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Gartin, Barbara C.; Murdick, Nikki L.; Imbeau, Marcia; Perner, Darlene E. – 2002
This book discusses how educators can achieve inclusive classrooms that give students with different abilities the maximum opportunity for growth. It provides frameworks for planning learning environments, content, process, and products that enable students with learning challenges to succeed with meaningful curriculum. Decision-making guidelines…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Access to Education, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
Armstrong, Thomas – 2000
This book (second edition) is an adaptation of Howard Gardener's theory on multiple intelligences (MI). The model in this book provides a language for talking about the inner gifts of so-called learning-disabled children. It describes how to bring Gardner's theory--a means of mapping the broad range of human abilities--into the classroom. The MI…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Askew, Linda; Husted, Tony; Faris, Cindy – 1997
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of Project Ta-Kos Outreach, a 3-year program to provide consultation and site-specific training for families, educators, and health care providers. Project Ta-kos, through its curriculum and training approach, was designed to increase the probability that children, ages birth through eight…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cultural Background, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Gnagey, William J.; Sarles, Richard B.; Sarver, Tracy R. – 1997
This study is the final report of an investigation into the effectiveness of Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD), a system of cooperative learning at the postsecondary level. The study specifically examined the relationships between a student's evaluation of his/her own effectiveness as a STAD team member, and other variables in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Instruction, College Students, Cooperative Learning
Musil, Caryn McTighe, Ed. – 1992
This final report on a national assessment study of what and how students learn in women's studies classes uses data from a three-year project that sought answers to key questions about women's studies curricula, feminist pedagogy, integrated and critical thinking, multiculturalism, what fosters learning communities, and how students integrate…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
French, Nancy K. – 2002
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of a project that provided training on the Paraeducator Supervision Academy (PSA) Model (curriculum, instructional materials, and supervision of paraprofessionals) to faculty who will prepare future school professionals. Training was provided to faculty and preservice students in schools and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Kay, Kiesa, Ed. – 2000
The 32 readings in this collection discuss the needs of children who are both gifted and also have special needs such as a disability ("twice exceptional"). The readings are grouped into four major sections. Section 1 is titled "Family Matters: Perspectives from Family Members" and includes the personal viewpoints of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Delivery Systems, Disability Identification, Educational Administration
Renzulli, Joseph S.; Richards, Susannah – 2000
This pamphlet discusses the benefits of using the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) for providing numerous enrichment and acceleration alternatives that are designed to accommodate the academic strengths, interests, and learning styles of all middle school students, including gifted students. It explains the different components of SEM including…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Cluster Grouping, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Ruthven, Kenneth – 2002
This study analyzes the pedagogical ideas underpinning teachers' accounts of the successful use of computer-based tools and resources to support the teaching and learning of mathematics. These accounts were elicited through group interviews with the mathematics departments in seven secondary schools in England, conducted in the first half of 2000.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices, Educational Resources
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McLean, S. Vianne; Mayer, Joan E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Criticizes the traditional approach to childhood social studies curriculum, "Me, My Family, My Community," as being superficial and inadequate. Maintains that a rapidly changing world will demand students with highly developed thinking and social skills. Includes guidelines for an optimal social learning environment for early childhood.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
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Smith, Sean J.; Robinson, Suzanne – Remedial and Special Education, 2003
This article provides an overview of a technology cohort model that seeks to enhance teacher use of technology through a collaborative learning model. The Learning Generation project brings together preservice students, university faculty, and practicing teachers to identify areas and strategies for designing technology-into-teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, College School Cooperation, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning
Amonashvili, Shalva Aleksandrovich – Soviet Education, 1988
Offers excerpts from Shalva Amonashvili's 1983 teaching guide, "Hello Children." Includes chapters on Amonashvili's analysis of Day No. 122 in the school year and reflections on the last day. The guide is based on Amonashvili's experiences teaching six-year olds that incorporated his love for children and humanistic teaching methods. (CH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Experimental Teaching, Foreign Countries
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Bauersfeld, Heinrich – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Examples from related case studies illustrate possible consequences of a social constructivist approach to learning and teaching mathematics. Discusses student tasks that promote flexibility in mathematizing subject matter; constructive versus Euclidean geometry approaches; working with real-life mathematics problems; and product versus process…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation
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Kirman, Joseph M. – Social Education, 1991
Argues that exposing children to some of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral dilemmas, such as Helga's dilemma, may be pedagogically unsound at the elementary-school level. States sample responses provided are inappropriate, rigid, and self-righteous. Provides 10 reasons why this dilemma and its designated responses are of questionable morality. Claims…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Developmental Stages, Educational Theories
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Hornstein, Stephen E. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1990
Examines teaching methods in elementary social studies classrooms. Interviews fifth and sixth grade students regarding their perceptions of social studies. Finds instruction relies heavily on textbooks. Shows half of the students dislike social studies. Includes students' verbatim comments. Designs teaching approaches based on students' preference…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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