Presents (1) several activities on problem solving; (2) tips on creating a classroom climate favorable for problem-solving performance; and (3) a source of background materials for teachers. (JN)

Classroom strategies for helping secondary social studies students develop the following types of creative thinking are suggested: (1) the ability to generate alternative courses of action or alternative solutions in a problem solving situation; (2) the ability to perceive and predict consequences; and (3) the ability to perceive analogies. (RM)

Lessons on using maps to look for a new home are described. Data collectd from a questionnaire were compared by the students. (MNS)

Describes the Monthly Data Grapher, a microcomputer program which helps visualize data to discern patterns and which is suitable for use with elementary school children. Some of its uses are noted and the microcomputer program itself is included. (MBR)

This article discusses the responsibility of the school to provide opportunities for students to grow through interdependent roles and relationships involving significant others. A teacher-student relationship and learning strategy based on cooperation is suggested. The Moorhead State University experience is given as an example of education as a…

Creative ways of teaching alphabetizing, spelling, identifying parts of speech, and using reference works are offered. (DF)

Methods for using fiction and nonfiction to teach mapping and geographical skills are discussed. Three activities for use at the elementary, middle, and high school levels are presented. Additional books that can be used are described. (RM)

Describes a read-listen-discuss heuristic that uses several stimuli to evoke a particular set of desired responses. (HOD)

Develops a rationale for using traditional folklore as a resource for educating children about other people's cultural heritage and presents a case study of a unit that uses the Spider stories from the Ashanti people of West Africa. (HOD)

Concludes that using a reading plan sheet and prompting cards helped fourth grade students increase their literal recall. (FL)

Change is a subject of ever-growing importance for public administration. Discussed are six major perspectives recommended as categories to be combined in various ways to construct graduate courses on change. Also presented are sample exercises for use with doctoral and master's students undertaking the study of change. (RM)

Activities are suggested for using the hand calculator as a complement to any mathematics program. The activities focus on developing skills for using the calculator, exploring basic arithmetic operations, understanding algorithms, mental calculation and estimation, and problem solving. (DT)

Reports on nine issues that the National Society for the Study of Education agreed were crucial to education today and should be included in their yearbook on secondary education. Some of the conclusions of the yearbooks authors were also presented. (Editor/RK)

Proposes language games for learning French which stress creativity. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discussed is a method of peer teaching among children which consists of the following four stages: planning and orientation meetings with the teacher and prospective peer teachers, the teaching sessions, post-teaching or evaluation critiques, and further training and planning sessions. Topics discussed include targeting trouble spots, teaching…