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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 115 629 SP 009 699 New Perspectives In DOCUMENT RESUME ED 115 629 95 SP 009 699 TITLE New Perspectives in Intergroup Education. Volume 2. INSTITUTION Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Curriculum Development. SPONS AGENCY Office of Education (DREW), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE Sep 75 NOTE 383p.; For related document, see SP 009 698 EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$19.67 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS *Curriculum Guides; *Intergroup Education; Intergroup Relations; Secondary Education; Teaching Guides IDENTIFIERS *Multicultural Education ABSTRACT Sections1 and 2 provide the background for classroom implementation of intergroup education, delineation of practical implementation, and a listing of required supportive services for this program: Sections 3-5 are intended for the guidance of the classroom teacher and include the overall guide objectives for the teacher and the student, the recurring themes in intergroup education, and an explanation of how the objectives and themes can be implemented. Sections 6 and 7 contain the teaching units for the junior high and high school, additional learning activities, and selected bibliographies for the instructional levels. Section 8 is a selected bibliography for teacher reference. Each teaching unit includes learning objectives and activities and a list of materials and resources. Assessment tasks are listed for each instructional objective. Additional support activities are included for sections 6 and 7. (BD) ***********************************************************************. Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. 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L,g 2 Maryland State Department of Education Division of Instruction Baltimore-WashingtonBaltimore, Maryland International 21240 AirportDivision of Compensatory, Urban, of theThis National projectOffice Defense ofhas Curriculum been Education partially Development Act supportedof 1958. by funds from Title IV of the Civiland SupplementaryRights Act of Programs1964 and Title III 6nSITC13 September 1975 6190sS MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION J.Members PresidentJerome of Framptom, the Board Jr. Federalsburg Year Term1978 Ends WilliamRichardVice PresidentSchifterM. Goldtborough OaklandBethesda 1979 EllenLawrence 0. MoyerMiller AnnapolisBaltimore 1977 WilliamMrs. William G. Sykes F. Roble;iI BaltimoreLaPlata 1976197S QuentinJamesSecretary-TreasurerDeputy A. StaceL. Sensenbaugh Earhart Superintendent of the Boardof Schools and State Superintendent of Schools TheophilPercyAssistant V. WilliamsK. 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Equality:Ideals PrejudiceEqualEqual andWorth WorthRealitiesand of Discrimination ofEvery Every Ethnic Person Group oftensions ethnic andstudiesWe believeto lay in thethethat foundationongoing these materialscurricula for real willof equality the serve schools asand viable equalin Maryland. guidelinesopportunityTheir for for usedevelopingevery will individual. help effective, to reduce dynamic intergroupprograms ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Education.ManyNevertheless, individuals andthe agenciesresponsibility contributedJames for A.the time Addy, inception and Consultant talent .and toward completionin Social the development Studies,of this programand of Mrs.Newhas LouellaPerspectives been theH. MarylandWoodward, In Intergroup State CurriculumandSpecialistDepartment appreciation ofDesignin EducationCurriculum, toand the Writing underfollowing were BylawWorkshop the persons Project325. Participants and Coordinators. groups: (1969, The1970, Maryland 1971, 1972,State Department1973, 1974) of Education extends its thanks HarfordWilliam CountyD. Alexander BaltimorePatricia Teachers DorseyCounty AnneMrs. ArundelNancy Horsefield County HarfordLaura Austin County FrederickTinaRobert Downs Driesen County Mrs.PeggyBaltimore Rosemarie Jones City Hrabel Mrs.QueenBaltimore
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