School change expert Michael Fullan and principal Michelle Pinchot collaborated on an experiment: As Pinchot tackled her first years turning around the culture of Heritage Elementary School in California--using ideas Fullan has promoted about school culture and leveraging teachers' power--she and Fullan checked in every few months on how the work…

A teacher's authority in a classroom is no longer assumed--it has to be earned. Without establishing a baseline of rapport and mutual respect, cultural misunderstandings between teachers and students can devolve into chaos. Gabriel Benn, hip-hop artist and former school teacher and administrator, shares real-life examples of how rapport can go…

The need for curriculum workers to seek ambiguity that arises from the utilization of alternative modes of inquiry is discussed. (DB)

Describes the role of a curriculum specialist in working with curriculum committees. (GB)

Describes how to choose a consultant and what to expect of him, as well as consultee responsibility. (GB)

Collection of personal statements from variety of elementary and secondary teachers, administrators, librarians, and specialists about their experiences as educators. (PKP)

Teacher leaders assume a wide range of roles to support school and student success. Harrison and Killion describe 10 roles that teacher leaders can fulfill in their schools. As resource providers, they provide materials to help their colleagues. Instructional specialists help colleagues with instructional strategies, and curriculum specialists…

The "inside-out" curriculum development method involves the entire faculty in working with a curriculum developer housed permanently in the school. This method was used for the Magnet Center for Public Services: Government and Law established in Dallas (Texas) by the desegregation order of 1976. (Author/MLF)

Practicing lawyers are teaching teachers and their pupils to understand and appreciate the law, with the aim of developing responsible citizens who will use the law as a positive, constructive force in their lives. (JD)

Approach suggested by this article calls for the creation of two new roles--those of training specialist and extension educational specialist--who, from their school district and university bases, respectively, would act as educational change agents. (Author/CB)

Teachers will soon be instructing pupil groups, guiding and evaluating teacher interns, aides and peers. Educational events and activities will be planned by curriculum directors. Principals will be freed from the role of business managers to direct the supervision of teachers and curricula. (Author/AF)

Classrooms in two schools were observed to assess opportunities for language learning in the total classroom environment. Observers found that most classroom language is neither spontaneous nor purposeful. (Author/MLF)

For two Arizona schools with widely diverse ethnic makeup and socioeconomic backgrounds, the arts became a medium for defusing the potential for conflict. During spring 1995, sixth graders from both schools participated in "New Beginnings," a collaborative poetry and visual arts project. Through their interactions, the children created a…