Discusses the importance of having students learn about the elements of art and design principles in art. Includes a list of projects that can be adapted for any grade level to educate students about art elements and principles of design. (CMK)

Presents a project used with beginning art students that focuses on depicting objects as three-dimensional. Explains that the students select three to five wooden architectural forms and other objects as the subject matter. Discusses the techniques and materials used in the project. (CMK)

Presents a block printmaking lesson in which students learn about Pop Art and artists in the movement. Students create artwork using something from popular culture for the subject matter. Describes how to create the prints. Lists the objectives and materials. (CMK)

Describes the use of handmade cloth dolls without facial features with 2- and 3-year-olds as a framework for an arts-based emergent curriculum related to body awareness. Shows how children's interests guided the project activities. Discusses the teachers' role in maintaining the content level and interest, and the importance of out-of-classroom…

Responses of 25 Northern Ireland business students who undertook client-sponsored projects in local businesses reported increased proficiency in conducting research, improved competence in export management, development of soft skills, and better ability to apply theory to practice. (SK)

Discusses car art and its appeal to boys and girls. Describes the popularity of customizing cars, focusing on this as a future career for students. Includes a list of project ideas that focuses on car art. (CMK)

As part of a reform effort utilizing project-based learning, A Washington high school offered an interdisciplinary course on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Students were involved in every phase of the course, and projects ranged from writing a textbook with third-grade partners to building a log building. The class canoed down the Columbia river…

Describes a kindergarten art activity in which students created masks in celebration of Mardi Gras (New Orleans, Louisiana). Explains that the students learned about Mardi Gras and saw a coloring demonstration to prepare them for the project. Discusses in detail the process of creating the masks. (CMK)

A rationale is presented for developing gifted education projects that are differentiated from the regular curriculum. A specific activity, called "Let's Build a Sailboat," is described to illustrate guiding principles for success in student project development. The project taught planning and management skills to junior high school gifted…

Teacher intervention is often necessary to prevent independent study assignments from becoming lonely and threatening to gifted students. Active listening techniques can help teachers interpret comments that students make to gain peer acceptance or to mask their fear of failure. Students also need help planning, scheduling, and setting realistic…

Of 16 schools of pharmacy surveyed, 69 percent felt an undergraduate research seminar helped them generate interest in undergraduate research, and 13 percent believed it was useful in recruiting graduate students. Over half of students graduated went on to graduate programs, and 34 percent of students' course presentations resulted in…

Discusses the use of an individually designed experiment for a chemical engineering laboratory course. Lists main ideas of the method. Provides an example of the experiment including ways to answer the questions and extensions. (YP)

Discussion of the use of filmstrips, audiotape recorders, and record players for instructional purposes highlights the possibilities of each medium for individualized instruction as well as for classroom use. Benefits of each technology are described, and teacher and student activities are suggested. (LRW)

Recommends a variant of desktop publishing for classroom publishing of newsletters, school newspapers, and class-compiled and individually authored books, taking writing beyond traditional classroom contexts with teacher as sole audience. Promotes cut-and-paste production using whatever computers and software are available as expedient and…

A teacher of ninth-grade at-risk students describes her teaching methods, which involve giving students challenging writing tasks and displaying their finished products for the public. In this way, the students work hard, feel important, learn for a purpose, and feel that what they offer is valuable. (JDD)