Suggests one way to extend the impact of drama and theatre on primary, intermediate, and middle school students is to be aware of the books for children on the topic. Provides annotations of 13 well-written and skillfully illustrated books dealing with drama. (NH)

Describes the World Wide Web site called Classroom Connect. Notes that it gives easy access to Global Resources and Directory of Educational Sites (GRADES), which lists only "high quality" sites. Briefly discusses 17 sites listed by GRADES, and seven sections of the Classroom Connect site. (RS)

Suggests that teachers can help students to use the Internet wisely by using what they already know as reading teachers: help them to read with a purpose. Notes that students should have a purpose for their searches of the Internet. Lists "plusses" for teachers and learners (as well as cautions) regarding using the Internet in the…

Describes the "Newseum," a recently opened museum in Arlington, Virginia, dedicated to journalism and freedom of speech. Lists its highlights: free admission, an interactive newsroom, a 126-foot video wall, a news history gallery, a domed theater with a 20-by-40-foot high-definition video screen, and "The Freedom Wall." (PA)

Describes educational resources available as free downloads on the Internet. Includes, for example, websites for downloads of the "Digest of Education Statistics 2001," ERIC Digests, and other educational resources available in .pdf format from such organizations as the Educational Testing Service, Phi Delta Kappa, and the Association of…

This column summarizes resources relating to the mentoring of beginning teachers by more experienced teachers, including resources from the ERIC database, published books, and resources from selected Web sites. As noted in the Spring 2004 issue of this journal, this column has changed from the "ERIC/EECE Report" to the "ECAP Report," with the…

An experience on teaching a drama class and staging performances with available resources is described. Some of the more challenging circumstances are highlighted and it is demonstrated that a sense of humor and community support is needed for the show to go on.

When compared with, say, blogging, the deployment of learning objects has been slow indeed. While blog aggregation services are recording millions of blogs and hundreds of millions of blog posts, academic learning object repositories number their resources only in the thousands, and even major corporate repositories have only one or two million…

This paper proposes an ontology mapping-based framework that allows searching for learning resources using multiple ontologies. The present applications of ontologies in e-learning use various ontologies (eg, domain, curriculum, context), but they do not give a solution on how to interoperate e-learning systems based on different ontologies. The…

The proliferation of information resources for learning, and the increased range of media that make up learning resources, introduce new challenges for those supporting the effective use of online resources within education. This paper describes the importance of good on-line resources, and why despite the best efforts of their developers and…

This article presents an interview with Craig Harmer, who founded the Classroom Wishlist online, which is the San Jose, California, nonprofit organization that helps teachers around the nation solicit donations for needed supplies. After working as an Internet strategist in Silicon Valley, Craig Harmer decided to quit the high-tech rat race and…

After more than a decade of democracy, based on rule of law and human rights in South Africa, some parts of the education system are still lagging far behind others. Following reports that the provincial departments of education are neglecting schools, especially in the far-flung rural areas of the country, a survey was undertaken on the core…

This report has been prepared as an introduction to standards-based individualized education programs (IEPs). It has been prepared especially for those who work in and are responsible for charter schools. It is an addition to the resources available on the Primers on Special Education in Charter Schools website that is designed specifically to…

Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers have long understood that teacher quality is the most important variable for the success of students. The context in which educators work is critical to their success and satisfaction; however, identifying and addressing the conditions that teachers want and need is difficult. Assessing context is not…

In industrialized nations, sibship size generally depresses educational attainment: the larger the number of siblings, the lower the educational attainment. This association is much less consistent in developing nations, however. This article examines the effect that the number of siblings has on educational attainment in China, a nation that has…