Agreements are reached between individual students and teachers about what needs to be learned, the best ways to learn it, and when. (EJS)

Survey taken of Missouri chemistry teachers indicates that CBA and CHEM Study teachers devoted a greater portion of class time to laboratory work and emphasized quantitative laboratory work and the discovery method more than did teachers of conventional chemistry. (BR)

Focuses on ideas for teaching about Japan which elementary school classroom teachers can use to supplement a textbook unit on Japan. Suggestions are intended to allow for reflection by students on their own culture, as well as the culture of Japan. Topics are children's perceptions of Japan and the Japanese, developing a geographical perspective,…

The idea of free enterprise education is discussed. The need for such education, what it would entail, when, where, and how it should be taught are all examined. Organizations from which free enterprise materials, packaged courses, and films may be obtained are listed. (CT)

Identifies nine dimensions of curriculum for use in evaluating curricular innovations: principles, objectives, student entry behaviors, assessment tools, instructional materials, learning experiences, teaching strategies, content, and time. (KC)

Procedures in "webbing"--allowing gifted students to creatively explore alternatives or connections in interesting areas--are described to include topic and subtopic selection, subtopic expansion, discussion, planning, and questioning. A sample unit in space exploration is included, along with unit bibliography and webbing activity checklist. (CL)

Responds to an article in an earlier issue of this journal which proposes that drama educators should cultivate and provide students with opportunities to analyze, reflect upon, and reconcile daily human life experiences. Proposes that drama curriculum is a product of each teacher's abilities credibly to deliver basic elements of their own…

Outlines educational arguments about attitudes, methods, and accountability. Surveys some teachers to find out how they craft a blending of pedagogical perspectives. Concludes that educators can maintain creativity in the face of demands for standardization of curriculum. (PM)

Describes a method for teaching and rehearsing collaboration, which involves the application of improvisation skills to conversation. Concludes that the goal of this method is to motivate students to recognize and suspend commonplace assumptions that privilege intuition and impulse. (PM)

This article gives a rationale for integrating expressive writing activities into the physical education curriculum and suggests ideas for writing about physical education. Expressive writing is subjective, personal, and descriptive. (IAH)

Data from a 10-year study involving over 1,000 dyslexics, age 7-15, went into the development of the Alphabetic Phonics curriculum. One aspect of the curriculum, the Syllable Division Formulas, is described. It emphasizes scientific, automatic, multisensory procedures for dividing longer words into easily read syllables. (Author/JDD)

Gifted learners can be challenged by extending and enriching the mandated curriculum through the use of children's literature. Demonstrated is the use of the book "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" as a mechanism for learning about authorship, research skills, story evaluation, simple machines, problem solving, and technological change. (PB)

Successful development of a technology education program depends on the answers to these questions: Why should students take this class? and What long-term benefits should students gain from this class? (SK)