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1998

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Multi-Culture Unit On Native Americans, Calvin E. Marschall Jan 1998

Multi-Culture Unit On Native Americans, Calvin E. Marschall

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The culture of the Native American has been ignored by the educational institutions of the United States far too long. With the recent comi decisions upholding Native American treaties, local school districts must obligate themselves to the teaching of Native American culture. The purpose of this project was to develop a multicultural unit, about Native American culture, and then introduce this unit of study into the history classes at Wenatchee High School.


Shrinking The World: A Supplementary High School Computer Curriculum, Trevor L. T. Greene Jan 1998

Shrinking The World: A Supplementary High School Computer Curriculum, Trevor L. T. Greene

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The project contains a high school supplementary computer curriculum centered on the acquisition of the Spanish language and understanding of the culture. The review of the literature indicates that the computer can be an effective medium with which to facilitate cooperative or collaborative learning and individualized instruction. In addition, technology provides an opportunity for peer tutoring and can instill a desire to learn. The project activities were designed around communicative, cultural, or structural goals that were identified in one or more of the three lessons located in each unit of the Dime Uno textbook. The supplementary computer curriculum was developed …