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Rogers, Sally J.; Dawson, Geraldine – Guilford Publications, 2009
From leading authorities, this state-of-the-art manual presents the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers with autism. Supported by the principles of developmental psychology and applied behavior analysis, ESDM's intensive teaching interventions…
Descriptors: Young Children, Autism, Developmental Psychology, Behavioral Science Research
Tomlinson, Carol Ann; Kaplan, Sandra N.; Renzulli, Joseph S.; Purcell, Jeanne; Leppien, Jann; Burns, Deborah – 2002
This book presents a model of curriculum development for gifted students and offers four parallel approaches that focus on ascending intellectual demand as students develop expertise in learning. The parallel curriculum's four approaches include: (1) the core or basic curriculum; (2) the curriculum of connections, which expands on the core…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Individual Differences
Cline, Starr – 1999
This book describes giftedness in each of the domains and guides teachers in the identification and nurturing of special abilities in all children. Chapter 1, "Who Are the Gifted?," discusses concern for gifted children and inconsistencies in current and previous attempts to serve this population. Chapter 2, "Introducing the Cline…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Lazear, David – 2000
This book is concerned with reinventing the learning process from a multiple intelligences perspective and urges explicitly teaching students about multiple intelligences to further their metacognitive understanding. The multiple-intelligence-based curriculum is intended to interface with the regular academic curriculum. An introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Lazear, David – 1998
This guide to assessment of learning based on the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) stresses the use of rubrics or guidelines that establish criteria and indicators of success. Part 1 examines the theory of evaluation and rubrics in three sections that address: current evaluation methods and their biases; effective evaluation methods and their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Activities
Baiocco, Sharon A.; DeWaters, Jamie N. – 1998
This book offers successful teaching approaches based on college surveys and interviews with 30 professors who have received awards for teaching excellence. Chapter 1 is an overview of the challenges of college teaching. Chapters 2 and 3 consider agents for change, institutional inertia, and an historical evaluation of faculty development.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Lazear, David – 2000
This guide offers teaching models based on the theory of multiple intelligences (MI) and applies these models to the design of lessons that address the unique learning needs of all students. The first chapter makes the case for integrating MI into the curriculum. The second chapter describes the capacities of the various intelligences. Chapters 3…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Curriculum Based Assessment, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Schrock, Kathleen; Frazel, Midge – 2000
This book offers answers to many of the common questions that administrators, teachers, library media specialists, students, school board members, parents, and community members have in relation to technology in the schools. The questions and answers are offered in a framework called "TeacherQuest" that addresses: Questioner (who is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources
Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – 1999
Constructive-developmentalism is a theory of learning that incorporates two major concepts: (1) that students construct knowledge by organizing and making meaning of their experiences, and (2) that this construction takes place in the context of students' assumptions about and creation of knowledge. A gap often exists between instructor and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Colleges, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Methods
Renzulli, Joseph S.; Reis, Sally M. – 1997
This book provides a detailed guide to implementing the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), a research-supported model originating in special programs for gifted and talented students but not extended to school improvement across the full range of school types, levels, and demographic differences. Individual chapters address the following topics:…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Black, Caren – 1997
This book argues that the redefinition of teaching begins with teachers' developing a positive attitude about themselves as educators. The book offers suggestions to teachers on how to apply positive practices to themselves, move from passive to assertive communication, redefine their approach and build new beliefs, increase student…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Conyne, Robert K.; And Others – 1997
The demand for group counseling is increasing in all sectors of society. This introductory-level text advances group work training and practice by offering examples of exemplary training models and curricula that are in compliance with recognized standards. It defines group work in comprehensive terms, reflecting the image of a "group work…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Group Counseling
Sheridan, Margaret K.; And Others – 1995
This book presents the theory and application of the Supportive Play Model (SPM), an intervention approach that incorporates best practices of the therapeutic, educational, and mental health fields. The model provides a systematic process for observing and understanding the play and development of young children with special needs and a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Decision Making, Disabilities
Fogarty, Robin, Ed. – 1993
In response to the search for ways to create forms of schooling that are more holistic and natural, and more integrated and interwoven, this collection of articles pulls together elements of the multifaceted concept of curriculum integration. Divided into six sections, the chapters explore the reasons and rationale for moving toward more holistic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Berkowitz, Robert E. – 2000
This companion volume to a previous work focusing on the Big6 Approach in elementary schools provides secondary school classroom teachers, teacher-librarians, and technology teachers with the background and tools necessary to implement an integrated Big6 program. The first part of this book explains the Big6 approach and the rationale behind it.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, High Schools
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