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Transforming Education with Self-Directed Project-Based Learning: The Minnesota New Country School
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Aslan, Sinem; Reigeluth, Charles M.; Thomas, Dee – Educational Technology, 2014
To achieve truly learner-centered instruction and assessment, Reigeluth (1994) and Reigeluth and Karnopp (2013) pointed out the importance of schools providing a caring environment. They indicated that such an environment could be ensured with better interaction and relationships among students and teachers in a small learning community. How can a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Change, Independent Study
When Play Is Learning: A School Designed for Self-Directed Education.
Gray, Peter; Chanoff, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
The school described here operates on the principle that play for the sake of play, without unsolicited adult intervention, entails the acquisition of skills and knowledge. Sudbury Valley School promotes cultural acquisition in a manner harmonious with the child's biological self-education system, without age segregation, grading, or academic…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Schools
A Self-Study and In-Service Training Program for Individuals Who Work with People Who Are Deaf-Blind.
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Huebner, Kathleen Mary; And Others – RE:view, 1996
This article describes a federally supported program of the American Federation of the Blind, which has developed training materials for individuals working with students who are deaf-blind. The article offers a rationale for the program; notes critical shortages of qualified teachers; discusses materials development; and reviews the program's…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Educational Media, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Deschooling Our Lives.
Hern, Matt, Ed. – 1996
This book challenges common assumptions about the nature of education and the need for formal schooling and provides an overview of promising alternatives to compulsory education. Following a foreword by Ivan Illich, four sections cover the philosophical roots of opposition to compulsory public education, current analyses of the public school…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Teaching Models in Education of the Gifted. Second Edition.
Maker, C. June; Nielson, Aleene B. – 1995
This book provides a comprehensive review of teaching-learning models used in the development and implementation of a curriculum for gifted students. The models described were selected for their demonstrated or potential success with gifted children and their widespread use. For each model, the following types of information are provided:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Using Instructional Design Principles to Produce an IVD to Enhance the Linguistic Environment of Deaf Children.
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Stewart, David A.; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
A prototype interactive videodisc system was created with the objectives of teaching signed communication skills to hearing associates of deaf children and language patterns to deaf children. This paper reviews the applications of computer technology in deaf education, the self-instructional capabilities of interactive videodisc systems, and…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Deafness