, including those with disabilities. The course emphasized helping teachers to develop instructional materials across the curriculum through use of museum resources and on promoting…

Describes a course for high school English teachers and librarians about using young adult literature. Discusses (1) the rationales, goals and objectives for using young adult literature; (2) novels studied in the course; (3) students' ideas for integrating literature into the secondary English classroom; and (4) ways to dismantle barriers to…

Seen as a vehicle for transforming the pre-tertiary education and training system of South Africa, the new Curriculum Framework of 1997 looks to empower people for participation in a democratic society. This paper contends that, although the Curriculum Framework policy document articulates the need for a partnership between parents, teachers, the…

The goal of this project was to develop, implement, and distribute a grade 6-12 technology curriculum that was integrated with science, mathematics, computer programming, English, social studies, and the arts. The development of course outlines and new course lesson plans and materials was the major component of the project. Following the project…

This handbook for elementary and intermediate accounting is intended for teaching the basics of recording and calculating business transactions to students preparing to be accounting clerks. The guide begins with a description of the 2-semester course, a list of competencies to be developed, and the terminal objectives. The course outline for…

A storyteller, folklorist, music advisor and language arts teacher uses storytelling in his classroom to inspire students to talk, write, perform, listen, and learn. Beginning with a seventh-grade elective class, the teacher (an employee of the Foxfire project and not trained as an English teacher) decided to spend two weeks with the students…

A general outline of the topics that might be covered in a computers and computing course for high school students is provided. Topics are listed in the order in which they should be taught, and the relative amount of time to be spent on each topic is suggested. Seven units are included in the course outline: (1) general introduction, (2) using…

This article discusses ways for improving the curriculum and methods of Russian secondary polytechnical education in the teaching of physics. (Author/RM)

The author describes the polytechnical orientation of mathematics instruction in Russian secondary schools. Present practices and future trends are discussed. (Author/RM)

Examines the traditional role of textbooks in physics teaching, looks at new trends in physics teaching, examines use of books in new courses, and describes the Danish physics project. (GS)