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Clark, Barbara – 1988
Data on the development of intelligence and the concept of giftedness are interpreted for use in the classroom and are applied to the development of strategies to optimize learning. The Integrative Education Model is introduced, with its purpose of empowering the learner physically, emotionally, cognitively, and intuitively. The teacher's role is…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Stevenson, Jean – Insights into Open Education, 1987
By integrating the language arts across the curriculum, teachers and librarians can help students make connections between what they already know and new material. Teachers committed to this approach need to spend time planning, executing, and evaluating the process and to bring the following essential components to the classroom: (1) love and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education
Jenkins, Rhonda; And Others – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1984
Noting that many elementary schools are introducing personal development programs into the curriculum, this newsletter focuses on a number of issues related to such programs. Various sections of the newsletter (1) define personal development for both teachers and parents; (2) present practical ideas and teaching strategies for programs in two…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Individual Development
Thorson, Annette, Ed. – ENC Focus, 1999
This issue of ENC Focus focuses on the topic of inquiry and problem solving. Featured articles include: (1) "Inquiry in the Everyday World of Schools" (Ronald D. Anderson); (2) "In the Cascade Reservoir Restoration Project Students Tackle Real-World Problems" (Clint Kennedy with Advanced Biology Students from Cascade High…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1982
Emphasizing language as both medium and object of instruction, the articles in this focused journal issue promote the interaction of students' language and teachers' language as a means to increased student awareness of, and facility with, language. The first three articles provide a context, methodology, and evaluation framework for language…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English, English Instruction, Grammar
Edwards, Pat – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1979
Based on the idea that children learn language and mathematics in much the same way, and that they can learn both simultaneously, the five sections of this journal present teaching ideas addressing various aspects of this process. The first section discusses the "language of math" with reference to both the child and the teacher. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1984
Emphasizing an aesthetic approach to language arts, this focused journal issue brings together ideas for literature and writing instruction that capitalize upon opportunities provided by all the fine arts. In general, the articles describe how field trips to art museums and theaters, film showings, in-class use of slides and pictures, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Class Activities
Holland, Holly, Ed. – Middle Ground, 1995
These three 1995 newsletter issues explore concepts and problems relevant to middle-level education. The cover story for the spring issue examines new trends in educational assessment. Additional briefs in this issue discuss team teaching, school reform as a community-wide effort, and home-school collaboration. The cover article for the Fall issue…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Testing, Integrated Activities
Hoctor, Marge, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
This journal issue gathers together several articles on teaching with technology, with special focus on teaching of gifted students in California. "Computers and Creativity: Tools, Tasks, and Possibilities" (Bernard J. Dodge) discusses how teachers can establish an environment that will nurture creativity through use of computers.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Creative Development, Creativity, Distance Education
Beall, Kathleen R., Ed. – ESL Magazine, 2001
The six issues in this volume include the following articles: "Preview of TESOL 2001" (Adelaide Heyde Parsons); "Six Internet Pioneers Teach English to the World" (Dennis Oliver, Randall Davis, Elaine Hoter, Charles Kelly, Dave Sperling, and Ruth Vilmi); "Integrated Skills in the ESL/EFL Classroom" (Rebecca Oxford);…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adults, Career Exploration, Classroom Techniques