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Direct linkSacks, Arlene – Grey House Publishing, 2018
The US Department of Education notes that, "in 1970, U.S. schools educated only one in five children with disabilities, and many states had laws excluding certain students, including children who were deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded, from its schools." Now, they estimate that more than 6.5 million children and…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Policy, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Schiller, Pam – 1999
Noting current brain development research, this book offers simple, straightforward ways to boost children's brain power with active exploration, repetition, sensory exploration, laughter, and more. The chapters describe how and why the brain develops and explain how parents can give their children the best foundation for future learning.…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Krechevsky, Mara – 1998
Project Spectrum is a collaborative research and development project offering an alternative approach to assessment and curriculum development for preschool and early primary education. The project, based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory and David Henry Feldman's nonuniversal development theory, emphasizes closely observing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Intelligences
Marlowe, Bruce A.; Page, Marilyn L. – 1998
This book addresses key issues that teachers raise about creating and sustaining constructivist classrooms, providing practical tips, techniques, and examples to allow step-by-step implementation of constructivism and ongoing evaluation of student progress. The book gives directions for use at any grade level and includes checklists to evaluate…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Change Strategies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Richlin, Laurie – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006
Laurie Richlin has been running a workshop on course design for higher education for over fifteen years, modifying and improving it progressively from the feedback of participants, and from what they in turn have taught her. Her goals are to enable participants to appropriately select teaching strategies, to design and create the conditions and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Courses, Instructional Design
Sullo, Robert A. – 1999
This book provides educators with information on how to become an inspiring teacher. Nine chapters look at: (1) "The Qualities of an Inspiring Teacher" (e.g., passion for learning, lifelong learners, and actions match words); (2) "Choice Theory" (genetic instructions affecting behavior, the quality world, and perception); (3)…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
