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Robinson, Floyd G.; And Others – 1985
This book, working from an educator-defined set of curriculum tasks and their allotted time frames, provides a mechanism for linking instructional theory with classroom practices. Chapter titles are: (1) The Tasks of Curriculum Development; (2) Developing Major Goal Statements; (3) Assembling a Psychological Model for the Dominant Educable…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Panitz, Theodore – 2000
This paper describes one approach to implementing cooperative learning in mathematics classes virtually 100% of the time. By describing this maximum approach, it is hoped that teachers will be encouraged to try cooperative learning at least part of the time in their classrooms. Cooperative learning activities help identify widespread student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies
Hunter, Madeline – 1992
This booklet is a reflection on a quarter century of successful leadership in a school that pioneered the nongraded learning environment and demonstrated the effectiveness of other innovations such as team teaching, elimination of tracking, long-term developmental objectives for each student, performance-based assessment, and cooperative learning.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Development
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Gersten, Russell; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1986
This article focuses on curriculum analysis, an aspect of direct instruction that is frequently neglected or obscured by an emphasis on classroom management and teacher performance. Explicit strategies that are used to teach higher cognitive skills and the importance of teacher training in the appropriate use of direct instruction are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ogle, Donna M. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Describes a Long Island, New York, school district's staff development project designed to improve student learning and thinking strategies by applying interactive and constructive learning theory. The three-year project focused on bettering reading instruction across the curriculum and used teacher-selected materials and demonstration lessons to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies, Planning
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1991
Current research suggests that culture strongly influences students' learning patterns, communication styles, perceptions, and behavior. This research summary details ways that teachers can improve student learning by becoming aware of cultural differences and employing culturally sensitive instructional methods. Concentrating on how students…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1983
This monograph sets forth in detail the concepts included in the five domains of teaching as identified by the Florida Coalition for the Development of a Performance Evaluation System. The first domain, planning, includes the concepts: (1) content coverage; (2) utilization of instructional materials; (3) activity structure; (4) goal focusing; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Million, Steven K.; Graham, Patricia L. – 1986
The Multiple-Strategies Model offers teachers eight instructional prescriptions, which when allied with an appropriate strategy, can lead to effective teaching. The presecriptive elements are generic in nature and, therefore, can be used successfully in virtually any instructional setting. The eight instructional prescriptions include: set,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Development
Association of California School Administrators. – 1987
Instructional supervisors identified two problems in their field: (1) finding time to gather the many resources available these days; and (2) providing appropriate and useful supervision to teachers who span a spectrum of needs, experiences, and circumstances. To address these concerns, the 1985-86 Curriculum and Instruction Committee set out to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies
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Simon, Martin A. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Outlines two mathematics teaching strategies: the exploration/discovery approach to mathematical concepts, and the use of pair group problem-solving. These require teachers to shift from the traditional role of lecture/demonstrator to a role demanding new skills in planning and facilitating student work. Includes 10 references. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Learning Strategies, Mathematical Concepts
Scheid, Karen – 1989
This report is intended to provide publishers and product developers with a summary of background information about strategy instruction for disabled learners. It also offers suggestions for how media and materials could be produced and designed to facilitate the teaching and learning of strategies. The first section looks at cognitive and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Disabilities, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Peters, Richard – 1990
A model for Continuous-Integrated-Sequential (C/I/S) curricula for social studies education is presented. The design advocated involves ensuring continuity of instruction from grades K-12, an integration of social studies disciplines, and a sequential process of refining and reinforcing concept and skills from grade-to-grade along the K-12…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Lotan, Rachel A. – 1989
This paper illustrates how theoretical research and development of an innovative instructional approach have been successfully integrated with teacher training and classroom implementation. This approach, called "Complex Instruction", was designed to facilitate the development of cognitive, academic, and linguistic functioning of all students in…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Instructional Development
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon; Parker, Michelle B. – 1990
To what extent and in what ways do issues about content and the teaching and learning of content figure in the conversations between novices and their mentors? This paper explores that question by means of four cases drawn from a large data set about two different first-year teacher programs, an induction program sponsored by a university and a…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Content Analysis, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education
Million, Steven K. – 1987
A system of evaluation which generates copious information with minimal demands on teachers and administrators can improve the quality of teacher assessment while lowering the tensions associated with the process. Multiple-Strategies Model for Effective Teaching is made up of 10 component parts. Each component represents an element in a framework…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Content Validity, Elementary Secondary Education
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