FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS : AN INSERVICE PROJECT / J. FRED WEAVER.

A PROGRAM PROVIDING INSERVICE TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS USING MODERN MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS WAS PRESENTED. FOR A PERIOD OF 13 WEEKS, ONE-HALF HOUR LECTURES WERE GIVEN VIA TELEVISION 1 DAY A WEEK AFTER SCHOOL HOURS. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A LOCAL TELEVISION STATION, A STATE COLLEGE, AND A T...

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Main Author: Weaver, J. Fred
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1963.
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Physical Description:1 page
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