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Let's Pull Out of the Pullout Programs.
Taylor, Barbara – Principal, 1985
Considers the potential detrimental effects on classroom teaching of programs that pull individual students out of the classroom for specialized instruction or activities. Suggests alternative means for meeting student and teacher needs within the classroom. (PGD)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement, Special Classes
Huge Learning Jumps Show Potency of Brain-Based Instruction.
Della Neve, Charmaine; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Explains the merits of "brain-compatible" learning, especially Proster Theory. Describes a pilot program at a New Jersey elementary school that transformed conventional, graded classrooms into "multi-teacher interactive learning units" that promote thinking in terms of programs and patterns. Summarizes pedagogical changes and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Helping Children Manage Stress.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Robson, Maggie; And Others – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Describes interventions used to enhance coping and stress management to children and adolescents. Argues that the model of stress upon which the intervention is based dictates the intervention. Implications are discussed of the acceptance of an extended Lazarus/Folkman model for interventions in schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Focus on Classrooms. Learning in Science Project. Working Paper No. 10.
Osborne, Roger; And Others – 1979
The first (exploratory) phase of the Learning in Science Project focused on science teaching/learning in the Form 1 to 4 level (ages 10 to 14) and sought to identify problems and difficulties in several areas. Provided in this paper are comments obtained during structured/unstructured interviews (from students, ex-students, teachers, headmasters,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Critical Conversations about Art: A Description of Higher-Order Thinking Generated through the Study of Art Criticism.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Stout, Candace Jesse – Studies in Art Education, 1995
Reports on a qualitative study of complex, sophisticated thinking among 50 preservice art teachers taking an art criticism course. Maintains that the conversational model of instruction helped students understand the higher-order thinking skills associated with art criticism. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Education in Maryland. A Resource Guide - Teaching Children Ages 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs. – 1983
Designed for teachers and others involved in the development of early childhood education programs, the resource guide presents a model for teaching children, ages four through seven. Part 1 presents a brief overview of the growth and background of early childhood education in Maryland. Part 2 traces the origins and development of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization, Classroom Design
Profiles of Elementary Excellence.
Rawers, Lois J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1984
Profiled in this report are three Oregon first-grade teachers--the state's 1984 Teacher of the Year and two other finalists for that title. Distinguishing characteristics of the teaching approach of Jonelle Maurer of the Lincoln Elementary School in Grants Pass include phonics and group reading instruction, the use of activity centers, and a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques