Describes the use in business-communication classes of Team Learning, an approach to teaching in which students spend approximately 80% of their in-class time working in permanent, heterogeneous teams, becoming active and responsible participants in the learning process. Describes the instructional activity sequence, getting started, forming the…

In The Netherlands, school management is no longer deemed senior management's exclusive preserve. This paper reports Dutch research into departmental teams carrying out middle-management functions in secondary schools. Departments offer relevant contexts for teachers' collective engagement and collaboration but can create barriers to professional…

Within a generation, everyone will access calculators, word processors, and video cameras as easily as paper, pencils, and books today. Information technologies will predominate. People will be expected to use several symbol systems, apply knowledge, think strategically, manage information, and create as teams. Implications for educators are…

Discusses strategies for encouraging student participation in the development of an Individualized Education Program for a child with a disability. Outlines the significant steps in the process including developing a vision, prioritizing learning needs, collaborative problem solving, setting goals, and planning the intervention. (CR)

This article on childrens' interactive talking books examines: (1) how pairs of children interact when using the Broderbund multimedia CD-ROM storybook "Living Books"; (2) whether their patterns of interaction reflect the gender composition of the pair; and (3) if different types of pairs interact differently and remember the activity differently.…

Identifies management activities and strategies used by 863 heads of small Scottish schools to implement 4 major national initiatives during the past decade. Headteachers valued teamwork and employed a "plan-implement-review" strategy involving a quick audit, realistic planning for achievable targets, inclusive implementation, and…

Discusses how management students need to be aware of the psychological underpinnings of communication as more emphasis is placed on groupwork in business environments. Considers how management students benefit from understanding how people learn because they are likely to have to incorporate such understanding and they have to become life-long…

Describes efforts by a high school science teacher and English teacher to collaborate with one another, aiming to enhance the students' learning by focusing on common skills and processes in their respective subjects. Outlines problems and difficulties (showing how the world of schools and teaching intrudes on innovation) as well as positive…

This article discusses cooperative learning as a strategy for increasing academic achievement for students with mild disabilities. Factors for successful cooperative learning groups include: heterogeneous grouping, tasks cooperative in nature, the existence of positive interdependence, individual accountability, equal opportunities for success,…

International schools' responsibility for easing students' entry and exit is becoming an accepted norm. A transition-resource team can serve its community by consolidating transition efforts, increasing transition expertise, and providing transition education (via curriculum redesign and developmental guidance). Teams can promote activities,…

Investigated the advantages and disadvantages of placing student teachers in a collaborative situation at one elementary school. Data from student teacher journals and surveys, cooperating teacher interviews, and supervisor field notes indicated that, despite a few disadvantages, there were many benefits to introducing collaboration during the…

Discusses the usefulness of team collaboration when working with students with chronic health and/or other disabilities and the manner in which rehabilitation psychologists function in this process. Notes the values and roles of rehabilitation psychology and ways rehabilitation psychologists can enhance the education process for these students.…

Discusses the merits of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Toshiba ExploraVision competition, one of the world's largest international science competitions. Gives teams of three to four students the opportunity to use imagination and other skills to create a vision of technology in the future. (DDR)

Ideally, school leadership should be shared among staff. However, the extent of justifiable sharing in actual practice depends on diverse contexts and consequent risks for headteachers. Research on management teams at four British primary schools shows how principals variably shared leadership by setting parameters for teamwork. (Contains 42…

Trust is a significant factor in collective action. A composite case illustrates the value of trust as a critical element of effective teamwork in a self-managed school context. Trust depends on individuals' predilections, intensive communication and interaction patterns, team composition, guiding principles, and teammates' emotional bonding.…