This article demonstrates a step-by-step teaching method using a poem, a play, and a short essay to help students support each other and take responsibility for learning.

In this article, the author describes the experience of her daughter with a physical disability who finds her voice in writing and a community in sports. As a teacher and mother, the author learns what works as she watches her daughter, Abby, finally find success in school through writing and sports. The author discusses how to plan instruction in…

A summer academy for high school students was developed--With a two week session and small class sizes, the academy provided an environment for teachers to address standards while promoting lasting change in students approach to their education. An effort to engage parents with the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" is sought so they…

Criticizes the Department of Education's publication, "What Works: Research about Teaching and Learning," which claims to summarize accurate and reliable research about teaching and learning. Concludes that the booklet lacks credibility because it fails to recognize the complexity of the real educational process. (SRT)