Examines the need for more effective Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education programs among English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students, considers the value of content-rich instruction in students' acquisition of English literacy skills, and describes a program of AIDS education integrated into the ESL curriculum in a high-risk area.…

Describes a program designed to facilitate the conditions whereby children in a small rural village school could perceive pleasure and purpose in literacy and thus create a climate of positive motivation resulting in productive reading and writing activities. (RS)

Examines acquisition of proprietary vocabulary (a collection of words over which the owner has mastery of understanding in listening and reading and mastery of use in speaking and writing). Describes a thematic approach to vocabulary development, and teachers' use of creative experiences to enhance acquisition of proprietary vocabulary. (RS)

Deals with an experiment in teaching elements of spherical geometry, contrasted with concepts of plane geometry, for students aged 10-15. Four sections list advantages of applying alternative models in education, describe the experiment, outline the theoretical background of alternative models, and offer conclusions about areas of application.…

Discusses critical pedagogy in teacher education and defines constructivist practices. Describes the structure of an English-as-a-Second-Language endorsement program, and focuses on Awareness Week, describing the role of student leadership in the program and the supporting role of the faculty and the coursework. (Author/VWL)

M.Y. Math Project is a developmental mathematics program that is aimed at: (1) fostering fundamental and problem-solving skills in developmental mathematics students by helping them to learn when and how to create and use algorithms; and (2) providing on-the-job training for developmental mathematics instructors through an instructional framework…

The Talacchanda project took place as an independent research-exhibition undertaking supported by the Glasgow School of Art. Over seventeen months an exploratory education programme was introduced at various levels of schools and higher education. The education programme sprang from a contemporary art exhibition and dance performance called…

In this article, the author features "the sidewalk project" in Littleton High School. The sidewalk project is a collaboration of more than 40 high school physics students, 10 local mentors, and a few regional and national organizations who worked together to invent a way to heat a sidewalk with an alternative energy source. The project, which…

The article is concerned with values education in schools in the light of the requirement for schools to provide for the spiritual, moral, cultural and social development of children and in the light of wider discussions regarding 'spirituality' in (post) modern society. The authors focus on Living Values, a programme developed as a way of…

This activity describes a four-part project that has been developed and employed in sophomore- and senior-level undergraduate courses in international and/or intercultural communication. This project helps students understand how they communicate due to their immersion in US mainstream culture and American ethnic co-cultures and how others…

Technology educators are constantly in search of new tools and methods to enhance the education of their students. This article is an excerpt from a longer article published in "The Technology Teacher" that introduced the technology education community to a research- and knowledge-based methodology for design--invention and innovation. This…

A Web-based organic chemistry home work program, EPOCH is developed, whose two most important features are that students draw structures as responses to posed questions, and then students receive feedback tailored specifically to their responses. EPOCH is a tool that can have a real effect on student learning and provides one-to-one interaction…

Maxima was an intervention project that focused on assisting teachers to establish more inquiry-based, gender-inclusive, and culturally relevant learning environments. The authors grounded the project by using sociotransformative constructivism as a theoretical framework to steer the implementation of three guiding concepts for professional…

Student assessment, in all its forms, is central to the educational process. In this paper in the series, "Bridging the Gap", I describe how assessment can be used as a powerful instrument for influencing how and what students learn and how and what instructors teach in a manner that is conducive to educationally sound curriculum change…

This study implemented a multiplication program based on systematic practice, aimed at improving children's recall of basic multiplication facts. Four Year 5 classes were recruited to participate in the study. Two classes practised multiplication facts using pencil and paper worksheets and another two classes practised on computers. Eleven…