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The Looping Evaluation Book.
Forsten, Char; Grant, Jim; Richardson, Irv – 1999
Looping is an instructional design whereby students progress to the next grade level with the same teacher(s) for two or more years. This book was designed to help teachers and administrators explore, implement, and evaluate looping programs. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1, "Exploring Looping Configurations," identifies the primary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Looping (Teachers)
The Looping Handbook: Teachers and Students Progressing Together.
Grant, Jim; And Others – 1996
Looping is a very simple concept, whereby a teacher moves with his or her students to the next grade level, rather than sending them another teacher at the end of the school year. Schools all over the country are finding that this simple idea is having a profound effect on their students. This handbook describes the many benefits of looping and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Looping (Teachers), Nontraditional Education
Into Teachers' Hands: Creating Classroom Success. The SDE Sourcebook. 11th Edition.
Reed, Meredith, Ed. – 1998
This compilation of resource materials includes article and book chapter reprints, checklists, and other materials of potential interest to early childhood and elementary school teachers. The book's seven sections are: (1) "Issues"; (2) "Multiyear Education"; (3) "Early Childhood"; (4) "Upper Elementary"; (5) "Assessment"; (6) "For Further…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Resources
Looping Q&A: 72 Practical Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions.
Forsten, Char; Grant, Jim; Johnson, Bob; Richardson, Irv – 1997
"Looping" is a practice that allows single-grade teachers to remain with the same class for 2 or more years. Organized in a question-and-answer format, this book answers 72 questions about looping commonly asked by teachers and parents, including questions about its benefits, disadvantages, and implementation. Chapters include: (1) "What Is…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Stop the Insanity! It Takes a Team to Leave No Child Behind
Butzin, Sarah M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Who says learning always has to be drudgery? Sarah Butzin, the founder of the Institute for School Innovation, proposes "triangulated learning" as a way to give children time to play and develop, even as they pursue high standards. Triangulation is a metaphor for strength. A triangulated learning system taps the power of three to meet…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction
Making Big Schools Feel Small: Multiage Grouping, Looping, and Schools-within-a-School.
George, Paul S.; Lounsbury, John H. – 2000
Increasing numbers of middle school educators believe that the education of young adolescents can be enhanced when teachers and students are members of classrooms and small team groups characterized by long-lasting relationships. This book describes how to offer students the benefits of smallness within increasingly larger schools by ensuring…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Every Child a Learner: Successful Strategies for Teaching All Children. 9th Edition.
Society for Developmental Education, Peterborough, NH. – 1996
Designed to help K-6 educators create child-centered classrooms in which all children can learn and succeed, this resource book contains article reprints, handouts, and reproducible pages pertaining to effective instruction. The book is organized into six subject areas: (1) learning/school readiness and kindergarten (including school improvement,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Elementary Education