This companion guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Integration Approach School Leader and Educator Self-Reflection Tools. This companion guide focuses on the following area of reflection: Model social-emotional skills and mindsets through demonstration, embodiment, and overt narration. [For the…

This book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-oriented/action-based teaching, and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach (AoA). It discusses the concepts and theories that paved the way for the AoA and explores their relevance for the way language education is conceived and implemented…

This companion guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Integration Approach School Leader and Educator Self-Reflection Tools. This companion guide focuses on the following area of reflection: Examine the ways in which practitioners' identities, mindsets, emotions, and actions encourage or inhibit an…

This companion guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) Integration Approach School Leader and Educator Self-Reflection Tools. This companion guide focuses on the following area of reflection: Teach vocabulary, skills, and strategies related to SEL in explicit ways that involve input from and…

Despite the contributions language centres across the globe have made to language education and higher education in general, few publications have a specific focus on research work produced by language centre faculty. The purpose of this reviewed, edited volume entitled "Tertiary Education Language Learning: A Collection of Research,"…

Provides a self-rating scale for reading teachers, based on ten characteristics of effective reading teachers. A discussion of each item is given. (MKM)

To improve problem-solving skills of learning-disabled students, five attributes of problem solution are outlined: the solution's permanence, starting time, length of time required, ease of implementation, and creation of additional problems. Based on these attributes, a structured method for rating and choosing solutions to personal or social…

Provides suggestions for science teachers, reading teachers, and librarians on how to share their knowledge and come up with interesting books for science students to read. Includes an inventory to determine students' science interests, with an appropriate book suggested for each item. (MKM)

Examines key concepts in a thorough understanding of fluent oral reading, noting such fluency is often neglected in classroom reading instruction. The article outlines procedures, activities, and instruments which encourage teachers to attend closely to students' oral reading fluency. With sufficient training, teachers can become accurate judges…

This instrument is designed to help school administrators assess the level of implementation of the essential elements of the Instructional Support Teams (IST) process in Pennsylvania. The instrument is a rating sheet, or checklist, on which the presence and absence of components of the IST process are noted. The number of features in place is…

This manual describes the process used in determining the objectives of a project to develop effective remediation strategies for use by teachers of mathematics. It presents two tools developed for use in assessing remedial mathematics teaching: (1) the "Effective Remedial Mathematics Checklist," for use in supervising teachers of…

The purpose of elementary physical education is poorly defined, and the public has low expectations and support for the field. The Developmentally Appropriate Physical Education Practices for Children rating scale emphasizes teaching practices that are appropriate to each student's age and ability. The paper describes use of the scale. (SM)

This self-appraisal device lists more than 500 "affirmations of quality of teaching." It is intended to be used by teachers as a means to reflect on the areas of their work where they are already successful, and to work out an agenda for areas in which they wish to develop professional expertise. The checklist can also be used as a team…

The preparation and format of debates that deal with environmental issues are presented. The educational pros and cons of such debates are discussed. A list of 30 suggested environmental debate topics and a reproducible debate evaluation form are provided. (KR)

This manual is intended to train teachers to use the Project Success Enrichment (PSE) program to teach language arts and visual art to gifted and typical elementary school students. An introduction outlines the PSE goals and provides a history of PSE. The next section discusses diagnostic and identification procedures for use in examining…