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Peer reviewedChapin, Suzanne H.; Eastman, Kristen E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1996
Describes and presents examples of external and internal characteristics of learning environments that may help students' achievement and interest in mathematics. External characteristics include time, space, and support while internal characteristics include teachers' habits of mind. (MKR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Context Effect, Mathematics Achievement, Professional Development
Download full textSmeyers, Paul, Ed.; And Others – Pedagogisch Tijdschrift, 1994
This 6-issue, complete year of a Belgian-Dutch collaboration offers complete articles on pedagogical subjects, some with an English-language summary; reviews of new Dutch-language books; and titles from related Dutch-language journals. Articles include: "On the Policies of the Journal of Pedagogy" (P. Smeyers); "Pedagogic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Bishop, Wendy, Ed.; Ostrom, Hans, Ed. – 1994
In considering exactly what takes place in creative writing classrooms, this collection of 22 essays reexamines the profession of writing teacher and ponders why certain practices and contexts prevail. The essays and their authors are as follows: "Introduction: Of Radishes and Shadows, Theory and Pedagogy" (Hans Ostrom); (1) "The…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Writing, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Rief, Linda, Ed.; Barbieri, Maureen, Ed. – 1995
Suggesting that evaluation is an ongoing part of classroom life from day one, this book presents essays by classroom teachers that examine learning and evaluation and the need to bring the two together in more relevant ways. Essays in the book discuss ways to examine the potential of portfolios to reflect different kinds of intelligence; balance…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Parent Participation
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1988
This guide for educators presents an educational continuum encompassing traditional approaches to developmentally appropriate practice. Children, parents, teachers, and the classroom are discussed in terms of resources they provide for the learning experience and the movement towards developmentally appropriate practice. For example, children can…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedFriel, Susan N. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Discusses potential changes in professional development programs that can lead to the establishment of new environments in mathematics classes. Proposes changes that promote reflective practice, mathematical inquiry by teachers, and participation in a mathematics community. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Educational Change
Anderson, Richard C.; And Others – 1985
Fulfilling a need for careful and thorough synthesis of an extensive body of findings on reading, this report presents leading experts' interpretations of both current knowledge of reading and the state of the art and practice of teaching reading. The introduction contains two claims: (1) the knowledge is now available to make worthwhile…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
Barclay, Kathy; Boone, Elizabeth – 1993
Sharing both collective and individual experiences and insights about whole language, teaching, and educational change, this book explains whole language instruction and its implementation on a school-wide basis. Each chapter moves from research to theory, and from theory to application in classrooms that actually exist. The book explains why…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Borich, Gary D. – 1993
This self-development guide for the preservice or beginning classroom teacher focuses on professional and personal growth in the context of the classroom and concentrates on teachers' affective side, a perspective or component of teaching that is not often addressed in the preparation of teachers. The volume begins with a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Teachers
Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 2003
This book offers essential guidance to preservice and inservice teachers seeking to create, revise, and/or add new strategies to the teaching of the language arts block. The book's focus is on how to implement effective strategies in the context of a well-planned classroom and smoothly choreographed daily schedule. A series of case studies in the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGillespie, Diane – Innovative Higher Education, 1996
One college teacher's narrative of events and interactions within her classroom, focusing on differing perceptions of racial issues and ethnicity, is used to illustrate the value of narrative as a means of reflecting on teaching practice. It is argued that narrative allows the storyteller to explore self-identity by configuring personal events…
Descriptors: Blacks, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Jones, Candy; Dodge, Diane Trister – 2004
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is a comprehensive resource for establishing and sustaining a quality preschool program. The first of two volumes of trainer's guides to The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, this book offers detailed workshops and handouts on the foundation of the curriculum, four of the five components of the curriculum…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Guides, Early Experience
Peer reviewedSilverman, Rita; Welty, William M. – Innovative Higher Education, 1996
Steps taken by instructional designers in constructing a case study for use in faculty development are outlined, from the original case study idea to selection of an appropriate classroom incident, writing the case, and planning the teaching process (identifying relevant issues, preparing discussion questions, and organizing discussion). The text…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Teaching Strategies, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2003
The Creative Curriculum for preschool education is a teaching framework that addresses children's emotional, cognitive, and physical development. This checklist is designed for use in assessing how well the curriculum is being implemented as intended and includes a classroom profile form and a progress and planning form. The implementation…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Child Day Care Association of St. Louis, MO. – 1995
Reflecting some of the most up-to-date thinking about enriching the experience of those who plan for and are involved in the care of children, this brochure lists critical skills of those individuals in the child care profession, and may be used as a reminder and as a self-evaluation tool. The skills highlighted are: enhancing child development;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Classroom Environment
