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Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Reviews evidence that refutes unfavorable portraits of American mathematics teachers in two books, "The Teaching Gap" (James Stigler and James Hiebert) and "Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics" (Liping Ma). Young students' difficulty with the "equals" concept can be addressed by teaching algebraic concepts…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Definitions, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Zeller, Terry – Art Education, 1988
Reviews LESSONS FOR LEARNING: HANDBOOK OF MUSEUM-RELATED LESSON PLANS which contains 20 lessons designed to correlate art with other subjects in the elementary and middle school curriculum. Assesses strengths and weaknesses of the handbook, concluding that, although lessons are uneven in quality, many original and interesting ideas are proposed.…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Schafer, Larry E., Ed. – 1994
This book describes methods used in the education of science teachers. Chapters in the book and authors are as follows: (1) "Teaching Elementary Teachers How to Use the Learning Cycle for Guided Instruction in Science" (John Staver and Gail Shroyer); (2) "Helping Preservice Teachers Master Authentic Assessment for the Learning Cycle…
Descriptors: Action Research, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education