Teachers have always understood the critical significance of good teaching to their students' learning. However, the practical question for teachers is what this looks like in actual classroom lessons and how they shape a culture of authentic learning in schools, which prepares young people for tomorrow's world. Essentially, this paper establishes…

The purpose of this study was to examine the discourse in two different group-work contexts in a diverse Algebra 1 class to better understand what and how students working in small groups learn through talking about mathematics. The researcher gathered data in four categories: participant observation, interviews, collection of artifacts, and…

The paper elaborates on communication techniques that can promote a sense of community in both the conventional classroom and online community college courses. To help students acquire a sense of recognition by their instructor, a personal note from the instructor acknowledging a student's improvement or expressing concern about a student's lack…

Discusses the learning process and language usage in the English classroom, building on a theory of language originated by Alfred Korzybski. (RB)

Author concludes that although specific movement patterns and postures change from one setting to another, the same general kinds of motions are used to serve or support the major pedagogical functions in open and self-contained situations. (Author/CB)

Considers the educational environment necessary for stimulating creative expression in students and the attitudes that will allow such expression. (RK)

To reduce the cost of in-the-school experiment, this study, which is an attempt to quantify redundancy in a learning situation, was carried out using a numerical procedure. The variables include student I.Q., lesson time, wasted time, teacher experience, and redundancy. (Author/CB)

Educator outlines a program designed to build up a corps of dedicated professionals who not only can teach but also are able to fill the role of supervising teachers. (Author/RK)

Article describes how to use deliberate nonverbal methods of communication for better learning experiences. (Author/RK)

The main concern of this article is to describe some of the aspects or facets of discovery learning situations exemplified by the models and found in curriculum development projects. (Author)

Describes basic assumptions of humanistic approach in elementary classrooms. Brief description is included of several steps which teachers can take to be effective humanistic teachers. (PS)

A writing lesson for low ability junior high school students, inspired by the Peanuts" cartoon, gave the teacher insights into his students' lives. (SP)

Discusses techniques for the observation, coding, and analysis of classroom behaviors. Identifies three major approaches as belonging respectively to (1) the behaviorist, (2) social-emotional, and (3) cognitive activity categories. The science teacher is encouraged to look at his own teaching behaviors as data for empirical study. (LC)

Study results indicate that despite a relatively short training period, the experimental program in Tucson significantly altered the verbal patterns of teachers of disadvantaged children from diverse linguistic bakcgrounds. (Author)