This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module helps interns establish a preschool center environment that promotes the development of positive self concepts among young children. Objectives are stipulated, activities for achieving each objective are suggested, and an assessment checklist is provided. A study guide emphasized (1)…

This publication contains resources and activities that can be used to help elementary and secondary students and adults develop a positive self-concept. There are two major parts. Part I is intended for the teacher. Self-concept development is discussed, and how self-concept is related to teaching and learning is examined. Guidelines for…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the second in a series of 16, focuses on developing a positive self concept among trainees in a competency-based bilingual/bicultural preschool teacher training program. In the first section, reading about another culture and its values are used to promote the trainee's reflection about his…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, the last in a series of 16, focuses on preparing trainees in a competency-based bilingual/bicultural preschool teacher training program to help Mexican American children to develop positive self-concepts. The first four sections of the module text deal with the effects of the following…

This unit, one of six which comprise the Fair Play program, is designed to develop decision-making skills in middle school students. The Fair Play program is a series of student and teacher materials the purpose of which is to help students expand their female or male self-concepts, increase their decision-making skills, and improve their academic…

Upon completion of this learning unit on children with special needs, Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees should be able to advance children's physical and intellectual competencies, build children's positive self-concepts and individual strengths, promote positive functioning of children and adults in group settings, bring about…

Describes a project funded by the Women's Educational Equity Act designed to expand students' male or female self-concept, teach decision-making skills, and increase achievement. Presents two lessons from the project. (CK)

This volume, the fourth in a series of seven, contains the two learning modules which focus on the third Child Development Associate (CDA) competency, building positive self-concept and individual strength in young children, in the performance based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training…

This learning activities package is designed to allow students to do self-concept activities on their own without any outside pressures. Each activity is a separate exercise which may be used as follow-up to a major group activity or a complete activity on its own. A wide range of exercise types is supplied, including self-evaluation…

This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) child development within the context of family and social development; (2) the stages of cognitive, social, emotional, moral, and physical development; (3) the range of normal…

The booklet is part of a grade 10-12 social studies series produced for bilingual education, consisting of six major thematic modules with four to five booklets in each. The interdisciplinary modules are based on major ideas and designed to help students understand some major human problems and make sound, responsive decisions to improve their own…

This unit, one of six which comprise the Fair Play program, allows middle school students to compare and analyze male and female language. The Fair Play program is a series of student and teacher materials the purpose of which is to help students expand their female or male self-concepts, increase their decision-making skills, and improve their…

This unit, one of six which comprise the Fair Play program, examines male and female characteristics and behaviors in relation to genetics and environment. The Fair Play program is a series of student and teacher materials the purpose of which is to help students expand their female or male self-concepts, increase their decision-making skills, and…

This syllabus provides the rules, requirements, assignments, and sample materials that were used for a college course in public speaking. The materials to be found in the syllabus include grade requirements, individual course assignments, sample speech outlines, and discussions of the various types of speeches covered in the course (eulogy,…

This handbook is both a resource for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other support staff and an inservice training manual for a teacher trainer in a workshop setting. Each of the first three (of four) sections contains two components. The first is a resource component with informative materials and various exercises to help the teacher…