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Weeks, Denise Jarrett, Ed.; Stepanek, Jennifer, Ed. – Northwest Teacher, 2001
This publication takes a look at lesson study both in its Japanese form and as it is being implemented in the United States. It contains the lesson study process, the rationale for using such an approach, and illustrates how teachers and administrators around the United States are taking the first steps toward adapting and implementing lesson…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Instructional Development
Jarrett, Denise, Ed. – Northwest Teacher, 2000
This publication features articles that illustrate how several Northwest teachers are using problem solving to achieve rigorous and imaginative learning in their classrooms. Articles include: (1) "Open-Ended Problem Solving: Weaving a Web of Ideas" (Denise Jarrett); (2) "Teenager or Tyke, Students Learn Best by Tackling Challenging Math" (Suzie…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Integrated Activities
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1997
The 52 abstracts in these 29 serial issues describe innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Sample topics include a checklist for conference presenters, plan to retain students, faculty home page, improvements in writing instruction, cooperative learning, support for high risk students, competitive colleges and the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1996
The 29 abstracts in this volume describe innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered include the following: (1) strategies for providing management training to faculty and staff; (2) activities to help developmental mathematics students overcome obstacles to success in mathematics; (3) incorporating…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1995
The abstracts in this volume describe innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered include: (1) the use of message mapping for speaking and writing instruction; (2) group projects and portfolios as evaluation tools; (3) helping students become strategic learners; (4) using writing assignments to ensure…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1994
This volume of 30 one- to two-page abstracts highlights a variety of innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered in the abstracts include: (1) music in the biology classroom; (2) pairing English as a second language and freshman composition students in writing activities; (3) moot court exercises in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1993
This volume of 30 one- to two-page abstracts from 1993 highlights a variety of innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered in the abstracts include: (1) role-playing to encourage critical thinking; (2) team learning techniques to cultivate business skills; (3) librarian-instructor partnerships to create…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
EFF Voice, 2002
This newsletter reports on the activities of Equipped for the Future (EFF), which is a National Institute for Literacy initiative. EFF helps Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients build the skills needed to balance work and home and make a successful transition to work. The article "EFF Frames Family Literacy Programs"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, American Indians