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McDougall, Hannah – Teaching History, 2013
McDougall found learning about Stephen and Matilda fascinating, was sure that her pupils would also and designed an enquiry to engage them in "the anarchy" of 1139-1153 AD. Pupils enjoyed exploring "the anarchy" and learning about it enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the medieval period considerably. However,…
Descriptors: Medieval History, History Instruction, Historical Interpretation, Instructional Development
Paris, Cynthia – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1998
In learner-centered classrooms, teachers and students together construct, evaluate, and revise the ways they will go about meeting curriculum goals. This type of planning differs drastically from the Tyler Rationale, a technocratic planning framework that has guided the production model of schooling for nearly 50 years. Suggestions are offered for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Noethe, Sheryl – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1987
Decribes one poet's experience in a writing residency in a Brooklyn intermediate school. Discusses collaboration with teachers, and collecting and publishing an anthology of student poems. Comments on the positive atmosphere and teaching philosophy of this particular school. (JG)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
Ploghoft, Milton – 1985
Television viewing by children is a major concern of parents, legislators, and educators in the United States today. By high school graduation a young person will have watched 15,000 hours of television as compared to 11,000 to 12,000 hours spent in school. Concerned groups fear a loss of reading ability, the development of a consumer mentality,…
Descriptors: Audiences, Child Development, Childrens Television, Citizenship Responsibility