Discusses methods of instruction which give students an opportunity to learn by doing. (SB)

Authors suggest exercises for program beginning at first-grade level. (Editor)

A new system of teaching is presented with the goal of preparing students for the modern world. (CK)

"An early learning program where children are free to select the materials for their own education and where peer teaching is actively promoted." Part of a longer special report available from: Grade Teacher Reprints, 23 Leroy Ave., Darien, Conn. 06820. (No. 91291, 75J) (Author/AP)

Children must learn to discriminate among the visual stimuli they experience and to recognize the existence of a visual language. Learning activities to help young children develop a sense of visual literacy are suggested. (PP)

Making Cryptograms is designed to give middle grade students practice in using the FIND and REPLACE features on their word processors. An activity sheet (which may be duplicated for class use) is provided. Instructional strategies are also provided. (JN)

Included in this section are brief articles outlining an approach to teaching mental computation, an inductive approach to algebra, and using football to teach probability. (MNS)

Eight ways to use flash cards in mathematics instruction are described. These games and other gimmicks help increase students' concentration, build memory skills, sharpen thinking skills, and enliven drills. (PP)

The symposium is seen to create an opportunity for students to understand the way mathematics is actually used in their own fields and to understand both their own potential as mathematics users and inherent difficulties in modeling. The symposium acts as a capstone for a two-semester, introductory calculus course. (MP)