Presents the activities of an organization, the Storyteller Group, that has been exploring the use of a comic story as a medium for communication with young people and adults who have English as a Second Language and only basic education. Discusses the development of the comic, "The River of Our Dreams" and future plans to develop more…

Evaluates the role of the learner support services in the Oklahoma Televised Instruction System, a distance education program. Resources related to learning are described, including access to library resources, learning materials, and counseling; and attitudes and performance of on-campus and distance students are compared. (15 references) (LRW)

This lesson plan uses evergreen trees on sale in cities and villages during the Christmas season to teach identification techniques. Background information, activities, and recommended references guides deal with historical, symbolic and current uses of evergreen trees, physical characteristics, selection, care, and suggestions for post-Christmas…

Examines the uniformity of the nationally defined syllabuses and examinations in the French educational system. Describes the dynamism of the system within the secondary sector. Discusses the various schools types within the system. Addresses problems with the testing system such as overcomprehensiveness, waste of resources, and heavy preparatory…

This article describes the goals, challenges, strategies, and successes of second-language teachers involved in The Books Project, in which teachers learned about writing workshops and received support to implement such workshops in their schools. The teachers involved found that they were particularly constrained by limited time, space, and…

Asserts that, despite an increased awareness of the need to include the contributions and perspectives of women in the curriculum, topics are not being integrated into the social studies curriculum. Includes a biographical sketch of Susan B. Anthony and a list of women's studies curriculum resources. (CFR)

Eight articles suggest innovative and creative ways to arrange information on bulletin board displays, provide examples of both classroom and library bulletin boards in elementary and secondary schools, and list sources for display materials and library supplies. A ninth article provides guidelines for the production of instructional films and…

Describes results of a survey of Canadian academic libraries that was conducted to determine the provision of services to the disabled, i.e., students with visual, hearing, or motor deficiencies. External resources are described, the role of library staff is emphasized, and library policy statements concerning the provision of special services are…

Describes a college-level student research project on white-collar crime and its relationship to political sociology. Provides suggestions for adapting the activity to other classrooms. Includes recommended resources that can be found in most college libraries. (CFR)

Describes the teacher education workshops and instructional materials available from the National Archives of the United States. Contends that using primary sources will help students see history as historians did. Concludes that the National Archives seeks more collaborative activities with history teachers. (CFR)

Outlines the attributes of "BaseMap," a map-making software package. Locating specific outline maps is a consistently frustrating problem for most instructors. BaseMap allows teachers to copy any map onto their clipboard and make revisions using standard word processing programs. Provides a quick overview of the tools and functions. (MJP)

Presents six brief articles that were originally delivered at a 1997 symposium honoring Robert S. Bednarz. Bednarz served as editor of the Journal of Geography from 1987 to 1997. Discusses his skill and dedication as an editor, as well as format and content changes initiated during his tenure. (MJP)

An overview is provided of available resources on the Holocaust accessible via the Internet. Highlights include: search engines; foreign countries; museums and research centers; libraries; archives; photographic archives; art; organizations; education (K-12 and academic); Holocaust denial; interviews with survivors; bibliographies; and Usenet…

Focuses on how to schedule the use of a single computer so that all students are represented and given equal access. Suggests that a computer management team be selected from within the class; discusses the teacher's role and student role definition and responsibility assignments. (AEF)

Describes a survey of services provided by schools for pupils with learning difficulties and challenging behavior in Britain. Analysis of the responses of 80 teachers indicated a need for in-class staff support, curriculum access, and additional facilities and resources for such pupils. The value of teacher collaboration in solving problems is…