Suggests that Robert Frost's poem entitled "West-Running Brook" should be used to illustrate the second law of thermodynamics. The poem is included in the article. (ZWH)

Discusses providing developmental learners with the opportunity to hear and respond to vignettes (short, descriptive literary sketches such as those in "The House on Mango Street"). Notes that the activity allowed students to experiment with another writing style and to use figurative language in a creative way. (RS)

Describes several classrooms where children learn to use their literacy to take part in the governance of their communities. Demonstrates how reading and writing can be brought together around issues of civics in the elementary and middle school grades. (SR)

Describes an award-winning program that integrates art throughout every stage of the writing process. Suggests that the program provides an alternative pathway into writing for children with diverse learning styles. Discusses research supporting the effectiveness of the program. (RS)

Discusses the advantages of an interdisciplinary curriculum, especially in elementary school. Implementing interdisciplinary curriculum units helps children acquire targeted concepts and skills of various disciplines more effectively. Existing curriculum, current events, and student concerns are the places to find interdisciplinary unit ideas. (SM)

Describes how a teacher integrates art and literature in teaching English and world literature, by using slide presentations of modern art to graphically demonstrate the characteristics of modernism--fragmentation, alienation, heightened subjectivity, narrative distancing, and discontinuity in time. Describes and relates specific works of Dali,…

This position paper calls for efforts to increase connections between studies of giftedness and mainstream psychological and educational research, arguing that studies of giftedness have contributed to mainstream theory and may play special roles in theory development. Strategies are proposed for overcoming barriers to further integration with…

Presents annotations of 12 books, conference papers, and other materials concerning the reading/writing connection, literature-based reading, and whole language. (RS)

Numerous suggestions are offered to teachers (especially secondary teachers of specific disciplines) to integrate thinking skills instruction with their subject matter. The ideas for teaching creative, evaluative, and predictive thinking in history, literature, math, and French are designed to develop independently thinking students without…

Describes Community Environmental Involvement (CEI), a curriculum of environmental study and community service. The curriculum combines English, social studies, and science. (CCM)

Discusses the use of epidemiology as an introduction to useful aspects of biology, mathematics, and simulation skills for kindergarten through university undergraduate students. (Contains 20 references.) (ASK)

Describes a successful simulation that explores animal camouflage and the fundamental idea that organisms depend on their environment. Uses a story from a basal reader to facilitate student learning; however, other trade books could also be used. (SAH)

This investigation for grades five and six is based on using literature as a vehicle to develop mathematical understanding. The fairy tale "Cinderella" is used to identify similarities and differences, classify and sort information, as well as develop communication skills. (AIM)

Presents an integrated lesson on planning a garden and planting seeds with a focus on number concepts and Fibonacci numbers. (ASK)

Describes a collaboration to analyze and integrate elements of women's health into the core curriculum in internal medicine for a medical school's third year clerkship. Illustrates the new curriculum by describing the new module in pulmonary medicine and discusses the use of the process to integrate curricula in other interdisciplinary fields.…