As a state and national model for a basic skills curriculum for Kindergarten through grade 12 students, Coordination Learning Integration--Middlesex Basics (Project CLIMB) is described. The unified system was developed by teachers with administrative support to accomodate all students' reading and mathematics needs. Project CLIMB's development and…

Argues that a good doctor/patient relationship, in combination with careful diagnosis and appropriate treatment, provides an excellent professional model for teaching basic writing. (HTH)

In this paper, a teaching model for the appreciative dimension of visual aesthetic education is presented, with a brief outline of the major theoretical sources used in its construction. (Author/SJL)

Describes a model for teaching empathy in cross-cultural social work by focusing on the power or lack of power associated with the client's racial or ethnic identity. Empathy, the key ingredient in the helping relationship, neutralizes the client's powerlessness. (Author)

Discusses conceptualization in relation to technology education. Includes an evaluative instrument to assess instructional models. (JOW)

A five-step model is presented for conducting groups that enhance students' knowledge, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills. Differences between educational growth group model and other forms of group work are outlined. Goals and potential benefits for counselors are listed, along with examples of counselors' applications of the model. (Author)

Describes the program of the Hawaii Explorations Academy, a restructuring effort of Konawaena High School housed at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii. After a general description of the program, two students describe their experiences in the program. Two program administrators then discuss the role of the environment and the importance of…

Describes a case study with four teachers from a secondary agricultural school using an action research model to examine their teaching practice and materials with the intent of developing an environmental dimension to their teaching. Presents the research and development process, the main outcomes, and implications for environmental education.…

Bilingual/bicultural (Bi/Bi) programs for children who are deaf are usually delivered via either transitional or maintenance models. Transitional models use the native language to teach a second language, whereas maintenance models teach and use both languages throughout the school day. There is a need for research into the effectiveness of BiBi…

Discussion of the use of theme cycles in the teaching of students with hearing impairments first compares holistic theme cycles with traditional, reductionist theme units. The development of theme cycle components and issues is then related to locating needed materials, assisting hearing-impaired students in accessing information, managing data,…

Describes the enrichment perspective, an alternative or supplementary approach formulated in Norway to the diagnostic-therapeutic model of special education. The enrichment perspective is a strengths- and ability-based model that involves assessment of what both the child and school can do as the basis for adapting learning environments. Examples…

Argues for learning communities as a fruitful milieu for cognitive development and knowledge construction. Provides a metaphor of a constructivist learning community organization grounded on French scientist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theory of evolution. Asserts that Teilhardian thought is useful for conceptualizing a…

Discusses the seven popular Wingspread Principles (principles for good practice in undergraduate education) in terms of their implications for learning spaces, both physical and virtual. (EV)

Argues that the teachability of language is constrained by what the learner is ready to acquire. The Teachability Hypothesis, based on this constraint, uses a speech processing approach to explain second language acquisition and contains important psycholinguistic information on which second language teaching methods could be based. (Author/CB)

Describes two conceptual teaching models that facilitate end users' interrogations of online information retrieval systems. These models represent the systems' internal structures and functional outcomes based on the users' experiential frameworks. (16 references) (Author/CLB)