Educators need collaborative opportunities to renew their love of learning, not just to review data and rework lessons. Researcher Ian Parker Renga and coauthors examine the power of Math Teachers' Circles--a group of educators that get together to play math games and solve problems just for the joy of it.

The author presented a math task asking all his 3rd graders to find ways to count seven sets of eight donuts, arranged in grids of two-by-four. He hoped this task would lead students toward fluency in single-digit multiplication, albeit in a manner that was inherently personalized learning, with students choosing their own methods to reach an…

Author describes a design which seeks to formulate curriculum into discrete but interactive spheres. (Author/CB)

A plan for improving teacher quality calls for close cooperation between faculty of education staff at New York State University at New Paltz and public school officials. (DS)

The real issue in this serious problem is not whether we should have physically mixed schools, but whether we are committed to creating an open society in which individuals can fully participate without regard to their ethnic, cultural, or social class identity. (Author)

In order that humanities studies have a more permanent place in American education, author suggests changes in the character of humanities education that must develop. (RK)

Consultation in organization development offers methods for encouraging staff members to collaborate humanistically in solving their own problems. (Author)

Evaluates the current educational innovative programs and suggests some methods for implementing them. (RK)