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Gillespie, Jethro – Art Education, 2014
This article describes how High School Visual Arts Teacher Jethro Gillespie built a portable art gallery for his students--essentially an 8-foot cube made from plywood and lightweight boards that can be assembled with bolts and taken apart in sections. The ceiling pieces of the gallery have track lights, the interior walls have been painted gray,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Art Education, Art Activities
Mercuri, Sandra; Ramos, Laura – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
The purpose of this reflective article is to present an alternative that incorporates the four language skills in all content areas through technology-based dual-language centers for emergent bilinguals at the elementary level. The authors propose a matrix to plan the centers and include three examples to facilitate language transfer in English…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Language Skills
Ebner, Martin; Dorfinger, Johannes; Neuper, Walther – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
For many years now E-learning researchers have been discussing the use of laptops in educational settings. The One Laptop per Child project, (OLPC project), has been used in developing countries since the year 2002 to avoid the increase of the digital divide between those with ready access to technology and those with limited access. Austria has…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Transfer
Heineke, Amy J.; Carter, Heather; Desimone, Melissa; Cameron, Quanna – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2010
The College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) at Arizona State University (ASU) embraced the opportunity to partner with Teach For America (TFA) to tailor existing teacher preparation programs to meet the unique needs of alternatively certified teachers in urban schools. Rather than harp on the distinctions between ideologies and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
Meighan, Shirley – American School Board Journal, 1985
Adapting teaching materials and strategies to the learning preferences of each child can make a difference in how well and how much students learn. Steps in introducing strategies based on learning styles into an elementary school are described, and recommendations are provided for initiating a learning styles program. (TE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Bentson, Marilyn; Mitchell, Elisabeth – 1995
This handbook serves as a guide to "Talk Time," a technique for volunteer facilitators to use to help newcomers to the United States practice English in a comfortable, non-threatening setting. Talk Time provides language practice activity often not found in traditional English-as-a-Second-Language classroom settings. In Talk Time, no one…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Learning Activities, Limited English Speaking
Francais dans le Monde, 1993
Four ideas for classroom French language instruction are described, including an exercise in selection of passive and active voice, a project in which students prepare transparencies for an oral presentation, an activity in which Italian students develop a tour for French visitors, and a radio broadcast project. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, French, Grammar
Canter, Lee – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Assertive Discipline (AD) advocates a systematic approach which enables teachers to set firm, consistent limits for students while remaining cognizant of students' need for warmth and positive support. This article describes effective and ineffective teacher disciplinary behaviors, AD competencies, and the implementation of AD at Rice Elementary…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Teacher Education
Fleming, Margaret, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1980
The 18 articles in the first section of this journal issue provide information about the National Writing Project, while the 22 articles in the second section discuss classroom writing projects. Among the topics discussed in the first section are the National Writing Projects in Arizona, Northeast Texas, and Boston; teacher behavior during…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education

Martin, Deanna C.; Blanc, Robert A. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1994
The evolution and design of a supplemental instruction program for seriously underprepared students, primarily athletes, is chronicled. The resulting program used videotaped lectures of an outstanding teacher in combination with preview and review exercises. Results indicate that the method can help high-risk students master difficult content and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, High Risk Students
Fortin, Normand – 1983
A handbook for teachers and administrators of second language programs in Alberta's schools suggests principles and guidelines for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating full or partial immersion programs, focusing on the framework for program planning and implementation, information for developing realistic program expectations, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Schermerhorn, Leora L., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Descriptive and evaluative information is provided in this report on Project COMPAS (Consortium for Operating and Managing Programs for the Advancement of Skills), a cooperative effort between seven community colleges which developed cognitive skills programs for entry-level freshmen. Chapter I reviews the unique features of Project COMPAS,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Community Colleges
Brooke, W. Michael, Ed. – 1972
The publication is a collection of relevant readings in adult basic education (ABE), with special emphasis on the Canadian environment. They were selected for their potential value in helping the professional development of all adult basic educators and an attempt was made to re-integrate research and practice in the field. Fourteen articles were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs

Rubenstein, Harriet L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
The Medical College of Pennsylvania has introduced a four-hour interdisciplinary class for sophomore students in the role of folk and popular healing systems in patient care. Student and faculty responded enthusiastically, and the program will be expanded. (MSE)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Sigel, Irving E.; And Others – 1984
An inquiry-based early childhood education (ECE) program focusing on the development of representational competence, guided by principles from Piagetian theory, and based on Sigel's (1970) distancing hypothesis is described, and issues of program evaluation are discussed. Principles and aims of the ECE program are stated, including, among others,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives