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Gray, John M.; And Others – Today's Education, 1981
A collection of articles by seven teachers from varied backgrounds stresses the importance of teacher motivation. Flexibility, honesty, a good sense of humor, and an openness to new approaches are important motivating techniques. Practical suggestions are offered for stimulating motivation among students. (JN)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study
Download full textMoreno Garcia, Teresa, Ed. – Espacio para la Infancia, 2000
This Spanish- and Portuguese-language bulletin presents articles focusing on early childhood and elementary-age initiatives in which the children play a more active role than the usual model of teachers/adult project leaders taking the lead and the children following their directions. Each article covers a distinct project, thus examining the…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Malm, Karen – 1992
This publication presents a system of proactive classroom management for use in elementary school, grades K-6. Characteristics of the proactive concept are described as: (1) planning for prevention rather than reaction to behavior problems; (2) considering the classroom as a total process of facilitating achievement as well as appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Behavior Theories
Gordon, Sandra L.; Van Dongen, Richard – Insights into Open Education, 1988
Noting that the ways children encounter and use print in the classroom can be examined as surface and organizing content of curriculum, this article provides descriptions of innovative uses of print in the kindergarten and elementary school classroom. Curriculum "surface content" includes activities, use of classroom space, display, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Curriculum
Bain, Helen Pate; Jacobs, Roseanne – Streamlined Seminar, 1990
The impact of class size reduction at the early levels on student achievement in various states is discussed in this report. The Tennessee Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) study, a statewide longitudinal evaluation of the effects of class size on student achievement and development in primary grades K-3, analyzed demographic and basic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; Rothenberg, Dianne, Ed. – Early Childhood Research and Practice: An Internet Journal on the Development, Care, and Education of Young Children., 2003
Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative (ECAP), covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. The journal emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and on issues…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education
McClellan, Diane, Ed. – MAGnet Newsletter, 1997
These 11 newsletter issues provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas regarding mixed-age grouping in preschool and elementary schools. The October 1992 issue focuses on the mixed-age approach as an educational innovation, defines relevant terms, and presents advice from Oregon teachers on teaching mixed-age groups. The March 1993 issue…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, At Risk Persons, Bullying, Class Organization
