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Dalton, Sister Mary Anne – Learning, 1995
Workshop Way is a classroom management system that keeps students of varying abilities busy, creating an ordered plan of work that helps students organize themselves and feel confident. Workshop Way fosters independent work by posting a series of headings across a bulletin board with specific, brief assignments under each heading. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Independent Study

Okolo, Cynthia M.; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1995
Recommendations are offered for enhancing the achievement motivation of elementary students with mild disabilities. Recommendations address five areas: learner control, rewards, student interest, classroom structure, and self-efficacy and attributions. A process for implementing these recommendations in the classroom is also provided. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Gilfillan, Bill – Guidelines, 1991
With a view to reducing student dependence on teachers in English/English-as-a-Second-Language classes, the discussion directly addresses students on the active motivation and management of their learning. Teacher-student collaboration centers on needs analysis, performance contracts, evaluation, goal setting, and problem solving. Appendices…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Skills, Learner Controlled Instruction, Pacing
Schrenko, Linda – 1994
This guide explains the philosophy of "learner-centered schools." The term holds a variety of meanings for educators, such as the use of learning centers for a theme, topic, or subject area, alternative assessments in which students are evaluated in innovative ways, or continuous progress models with integrated thematic instruction and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles
National Postal Museum, Washington, DC. Education Dept. – 1997
This curriculum is designed to be a flexible enrichment project for adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) education by harnessing the dynamic power of letters for language learning purposes. The goals of the project are to help teachers assisting students in developing communication skills, encourage social interaction as a means of building…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques

Jones, Jean Ellen; Davenport, Melanie – Art Education, 1996
Defines self-regulated learning as a problem-solving or goal-directed process orchestrated by the student but influenced by others in the student's environment. Discovers that self-regulating programs in Japan and the United States are remarkably similar with some differences. Praises Japanese instructors' emphasis on effort over ability. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries