Recounts a teacher's involvement with students in the spontaneous process of learning to write. Presents the benefits of such an approach as preferable to conventional structured methods of writing instruction. (HTH)

Indicates that a teacher's responses to errors made by students in oral reading are related to that teacher's theoretical orientation as well as to the type of error made. (HOD)

Ninety-two ordinal variables discriminated between secondary teachers divided according to their familiarity with or adoption of materials from 17 new science curriculum projects. (Author)

Most previous literature on teacher knowledge- and skill-based pay has adopted a managerial perspective. This article adopts an alternative, collective bargaining viewing lens, addressing teachers' likely reactions to such plans, collective bargaining issues that may emerge between a teachers' union and a district employer concerning such plans,…

Provides an overview of an antiracist education teacher study (with an emphasis on the Midwestern region) and examines the ability of teachers to survive, thrive, and make a difference by participating in antiracist education programs. Interviews with participants highlight the program's impact and successful implementation. (GR)

Provides a qualitative analysis of the Kentucky school-based performance award program at four elementary and two secondary schools. Teachers were motivated to modify teaching approaches to enhance student performance, but seemed to be experiencing high stress levels. Teachers and principals at the six award-winning schools reported attitudes and…

In September 1994, a large eastern school system opened a professional development school in cooperation with a local university's college of education. A survey of teachers and elementary school students concerning perceived changes between the 1994/95 school year and the previous year showed that teachers' excitement had not spread to their…

A recent study of 20 English secondary schools suggested that many teachers had a limited understanding of their local education authorities' procedures for enforcing the school attendance policy. Teachers also didn't know how to apply for an Education Supervision Order. This article presents a framework that outlines the major elements of the…

Describes a teacher's approach to classroom management through positive discipline, using positive reinforcements to teach children positive behaviors. Students who feel affirmed can begin to believe in themselves and begin to take responsibility and build successful relationships. Five steps to positive discipline are outlined. (SLD)

Teaching with the grain is a teacher education model rooted in constructivism. It has three phases: the teacher describes a specific teaching situation; analyzes the situation by examining its relationship to self, culture, students, curriculum, sponsors, and colleagues; and generates and addresses systemic issues arising from the analysis.…

Examines how four teachers respond to their students' creative writing. Describes how they shape their comments. Analyzes what those comments suggest about their teaching styles and classroom goals. (TB)

Makes an argument that audiotaped response to student writing is particularly useful in teaching two-year-campus students. Grounds the argument in a historical overview of response literature in this journal, student surveys, and the case study of one undergraduate student. (SG)

Examines teachers' narratives concerning their relationships with children in relation to teacher's characteristics and observations of teachers' behavior with children in the classroom. The feature of teachers' responses to interview questions most frequently associated with classroom behavior was expressed negative emotion. Results are discussed…

Explains a teacher's experience with a hearing-impaired student. Describes how teaching methods had to be altered for this student. Notes that this student, her parents, teachers, and peers all contributed to provide a good learning environment. (PM)

Argues for the significance of "personal theories" in teaching. Profiles first year teaching of four teachers who had completed program of self-inquiry and reflection about their own developing conceptions of education. Describes their personal theories of teaching before employment and the nature and impact of their teaching…