"The Geography Teacher" provides hands-on reference and educative material for K-12 Geography teachers. The journal also pioneers innovative ideas for contemporary teaching methods, including lesson plans. This issue contains the following: (1) Census in Schools Program (census.gov); (2) Ask Dr. de Blij (Dr. Harm de Blij); (3) Eritrea:…

In this paper we report on the sustained research and development work at the AMSTEL Institute of the University of Amsterdam to improve mathematics and science education at primary and secondary school level, which has lead amongst other things to the development of the integrated computer working environment Coach 6. This environment consists of…

Despite the challenges inherent in adopting problem-based learning (PBL) in the middle school classroom, successful PBL teachers are able to find suitable solutions. In this exploratory study we examined the perceptions and practices of five successful middle school PBL teachers regarding the specific difficulties encountered with PBL and the…

This paper gives an overview of "The Schooled Mind: Do the Arts Make a Difference? An Empirical Evaluation of the Hamilton Fairfield SPECTRA+ Program, 1992-93." SPECTRA+ is an education reform, school renewal approach involving all students in the arts on a daily basis. The primary mission of SPECTRA+ is to improve education for children…

The various ways an interdisciplinary approach can be used in secondary and college level home economics courses on the aged are presented. Self-teaching modules, the fine arts, films, and plays are explored as avenues of learning. (BP)

Many students come to college with little knowledge of or interest in traditional humanities topics; however, a college teacher of humanities can use science fiction as a "door in," a tool to take students from the known to the unknown. Literary elements such as characterization, plot, setting, theme, and point of view are present in science…

Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott" and Holman Hunt's painting of the same subject are excellent examples of the value of exploring poetry through painting. One of the biggest questions raised in relation to the poem's theme is the problem of its ambiguity. By looking at the painting in class, one can sense the lack of definite…

The author describes by examples the type of coordination between mathematics and physics instruction that he feels must take place to enhance the learning of both subjects. (JP)

Arguing that scientific facts and insights can be used analogically to clarify literary analysis at specific moments, this paper presents a number of such facts and their analogical relationship to several literary passages. The examples cited relate the first and second laws of thermodynamics to scenes from "King Lear," rigid bodies in motion to…

Peer writing groups help students to write personally satisfying, communicative prose by allowing them to get away from competition for grades and from the fear and authority carried by the teacher. The writing group approach builds into the writing process the opportunity for revision and feedback before submitting a paper to the teacher for a…

The etiology and identification of learning disabilities are summarized and a team approach in assessment and treatment is suggested. Topics covered include definition of learning disabilities (definitions which refer to central nervous system functioning and definitions which emphasize the learning and behavior disorders without central nervous…

The director of curriculum development at Maharishi International University describes background and design of the program based on the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) as a unifying theoretical structure and on transcendental meditation (TM) for expanding awareness and utilizing videotape technology in its core curriculum courses. (JT)

At the University of Missouri-Kansas City pathology and anatomy are combined and it is possible to use the autopsy as the anatomical resource, which is superior to the embalmed and desiccated cadaver. Advantages of the course include the small class size, emphasis on gross structure, and use of histologic slides taken from the lesions examined…

In the late 1930s and 1940s Paul R. Hanna advocated, for the elementary and junior high school student, a multidisciplinary, wholistic, and coordinated study of people in communities. This paper presents a defense of this approach to social studies, and shows how it can be adapted to include new teaching techniques. (Author/RM)

Criticizes traditional team teaching, describes how the teaching method at the New School of Liberal Arts at Brooklyn College is more valid by discussing two of the courses concerned with the Age of Revolutions, that in Science and in Literature, and explains how they interrelate. (Author/RK)