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Patterson, Fiona M. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2004
At a time when increasing numbers of elders need and continue to rely on social work services, it is important to build enthusiasm among students to prepare them for future work with this special population. A three-pronged approach to teaching about aging, which is built on the strengths perspective, critical social construction, and a human…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation, Older Adults
Oliver, Eileen I. – 1995
This study of 20 preservice teachers in a secondary English methods course explored whether materials on diversity, information about language of wider communication, and literature from parallel cultures would have a positive effect on their ability to fairly assess work by high school students from diverse populations. At the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English Teacher Education, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research
Cook, Jeanne Wells; Craig, Carolyn – 1991
This teacher's guide was developed to help teachers improve learning by incorporating writing into mathematics instruction. The document is divided into three sections. The issue of why writing should be utilized in the mathematics classroom is addressed in the first section. The topics discussed include why students should utilize writing in…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Margarita, Elaine – 1998
This course syllabus for a 5-day intensive teacher education institute in FLES (Foreign Languages in the Elementary School) developed for Dowling College (New York) and geared to the certification requirements of New York State is presented. An introductory section describes the origins of the course, demand, and successful course components. The…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Kuntz, Richard – 1998
This paper discusses some of the issues involved and lessons learned in including a formal computer laboratory component in a freshman mathematics course for business administration students at Monmouth University (New Jersey), focusing on both the technical and the pedagogical aspects of the component of the course. The concept is modeled after…
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Administration Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers
Locke, Myra S. – 1991
The purpose of this practicum was to increase homework productivity and reinforce basic skills in a third-grade class. Other objectives were to relieve the burden of parents who were unable to help their children with homework and to improve communication between parent, teacher, and child. Homework assignments were made daily by the teacher.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement
Crookes, Graham, Ed.; Gass, Susan M., Ed. – 1993
Essays on second language teaching focuses on how the kinds of tasks performed by the learner relate to language output. "Choosing and Using Communication Tasks for Second Language Instruction" (Teresa Pica, Ruth Kanagy, Joseph Falodun) contains a taxonomy of communication task types, based on the concepts of goal and activity,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
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Macaroglu Akgul, Esra – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
The study examines Turkish pre-service elementary science teachers' scientific literacy levels. The research took place in Marmara University, in 2001-2002 academic year. The research participants were twenty randomly chosen students among all senior classes of the university mentioned above. The research data were gathered with the documents,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Science and Society
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1981
This unit is one of several modules designed for instruction at the eleventh and twelfth grade levels in a course on family relationships and parenting education. Included within the unit is information concerning the structure of communities, the many community resources that are ready to assist individuals and groups, procedures for becoming…
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavioral Objectives, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Resources
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1975
The curriculum guide, one of a series prepared to assist teacher-coordinators in promoting and teaching home economics cooperative education programs, provides a course of study for the dietetic aide occupation. In addition to a brief overview, job description, and job analysis of the occupation, the guide's four main sections are: instructional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Education, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Scamman, James Pierce, Jr. – 1967
The problem of finding adequately prepared teachers in public schools is determined to be directly related to school size and grade level in this study. Tables illustrating this principle are derived from a state-wide survey of Iowan junior and senior high schools concerning teaching assignments in the communicative arts during the first semester…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Curriculum, Educational Certificates, Educational Improvement
Fink, Lawrence A. – 1969
A discussion of the challenge and promise of honors courses precedes an examination of an American History honors class composed of 24 high school juniors and seniors selected by one or more sets of criteria. The students came from well educated parents who raised comparatively small families, 13 were either first born or only children, and all…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American History, Bibliographies, Course Content
Denver Public Schools, CO. – 1968
This document contains a comprehensive plan for achieving quality integrated education in the Denver, Colorado, public schools. A system of Elementary and Secondary Model-School Complexes is proposed as a vehicle for maximizing social and racial integration while providing innovative instructional programs for all students in the school system. A…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Desegregation Plans, Educational Complexes, Educational Finance
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Five, Cora Lee – New Advocate, 1988
Discusses one teacher's abandonment of workbooks and a skills approach and her development of a reading program that emphasizes the elements of time, ownership, and response. (MS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Journal Writing, Letters (Correspondence)
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Cramer, Hazel; Terrio, Susan – French Review, 1985
Recommended materials, assignment formats, and strategies for a course emphasizing development of functional proficiency in commercial French and focusing on three areas (context, practice, and verification) are outlined, including lectures, abstracting of readings, readings, long-term projects, and weekly projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
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