Part of a continuing feature on different aspects of early intervention that reviews resources that cost $50 or less, this article profiles six resources for the development of personnel and policies that support inclusion. The resources address childcare, preschool administration, and best practices in integration inservice training models. (CR)

A learning resource catalogue (currently LRC3) that comprises records of learning objects has been used by members of the Universitas 21 Consortium for three years. Five conceptually useful classes of learning objects are employed. While almost all faculty who were introduced to the LRC appreciate its value, need, and ease of use, few are willing…

This paper describes an online learning resource for rheumatology that was designed for a wide constituency of users including primarily undergraduate medical students and health professionals. Although the online resources afford an informal learning environment, the site was pedagogically designed to comply with the general recommendations of…

In postwar Australia, rapid population growth increased the demand for teachers. The colleges at Ballarat and Bendigo were revived and expanded by the Victorian Government. At Bendigo in 1955 F. M. Courtis, Head of Art Education, acquired art works initiating a valuable and significant teaching resource at the College. The study of the Courtis…

The Second Meeting of the Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing at 3:00 P.M. on March 3, 2004, and closed on the afternoon of March 12. The Second Meeting of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) opened on March 5, 2004, in Beijing and closed on the afternoon of March 14…

This instructional resource is the third in a series that explores the narrative role of art in public places. In two recent issues of "Art Education," Susan Goetz Zwirn ("Men and Women at Work: The Portrayal of American Workers by Three Artists of the 1930s and 1940s" 57(2), pp. 25-32) and Carol Argiro ("Teaching with Public Art" 57(4), pp.…

This article explores home decorating magazines as gendered pedagogical sites that are especially concerned with art education. First, it describes the wider economic conditions in which these magazines fulfill functions of promoting longing and consumption related to the home. Then, it considers learner/teacher relations and the kinds of…

Museums are rich resources of artifacts, archives, and experiences. Today, teachers can access those resources to enhance student learning in more ways that ever before. Technology has allowed museums to make natural and cultural information free and available to those who visit onsite or online. This article features an online activity that…

History and social studies teachers searching the World Wide Web for multicultural curricular materials will find a plethora of resources ranging from primary documents to divergent perspectives on contemporary social justice issues. In this article, the author provides a vetted guide to some of the most progressive, powerful, and multicultural of…

This article addresses the question of how science learning can be improved. It recognizes that, while learners themselves are responsible for their own learning, the quality of this learning is greatly influenced when appropriate resources are available to learners. These resources are provided through a partnership between teachers and learners.…

Since their inception, colleges and universities in the United States have been responsible for developing both knowledge and character in their students. In fact, the goal of higher education is not only to prepare students for productive careers, "but also to enable them to live lives of dignity and purpose; not only to generate new…

This column describes technology resources that teachers can use to support a celebration of reading throughout the year. In addition to online sites, other tools such as word processors, graphic drawing tools, and photo editors are suggested.

In New York City, where almost 14% of elementary school pupils are foreign-born and roughly half these are "recent immigrants," the impact of immigrant students on school resources may be important. While immigrant advocates worry about inequitable treatment of immigrant students, others worry that immigrants drain resources from…

With such curriculum gaps, it is hardly surprising that middle school children's understanding of botany is limited and riddled with misconceptions. Knowing that plants supply the oxygen to sustain most life forms and provide the primary energy source of most food webs is a core idea of science. Investigating non-native species is one way to…

In this article, I propose and defend a certain model of a fair Educational Standard, where this represents the minimally adequate threshold conditions and resources that any just society will devote to the grade school education of its youth. Starting with suggestions made by Harry Frankfurt, I argue that this Standard may be initially founded…