Discusses the importance for teachers to question personal paradigms by changing their beliefs about teaching practices. Explains that instead of having second-grade students use bright colors to create African masks, students can develop their shading skills instead. Provides instructions for a lesson where students use pencil shading when…

Describes an art lesson for third-grade students in which the teacher invited various members of the community to act as drawing models for the students while simultaneously providing the third-graders with role models. Explains that the models were intended to provide students with visual interest for drawing and an intrinsic social value. (CMK)

Describes an art lesson for sixth-grade students where they learn to use perspectives by drawing a cityscape. Explains that first the teacher demonstrates how to draw using perspective on the blackboard showing the ground line, horizon line, and vanishing point and then the students copy the example themselves. (CMK)

When screening potential physical education teachers, principals should be aware of curriculum changes. Today's curriculum encompasses a balance of skills, concepts, games, educational gymnastics, rhythms, and dance experiences designed to enhance the cognitive, motor, affective, and physical-fitness development of every child. Teamwork and…

Defines the components of self-regulation ability--learners' ability to participate actively in their learning: as strategic knowledge, self-efficacy, ownership, mastery orientation, and self-reflection. Presents guidelines for promoting self-regulation ability through instructional design that incorporates these components. (AEF)

Asserts that, for young children's development, there is no other activity as meaningful as play. Discusses how play helps in life skill development, how children learn through their senses during play, how play contributes to children's independence, how to shop for toys, and age-appropriate toys and activities. (EV)

Defines the "peaceable classroom" concept, in which children are taught to deal more appropriately with feelings, to solve problems, and to make good decisions. Supplies instructions for classroom lessons to be used with five 12-year-old students. Claims that these lessons can help develop a peaceable classroom environment. (MKA)

From fine-tuning muscular systems to integrating emotion and logic, the arts have important biological value. Motion and emotion are central to the arts and life itself. It is counterproductive to promote high performance standards while displacing skill development with computer technologies and reducing arts programs that move students from…

Describes navigation, evaluation, and comprehension skills that instructors should guide students into developing. Outlines a four-step process approach to encourage students to read Web site material for comprehension and discusses application of strategic skills. (AEF)

Examines counselors' perceptions regarding workplace skills and career development competencies requirements for work- and college-bound students using a sample consisting solely of high school counselors. Results indicate that counselors view work- and college-bound students as more similar than different in their need for developing required…

Explores reasons behind the rising post-compulsory-education participation rates of 16- and 18-year-olds in Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The key determinant of choosing further education is prior academic performance during compulsory schooling; this effect is more important for females than for males. (Contains 20…

The effects of the sexual child abuse prevention program ESPACE were evaluated with 133 Canadian children (grades 1-3). Children participating in the prevention program showed greater preventive knowledge and skills relative to children not participating. Follow-up data showed knowledge gains were maintained while the preventive skill gains may…

At one Wisconsin middle school, a successful student motivator is an improv troupe that develops and performs unscripted, improvisational skits about social issues affecting adolescents. Skits stop at a critical decision-making point or show the devastating effects of a negative choice. Discussion reinforces the message. (MLH)

Describes how to use the films "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from 1958 and 1978 and "The Body Snatchers" from 1993 to teach the last 50 years of U.S. history by enabling students to evaluate history as an ongoing analysis and critique of historical eras. (CMK)

Describes an art activity for a beginning drawing class in which students draw pictures of feet using either a foot model or their own feet. Explains three choices of papers and techniques that could be used for the assignment. (CMK)