Describes an interdisciplinary program in which English, social studies, physics, and calculus teachers joined forces to teach high school students critical-thinking skills so that students could make ethical decisions and solve ethical dilemmas. (MM)

Describes a research project in which students write on the same topic--fast food chains. (MM)

Describes a research project in which students investigate a personal "bad" habit. (MM)

Describes three writing activities designed to link literature, technology, and the visual and performing arts. (MM)

Presents the suggestions of seven contributors concerning ways to publish student writing, including: school magazines, community involvement projects requiring written communication, reproduction and dissemination of students' work within the school's library system, contributions to commercial literary magazines, and "public" readings of…

Describes a database course project which engages students in designing and developing their own data files. Asserts that the discussions which take place as students collect, organize, share their data, and consider ethical issues which arise from the proliferation of information systems, are most important. (RAE)

Describes a popular school conservation program that helped an Alberta town reduce its demand for energy and raised the environmental awareness of an entire community. (LZ)

High school students discuss the process of conducting original scientific research in a high school biology course, including developing an idea, obtaining financial support, collecting data, and presenting findings. (MKR)

This article tells the story of a 12-year old girl who started the support group Komen Kids for children with parents who have cancer. The philosophy and activities of the now national program are described. (LZ)

Discusses reasons for computer manipulation of photographs and the need to educate students about the ethics involving digital scanning. Focuses on ownership, copyrights, reasons for changing a photograph, reader-interpretation, and the context in which the photograph is used. Suggests a photo illustration project to teach students about these…

Reviews four software programs and describes features that illustrate their creative and utility value: (1) "ClarisWorks" for presentation purposes; (2) "Easy Book" for putting books together; (3) "Nutribase Personal Nutrition Manager" for nutrition education, and (4) "Digital Chisel" for interactive…

Collaborative project-based learning, usually utilized in elementary and secondary education, has several advantages for counselor education. Provides one example of the use of project-based learning in a community counselor education course, and presents recommendations for its use in other counseling courses. (JPS)

Describes the adoption of an old riverside landfill by an elementary school as a Habitat 2000 community project. Contains a "how-to" checklist for such a project, information on building school-community community partnerships, and promotional ideas for stewardship projects. (LZ)

Describes how a class of elementary students organized a community project to reclaim a forgotten city green-space and turn it into an environmental park. The students researched local environmental problems and worked with a nearby developer to lessen environmental impacts. (LZ)

Profiles "Odyssey of the Mind," an international competition that challenges students, kindergarten through college, to find creative solutions to bizarre problems. The unique design competition demands creative problem-solving, teamwork, and understanding of basic principles to complete projects that last for several months. (LZ)