Describes different types of team teaching, explaining the following: why it is popular, what teachers like about team teaching, the down side to team teaching, how to handle grading, and what parents say about team teaching. The paper presents advice from experienced team teachers and offers a resource for further information. (SM)

Teachers can improve practice by examining students' work collaboratively. This paper describes how student work can be the basis for collaborative discussions about teaching and learning; notes that collaborative discussions of student work is increasing with the growing use of portfolio assessment; explains how to analyze student work to promote…

The first stage of implementing the middle-school concept in York County, Virginia, involved moving sixth-grade teachers and students into middle schools and onto teams. One school integrated the curriculum by involving teachers in initial planning stages aligned with schoolwide goals. Curriculum integration succeeds when driven by teachers and…

Notes that the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has shifted its focus to the documentation of student learning outcomes. Considers how this shift has prompted changes in the work of technical communication departments and programs that serve engineering, from the development of new courses to increased collaboration…

A teacher and a researcher provide alternate interpretations of the teaching and learning that occurred in an adult English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. They conclude that mutual collaboration must include all phases of a research project. (SK)

Surveyed public and private high school principals nationwide to determine their opinions on the past accomplishments and professional experiences needed by interscholastic athletic directors to successfully carry out their duties. Results indicated that the two most important types of accomplishments were successfully working with others…

The National Writing Project's professional development approach reflects a shift from the tradition of theory dictating practice, maintaining that engaging teachers in teaching teachers empowers them to meet the challenges of increasing student diversity. By providing support in risk-free settings, teachers can collaborate as educational leaders,…

Describes a collaborative mentoring relationship between a graduate student and the director of a university laboratory school, which grew as they became college professors. The mentoring relationship provides opportunities for them to develop dispositions and abilities that are important in strengthening their capacities to grow personally and…

Describes a collaborative inclusion model began as a combined effort by four teachers who were extremely concerned about the effects of a "pull-out" program on students. Considers inclusion of special-needs students in the classroom as an essential part of establishing a community of learning. Believes that a strong sense of community must be…

This book review of "Creating Collaborative and Inclusive Schools" by Lorna Idol summarizes the factors the book sees as critical in the development of such schools but raises concerns about the author's distinction between inclusion and mainstreaming and the lack of attention to specific skills needed for effective communication and…

This article considers the impact of mentors on young professionals and on students with behavior disorders. Four key mentoring points are emphasized: model what you expect, respect the complex lives of your students and families, provide abundant learning opportunities for your students, and work collaboratively with others. (CR)

Describes how one elementary principal created a professional learning community within her school. The process involved providing times for teachers to collaborate, determining how to spend the time, ensuring communication, building on what already existed, and focusing on creating a collaborative culture in order to have a positive impact on…

Discusses how assistant principals can create learning experiences for their staff on a tight time line. Suggestions include finding a consultant to facilitate the learning experience, assembling a team of teachers to help plan for changing how staff development is designed, and having teachers think about planning a day of collaborative learning…

In Hilliard, OH, administrators, teachers, kids and parents make a school a "community." Visualize, if you will, a symphony orchestra. The violins play as one, led by the concertmaster in the first violin section, who is first among equals. As the music builds, the cellos add their glorious tone while the woodwinds may introduce the theme.…

Currently most academic literacy (AL) courses in South Africa are decontextualized and generic, suggesting an autonomous view of literacy. This view is challenged by the new literacy studies, which see literacy as social practices embedded in context. Recent developments in AL research emphasize the need to focus on discipline-specific strategies…