Brown Medical School developed a comprehensive curriculum in which enriched aging content increased from 22 to 80 hours in preclerkship courses and was also added for clerkships, residencies, and nongeriatrician physicians. Innovative evaluation strategies are also described. Highlights include "treasure hunts" in the anatomy laboratory, a…

Describes a teacher education course which focused on study of critical incidents to analyze teachers' decision-making practices. A film which portrayed a teacher in decision-making crisis was viewed and later discussed in small groups. Teachers were asked to relate the film to personal experiences and to keep a journal during the course to…

Discusses mentoring among elementary school teachers based on experiences with a curriculum project that, while involving three classes in all subject areas, focused on mathematics. Topics include teacher's feelings of isolation; student involvement; student journals; and traditional staff development activities and mentoring. (LRW)

This paper describes and evaluates three wholly integrated classroom programs at Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh, in two different writing/communication curriculums, involving the students' creation of a portfolio as an organic and expanding set of inter-related narrations, written and spoken, based on constant, though diversified reflections…

Describes the development of an online journal for preservice elementary school teachers in response to current trends for the integration of technology into the curriculum. Highlights include planning a Web form, including the intended audience and the layout design; implementation strategies; and assessment of the form. (LRW)