Significant difference in the types of activities planned and implemented in the development and culmination phases of lessons were found. Also, elementary and secondary student teachers differed significantly in the types of activities planned and implemented in the developmental phase of lessons. (Author/RL)

Presents a three-day unit designed to help adolescents identify their life-time goals, analyze how people show commitment to goals, and determine their personal commitment to their own long-term goals. (LRA)

Presents a variety of approaches to help students develop understanding and positive attitudes toward the complexities of electronic sounds. (Part of a theme issue on aspects of contemporary music.) (Author/SJL)

Completed projects, student essays, and teaching assignments provide valuable information about teaching performance. (Author/MLF)

A lesson plan for use in a college history course utilizes writings of Thomas Jefferson to teach students about historical perspective and credibility of evidence. (Author/DB)

This art lesson was planned with the intent of creating a secure environment by beginning with specific, stereotyped-directions for the whole class. From this directed introduction it was possible to produce very creditable and successfully creative individual results in an art class of 7- and 8-year-old deaf and brain damaged youngsters.…

Describing an outdoor oriented reading program designed for children (grade 5) with reading difficulties, this article presents 8 sample reading lessons for an alternative reading program. (JC)

Describes a series of lessons designed to supplement textbook instruction of probability by addressing the ideas of "equally likely,""not equally likely," and "fairness," as well as to introduce the difference between theoretical and experimental probability. Presents four lessons using The Wind Racer games to study probability. (ASK)

Presents an instructional program for improving the use of videos in the classroom: (1) prepare yourself; (2) prepare the environment; (3) prepare the audience; (4) present the material; (5) provide the follow-up; and (6) evaluate. Presents a sample lesson appropriate for a unit on the geography of the Atlantic coast and its influence on the…

This article describes how students (ages 8-16) with hearing impairments can use geoboards to develop perceptions about squares, including: pattern recognition, characteristics of squares, concepts of area and perimeter, and generalizations of those ideas. A step-by-step lesson plan and a student worksheet are provided. (CR)

Describes how modeling, guided practice in controlled materials, monitoring and corrective feedback, and independent practice were used to teach contractions to six low-performing second graders, including a child with learning disabilities. Planning and implementation of the lessons are described and a sample lesson plan is provided. (CR)

Describes ideas for writing prompts and assignments proposed by three different teachers: (1) writing poems inspired by smells of herbs and spices; (2) writing about past perceptions and feelings after looking at a photograph; and (3) writing a "self-portrait." (TB)

This article describes a peer coaching model implemented in two elementary schools that included the following steps: identify coaches and their needs; identify learning buddies with similar needs; set up a schedule; determine supervision process; plan lessons; implement coaching sessions; reflect on lesson; and evaluate the model. (Contains…

Introduces a lesson plan on astronomy and scientific research. Explains how astronomers conduct research and the detection methods they use. Provides demonstrations and ideas for students to build a giant model of the solar system. (YDS)

Discusses the potential contribution of GPS and related Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to education. Provides resources for teachers to plan a lesson on exploring with the help of a GPS device in order to increase students' awareness of their surroundings and broaden understanding of their place in the world. (KHR)