Implementation of Block Scheduling in a Four-Year High School: A Literary Review and a Handbook for Administrators, Teachers and Parents.

• Authors : Scroggins, Gary V.; Karr-Kidwell, PJ

Subjects: Administrator Role; Cultural Differences; Flexible Scheduling

• Abstract: High schools today face problems of culturally diverse student populations, diversity of student learning styles, and a ...

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The GALAXY Classroom: An Interactive, Thematic Approach to Literacy Instruction.

• Authors : Lewison, Mitzi

Subjects: Childrens Literature; Classroom Environment; Cooperative Learning

• Abstract: The GALAXY Classroom, developed as a nation-wide reform effort, was designed to make a significant positive difference in the educational lives of elementary school

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Moving Toward Self-Directed Learning. Highlights of Relevant Research and of Promising Practice.

• Authors : Della-Dora, Delmo, Ed.; Blanchard, Lois Jerry, Ed.

Subjects: Administrator Role; Cultural Influences; Educational Practices

• Abstract: This document describes self-directed learning, summarizes practices and research since 1930, examines sociocultural influences on teaching and learning, and describes methods for initiating self-directed programs at ...

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Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom: A Handbook for Practitioners.

• Authors : Jacobson, Erik; Degener, Sophie; Purcell-Gates, Victoria

Subjects: Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Alternative Assessment

• Abstract: By providing illustrative examples from real classrooms and feedback from teachers, this teacher handbook brings to life ...

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Keywords for Science Education: Alive and Active.

• Authors : Wittig, Kenneth

Subjects: College Science; Educational Change; Higher Education

• Abstract: This document is written to encourage college faculty to use a student-centered, activity-related, approach to ...

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Paddling Upstream: The Importance of Learning Style for the Teacher of Literature.

• Authors : Mamchur, Carolyn

Subjects: Class Activities; Classroom Environment; Curriculum Enrichment

• Abstract: Applying Carl Jung's theories positing two types of people, extraverts (E) and introverts (I), and two ways of perceiving, directly through the senses (S) and ...

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Mathematics in History.

• Authors : Hallenberg, Harvey

Subjects: Classroom Techniques; Early Childhood Education; Individualized Instruction

• Source: Montessori Life, v7 n2 p30-32 Spr 1995.

• Abstract: Presents ideas for creating mathematical classroom activities associated with the history of mathematics: calculating sums and products the way ancient Greeks did it, using an ...

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Putting Whole Language, Literature-Based Reading into Practice.

• Authors : Haese, Kari K.

Subjects: Childrens Literature; Intermediate Grades; Reading Instruction

• Source: Journal of the Wisconsin State Reading Association, v35 n2 p17-21 Spr 1991.

• Abstract: Presents three patterns of literature-based reading instruction and illustrates their role in the moving from a traditional ...

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Trends in School and Home Contexts for Learning. NAEPfacts.

• Authors : Mullis, Ina

Subjects: Academic Achievement; Classroom Techniques; Course Selection (Students)National Assessment of Educational Progress

• Abstract: This document focuses on trends in school and home frameworks for learning found in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data from 1977 to 1990. Trends in ...

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Writing Centers in Context: Twelve Case Studies.

• Authors : Kinkead, Joyce A., Ed.; Harris, Jeanette G., Ed.

Subjects: Case Studies; College Students; Computer Assisted Instruction

• Abstract: This book profiles 12 writing centers that function effectively on their college and university campuses. Following an introduction that provides an overview and suggests ways the ...

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