The purpose of this annotated bibliography was to inform an effort to create instruments that would yield indicators of the extent to which the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics or similar standards are implemented in classroom instruction. Reviewed here are instruments reflecting: coverage of classroom content, use of specific…

The sources contained within this annotated bibliography can help inform state efforts to define the competencies that students need to be able to demonstrate, determine how schools and districts can ensure that students master these competencies, and measure school and student progress toward college and career readiness and success goals. This…

In this article, the author lists some websites that will both help teachers teach about the concept of realigning elections and help students learn about the concept and follow the news and primary returns to evaluate it. The list is divided into three groups: (1) one dealing with the election realignment concept; (2) a few sites that will help…

Three new resource books for math teachers are listed with annotations. Two books deal with teaching methods. The third offers information on programs used in foreign countries and innovative programs from the United States. (MT)

This guide describes suggested books and periodicals about deafness, available from some community libraries and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf library. The guide is divided into the following categories: fiction, drama, people stories, parenting, books for educators, periodicals and technical journals, and new titles. For each entry in the…

Provides a wide range of practical teaching ideas, including tips for using big books, the use of word maps for teaching new concepts, and the use of storybooks to teach counting. Provides an annotated bibliography of summer reading for students and teachers. Discusses the history, content, and future of the Whole Language Approach. (ARH)

Provides 10 annotations to journal articles from the ERIC database that cover the topic of drama in the classroom. (MM)

This annotated bibliography lists print and nonprint resources on educating students with disabilities, with special emphasis on inclusive settings. Most of the resources listed discuss a variety of disabilities, with chapters on how to address the unique needs of students with each of the disabilities. Information provided for the 33 print…

Focused on the oral tradition of storytelling, this annotated bibliography contains 29 references of articles and papers in the ERIC database. The first section of the bibliography lists sources on the diversity of approaches to what constitutes a story. Articles concentrating on ways of using stories to promote a more immediate and fulfilling…

Emancipatory pedagogy refers to a process of teaching that aims to free the teacher and the student from the mental restrictions imposed by the mainstream culture on the way they perceive things. Cited here are sources of practical ways in which classroom teachers can explore emancipatory pedagogy. (RM)

This book is a guide for teachers that offers an approach to teaching based upon techniques and strategies for the stage. Performance theory is adapted for the non-actor. Using performance theory, an educator is shown how to transform ordinary classroom experiences into occasions that attract and engage the students. Case studies are used to…

Presents annotations of documents from "Resources in Education" to apprise teachers of current theory, research, and techniques on teaching listening. (PD)

Provides a nine-item list of teacher developed materials relating to the social studies curriculum that may be found in the ERIC database. Includes materials on teaching methods, student activities, and museum resources. Explains how to locate and obtain materials from the ERIC system. (DK)

This annotated bibliography lists print and nonprint resources on educating students with learning disabilities, with special emphasis on inclusive settings. Information provided for the 41 print resources includes bibliographic data, an abstract, and source--usually ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) or commercial publishers.…

A comparative study is presented of three types of teaching methods: cooperative, competitive, and individualistic. It is pointed out that while studies related to this topic show that the cooperative method seems to be the most widely used and perceived as the most beneficial for teaching students, competitive and individualistic teaching methods…