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An Urban School That Works, Created by Teachers and Students Who Did It Their Way: A Review of "Making It Up as We Go Along: The Story of the Albany Free School."
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Grogan, Patricia R. – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1999
Chris Mercogliano's book tells how teachers and students at Albany Free School create their own curriculum daily in a free-wheeling atmosphere shunning competition, compulsory learning, and social-based status awards. Founded in 1969, the school advocates attending to emotional and interpersonal dimensions of students' everyday lives. (MLH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Emotional Development
Armchair Aids to Better Teaching. Professional Development Directory, Part II.
Learning, 1993
Describes a variety of teacher-recommended books and videos to help educators sharpen their professional edge at home. Topics include classroom management, understanding students, professional development, changing the system, and curriculum (language arts, social studies, science, and math). (SM)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Using Thematic Units in the Classroom (Materials That Make the Mark).
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Brodzik, Karen; And Others – Language Arts, 1996
Evaluates materials for classroom instruction or professional development in the language arts. Addresses the effort to create better teaching through thematic inquiry units by reviewing three professional development texts, three instructional kits or multimedia packages, and three magazines for children. Concludes by sharing some general…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Faculty Development, Instructional Materials
Technology Trends in Faculty Development, Preprofessional Training, and the Support of Language and Literature Departments.
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Goldfield, Joel D. – ADFL Bulletin, 2001
Looks at the integration of technology into the foreign language program as an institutional project. Points out that while evidence shows there is enhancement of language learning through technological resources, faculty competence lags behind. Emphasizes the need for the training of all faculty members and administrators, including those who…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Departments, Educational Technology
Commentary: Pushing Up from Below: Changing Schools and Universities.
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Lieberman, Ann – Teachers College Record, 1992
This commentary expands on Patricia Graham's discussion, in her book "S.O.S.: Sustain Our Schools," of the role of higher education institutions in school reform. The article discusses issues surrounding how knowledge is being created in teacher education and the forms it is taking, the role of school-university partnerships, and new…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Instructional Materials for Teacher Educators: A Review of SCRTEC's "Active Learning with Technology"
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Ozkan, Betul C.; Semko, Nina; Willis, Jerry W. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
In this paper, we will review and critique a package of instructional materials developed by a southern education consortium. The materials package is called "Active Learning with Technology," and it is one of only a few instructional packages designed specifically for teacher educators. There is an old rock and roll song from the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Materials
A Review of Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development: Adapting Schools To Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities by John Woodward and Larry Cuban.
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Nelson-Graham, Teresa – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2001
This article discusses "Adapting Schools To Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities" (John Woodward and Larry Cuban), a publication on the implementation of technology to meet the needs of students with disabilities. It summarizes chapters that address augmentative and alternative communication, integrating technology into the curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Disabilities