Argues the importance of the relationships among silence and literature, the arts, and other experiences that point toward transcendence. Suggests that English teachers can expand the repertoire of classroom activities and teaching techniques that make use of silence. (KEH)

To make the junior high/middle school curriculum more responsive to early adolescents, Illinois teachers evolved the ACT curriculum. Its three missions are applied academics, career exploration, and technological literacy, organized around themes relevant to the lives of young people. (SK)

Outlines a suggested scheme for introducing young children to the subject of classification by using pets and an investigatory approach. General objectives and introductory, developmental and culminating activities are provided. (Author/CW)

Asserts that children in science education must have hands-on experience to discover and make sense of their world. Emphasizes that there is a need for teachers who enjoy both language and science. Argues that children need to discover that they use science, like language, daily. (MM)

Presents a college calculus program based on the discovery method and the educational psychology literature used to develop it. Lists departmental, educational, and calculus reform goals, and describes characteristics of the program, including relaxed atmosphere, use of visualization, and supplemental teaching techniques. (13 references) (MKR)

The purpose of this lesson on classifying triangles is to aid students' discovery of the different characteristics of equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles through computer explorations using Geometric Supposer or GeoExplorer software. (MKR)

Computer simulation with artificial intelligence and discovery learning was used by 31 industrial technology students. Compared to 27 controls, simulation enabled students to recognize applications of new technology and the knowledge and skills needed. No differences appeared in field dependence/independence, so recognition was not a function of…

Teachers participating in the Image Processing for Teaching Process, begun at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in 1989, find this technology ideal for encouraging student discovery, promoting constructivist science or math experiences, and adapting in classrooms. Because image processing is not a computerized text, it…

San Francisco's Exploratorium contains over 650 interactive exhibits that invite visitors (including 67,000 students on field trips yearly) to explore natural phenomena through individual hands-on inquiry and discovery. The museum's hidden agenda is helping schools incorporate inquiry and discovery into classrooms. Internet connections to Science…

Describes how teachers can rethink traditional questioning to make it a more authentic and powerful impetus to learning for students. Shows how authentic questions stimulated a six-week study of the Holocaust undertaken by a seventh-grade teacher and her students. (SR)

Presents a mathematics investigation in which students discover number patterns in physical structures and express their generalizations algebraically. (MKR)

Discusses options for approaching a literary text with A-level students. The author states that the appropriate method exists in the OUDLE syllabus, which grants the teacher freedom to decide what to emphasize, permitting students to participate actively in the class, expressing themselves in the target language on such issues as drugs,…

Education professor's intimate look at teaching through two high school teachers' eyes revealed gap between theory and practice. Instead of using student-centered pedagogical strategies they learned at University of Alabama, teachers ran traditional teacher-centered classrooms. Both taught to standardized tests and used mandated curricula. Felt…

Discusses six examples that discover supplementary geometry theorems by using three elementary theorems about the relationships between angles and intercepted arcs in circles. Topics in the examples include angles formed by parallel lines and the sum of the interior angles of triangles, convex quadrilaterals, star polygons, and hexagons. (MDH)

Examines the prospect of facilitating the discovery process for scientific researchers through anticipatory learning that is viewed as critical to the enhancement of intuitive abilities in pattern recognition among researchers. Discusses intuition, metaphorical thinking, and aesthetics as playing significant roles in the development of pattern…