Argues that community-based organizations can improve the quality and relevance of school-to-work programs, integrating secondary schools into broader community economic development initiatives. Case studies of four school and community-based organization partnerships illustrate the process in action for school-to-work programs. (SLD)

Details an interdisciplinary video project used by an eighth-grade English teacher to tie the flora, fauna, forces of nature, and historical events in the book "Prairie Songs" to what students are learning about in social studies and in science. Describes goals and resources for the project, student questions, researching topics, writing…

Describes the first component of a four-year, course-integrated library instruction program based on William Perry's developmental model, which was developed at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Results of evaluations comparing pre- and posttest scores show increased student levels of information literacy. An appendix presents a year-by-year outline…

This article argues that challenges in motivating gifted underachievers should be addressed from an integrated systems approach. The design and implementation of specific interventions for these students are described, with a special focus on reward menus and behavior contracts. Suggested target behaviors and individual and class rewards are…

The effects of the integration of art and science through instruction in computer art graphics on learning geology were studied with 53 college students and 189 comparisons in the same geology class. Results indicate that building representations of scientific concepts through computer art may improve students' achievement. (SLD)

Describes the development of an integrated learning center for incoming freshmen at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Discusses overcoming barriers to learning; the use of technology, including acoustic design for lecture halls, videotaped classes, video projection units, and wired classrooms for Internet access; tutoring programs; and peer…

Examines the role of politics in the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program's effort to use evaluation research data to inform Florida's juvenile justice education policies and practices. Two examples illustrate that by maintaining an overriding commitment to its evaluation research purpose, the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement…

Briefly discusses children's second-language learning and ways to teach Spanish to young children. Provides suggestions and practical activities for teachers. (BB)

Presents ways to integrate reading and writing with art concepts. Describes how open-ended artistic expression can help children develop problem-solving, organizing, and internalizing skills while actively engaged in concrete experiences. (MG)

Discusses the place of design and technology in the national curriculum in England and Wales and its relationship to the art and design curriculum. Outlines the principal recommendations of the reports from the National Curriculum Working Group for Design and Technology. Summarizes the responses to the reports. (KM)

Reproduces the National Society for Education in Art and Design's (NSEAD) response to the report, "Design and Technology for Ages 5 to 16." Comments on attainment targets and statements of attainment, programs of study, profile components and assessments, key issues, and implementation. (KM)

Describes a business communication instruction method which integrates business research techniques and communication skills. Offers theoretical justification for such integration and discusses the premises and benefits of a course based on the integration. Describes the course in detail and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. (SG)

Describes study of junior high school students in Israel that tested the effectiveness of microcomputer-based software designed to shape students' intuitions in the understanding of graphs of quantitative relationships. Retention and integration of microcomputer activities are discussed, and treatments for the experimental and control groups are…

Describes how students incorporated the use of faux finishes in the construction of scenery for a school production of "Cinderella." After researching medieval castles and different types of stone surfaces, students used a sponge printing technique for exterior walls and a marbling technique for columns in the ballroom scene. (GG)

Makes use of natural language of the beginning reader to teach a unit on dinosaurs. Outlines steps in the approach, strategies to heighten awareness and application, questions for encouraging further study, and a webbing technique. (RT)