Explains how one might teach the Romans so as to help students see "how to use the arts of reason and discourse" in addressing modern problems, many of which find antecedents in the Roman past. (Editor)

Reviews films, books, and other teaching resources available from the ERIC database as well as from other sources. (KS)

An overview of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a nationwide information system designed to provide information and availability of current documents in the field of education, and specifically of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Career Education, now located at Ohio State University, which includes the field of adult education within…

Provides a list of 37 World Wide Web sites that are devoted to instruction in histology and include electronic manuals, syllabi, atlases, image galleries, and quizzes. Reviews the topics, content, and highlights of these Web sites. (DDR)

Discusses the SAGE project, a Biology II project in which students analyze a specific disease by utilizing Internet resources. Poses seven problems for students and includes solutions. (ASK)

Presents a list of resources including books, commercial games, software, and Web addresses for games and puzzles in the area of mathematics instruction. (ASK)

Presents suggestions to increase familiarization with the topic index of the "College Mathematics Journal" and points out some ways in which instructors can profit from this information to supplement textbooks. Examples are given of ideas for class enrichment, student exploration, and application. (DDR)

Describes a seventh-grade science course that is based on the phenology of the seasons, uses the outdoors on a regular basis, and uses reference books and field guides. (DDR)

Discusses electronic learning environments and how to make them more successful in education and training infrastructures. Highlights include a definition of learning objects as chunks of data about education; content and context; publishers and vendors; and onCourse, a project between public television stations to make programs and curriculum…

Many governments worldwide have dramatically increased resources devoted to improving educational quality. However, by concentrating on inputs and ignoring incentives within schools, resources have resulted in little overall improvement in student achievement. Reviews U.S. and international evidence on the effectiveness of such input policies,…

This listing provides directory information for state vocational rehabilitation offices for individuals with disabilities, including those who are deaf or who have hearing impairments. (CR)

Discusses the need for the publication "Breakthrough" as a resource providing teachers with information and activities about scientists past and present. Describes initial attempts to meet that need on a regular basis. (KHR)

Used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women to measure the impact of high school resources on women's educational attainment and earnings. No link emerged between education and school resources. Among white women, there was no significant connection between school resources and wages. For black women, school inputs significantly…

Focuses on the issue of financing in higher education in Europe, examining four aspects in detail: (1) formula funding; (2) the mobilization of external resources; (3) the introduction of tuition and fees; and (4) the creation of private institutions of higher education. (CMK)

This article discusses promoting critical thinking in gifted children and explains the elements of Bloom's Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Web sites are provided for information on Bloom's Taxonomy and elementary, secondary, and postsecondary instruction. Web sites on other aspects of critical…