I present a brief overview of the key elements of personalized learning and Montessori education, a related pedagogical approach, aiming to examine common theoretical principles and key elements. I discuss the common features of personalized instruction and the Montessori approach of education. Both personalized instruction and the Montessori…

Have business programs become "too focused on scientific research?" and "graduating students who are ill-equipped to wrangle with complex, unquantifiable issue?" In the April 2006 issue of the "Journal of Management Education," Campbell et al. argue the deficiencies in undergraduate business education must be addressed with changes in pedagogy…

A field program entitled Kentucky January was organized for University of Kentucky allied health care students so they could see a real world demonstration of teaching models in action. This interdisciplinary approach involved teaching strategies other than traditional classroom study. (MW)

The first requirement for educating a child in a desegregated school is for the instructional and administrative personnel of the school to become aware of the issues and problems incident to school desegregation and to seek alternatives which might be employed to reduce tensions and insecurity among children. Consequently, an inservice program…

This book discusses how educators can achieve inclusive classrooms that give students with different abilities the maximum opportunity for growth. It provides frameworks for planning learning environments, content, process, and products that enable students with learning challenges to succeed with meaningful curriculum. Decision-making guidelines…

This book and video are based on a symposium on ways to foster giftedness in children in kindergarten through third grade. Emphasized throughout are DISCOVER projects, federally funded research and development projects to assist Arizona educators in identifying and planning programs for gifted children from diverse cultural, ethnic, and linguistic…