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Jiang, Xuan; Perkins, Kyle – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2013
Bruner's constructs of learning, specifically the structure of learning, spiral curriculum, and discovery learning, in conjunction with the Cognitive Load Theory, are used to evaluate the Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM), an inquiry-oriented inductive language arts strategy designed to teach K-6 children phonics and spelling. The PWIM reflects…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Theories
Kang, Hee-Won; Nickel, MaryAnn – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2012
This report is on an innovative model of student teaching in elementary education that emphasizes collaboration among different levels of part-time student teachers, full-time student teachers, mentor teachers, principals and university supervisors. The CORE (Collaborations for Renewal of Education) model of student teaching has a strong focus on…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Elementary Education, Student Teachers, Mentors
Bogan, Barry L.; McKenzie, Ethel King; Bantwini, Bongani D. – Online Submission, 2012
In the age of standardized testing, science and social studies are not given the same priority as mathematics and reading in the curriculum of United States schools. High stakes testing is viewed as having heavily biased schools toward teaching tested subjects and away from less frequently tested subjects. This paper is premised on the notion that…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Curriculum Development, Social Studies, Educational Change
Wehrli, Bryan – Horace, 2009
Cell phones, laptops, the Internet and social networking sites make teachers anxious and magnify the gap between teacher and student. The influx of devices creates a clamor, but little clarity for schools. When the author began investigating the issue, he discovered a heated debate and a spectrum of views. Then a colleague sent him Clayton…
Descriptors: Innovation, Educational Change, Technology Integration, Internet
Hjalmarson, Margret A. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
Defining challenging curriculum first requires an examination of what is meant by curriculum. This discussion of challenging curriculum is motivated by the evaluation of the National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership Program. Standards frameworks, textbooks, software, and pedagogy are some aspects of curricula. The level of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Textbooks, Partnerships in Education

Kearney, Artie L.; Hines, Max H. – Journal of Drug Education, 1980
Measured the effectiveness of a drug prevention education program developed by the Cooperative Educational Service Agency Number Eight in Wisconsin. As a result of this study, the U.S. Office of Education has recognized this program as a national model. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Drug Education, Drug Use, Elementary Education

Corazza, Luciano; And Others – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1995
This article describes the implementation in Brooklyn, New York, of the Diagnostic Testing and Prescriptive Instruction mathematics instruction model, which establishes the level of knowledge of each student and then offers instruction at the student's pace. Implementation involves teacher training, student selection, curriculum development, and…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education

Brewer, Robin D.; Reid, Melanie S.; Rhine, Barbara G. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2003
This article describes a peer coaching model implemented in two elementary schools that included the following steps: identify coaches and their needs; identify learning buddies with similar needs; set up a schedule; determine supervision process; plan lessons; implement coaching sessions; reflect on lesson; and evaluate the model. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Lesson Plans, Peer Teaching

Cooper, Mark J.; Griffith, Kimberly G.; Filer, Janet – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1999
Describes successful practices for the socialization of students with and without disabilities in the general education classroom. A model of inclusion conducive to establishing positive interactions and communication among students with and without disabilities is presented. Effective intervention strategies involving the relationship between two…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Education

Baker, Janice M. – Journal of Special Education, 1995
This article describes the inclusion model implemented in one Washington elementary school and the educational experiences of two children, both with learning disabilities. The building-level model included the following components: university-based assistance, cooperative integrated reading and composition, cross-age tutoring, in-class specialist…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Learning Disabilities

Ertmer, David J.; Ertmer, Peggy A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1998
Describes behavioral, cognitive, and constructivist strategies for children who have difficulty achieving phonological carryover. The advantages of constructivist strategies are pointed out and a model of self-regulated learning is applied to constructivist carryover activities which help these children achieve metacognitive abilities similar to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Generalization, Learning Theories
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1978
Described is a one-day program providing those persons implementing Individually Guided Education (IGE) programs with a simulated experience of applying an Instructional Programming Model (IPM) to a curricular area. The goal is to develop the major concepts and skills necessary to operationalize an IPM. Information is provided on the program…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Thomas, John W. – 1973
This paper considers the implications of four theories from the literature on instruction and describes a model for teaching critical thinking to students in grades five to eight that incorporates these theories. The theories discussed are that intellectual skills represent a more meaningful instructional goal than knowledge of content; that skill…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
Burnham, Jacki; Discher, Stephanie; Ingle, Krista – 2003
This brief paper describes the Circle of Collaboration approach at one elementary school in Utah that is focusing on development of an inclusive school for all students and implementation of a program (Balance Literacy) to enhance students' reading skills. Balance Literacy incorporates phonemic awareness, phonic instruction, fluency, vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Educational Change

Leo, Yolanda M.; Sahraie, Lucy – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1981
Two instructional coordinators, working with elementary teachers in low-socioeconomic-status schools describe how they reviewed research on two relevant instructional areas (strategies which increase students' time-on-task and direct instruction) and condensed their findings into a form usable by teachers--an inservice slide/tape presentation.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Coordinators, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Research