Part of the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) research series titled "Teachers' Time: Collaborating for Learning, Teaching, and Leading," this case study looks at Hillsdale High School, a large, comprehensive high school located in San Mateo, California, a high-tech enclave of Silicon Valley nestled 23 miles…

Contends that female student beginning to assume homosexual identity may be outside lesbian population on her campus and may turn to heterosexual faculty member or administrator as her confidant. Addresses issues and suggestions for administrator in this helping relationship. Focuses on stages of coming out and the coming out process. (Author/NB)

This brochure is intended to be a useful tool for assessing students' development along a continuum of oral language growth as well as for providing information about the competencies that students are expected to learn in second-fifth grades. On the continuum in the brochure, descriptors list specific behaviors that detail students' development…

Argues that it is not just the teachers of art subjects who should be concerned with their pupils' emotional development. (Editor/RK)

This brochure is intended to be a useful tool for assessing students' development along a continuum of oral language growth as well as for providing information about the competencies that students are expected to learn in preschool and first grade. On the continuum in the brochure, descriptors list specific behaviors that detail students'…

Stressing that building vocabulary knowledge is a continuously developing skill, acquired over a lifetime and in a variety of ways, this concept paper suggests instructional strategies that lead to word knowledge. Following a research summary and a section on implications for instructions, the paper focuses on the various instructional strategies…

Successful elementary teachers have long recognized that the ability to ask questions effectively is an important part of independent learning behavior. Discusses four basic types of questions students should be encouraged to employ in their search for understanding. Also gives eight essential procedures for carrying out a questioning session.…

Practical suggestions and application of six principles from cognitive psychology can make learning more efficient now and produce learners who will be more self-sufficient in the future. This means redefining student and teacher roles, organizing the course and content in a way consistent with how learning occurs, and helping students learn how…

The questions of purposes and methods as related to assessment of student learning are considered. It is difficult to find assessment invoked without a parallel call for improvement, particularly improved teaching and learning. Also, much attention has focused on problematic dimensions of measuring what students learn, but the fundamental set of…

Build trust and self-esteem with strategies that put love to work in your classroom. (Editor)

To help reverse the underachievement pattern in gifted students, educators should seek out less-evident indicators of strengths and abilities, incorporate those abilities into the classroom curriculum, recognize evidence of a sustained will to learn, and be realistic and optimistic about signs of improvement. (PB)

Considers teachers' perceptions of their role in developing self-discipline in students. Cites a sample code of ethics to help teachers set standards for their actions and attitudes. Provides a developmental view of self-discipline, citing tasks appropriate for grade level groups, and ways of teaching the skills. (DDM)

Discusses the work and philosophy of Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori. Examines her belief in students' need to exercise correct thinking through sensory experience. Describes Montessori's views on the development of children's moral values through interaction. Identifies the upbringer's role as the active supervisor of children's…

Presents a middle school teacher's observations concerning young adolescents (e.g., inconsistency is consistent, identification with others affords continuity, and they see others seeing them and seek ways to expend energy). Offers guidelines for promoting adolescents' moral growth (e.g., provide parent education and promote thoughtful critique of…

A biblical parable is used as an allegory for five principles of "stewardship" that teachers can use to guide gifted youth including teachers first teach correct principles; students set their own goals; teachers are available to assist students; students are responsible for seeking help; and students take responsibility for their stewardship. (DB)