Explains how Cherry Creek (Colorado) schools effectively used Chapter 2 funds provided thorugh the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Because these monies must be spent to supplement, not supplant, a school system's activities, the district devised two kinds of grants (minigrants and "skunk-works" grants) that fulfill Chapter 2…

Teacher poses as visiting celebrity and is interviewed by her 6th Grade Language Arts Class as the beginning of a feature news story writing assignment. (GB)

Describes how to grow a pineapple in a classroom and at the same time use the process for the teaching of history, social studies, and a little chemistry. (RB)

Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)

The use of tapes and tape recorders in teaching is described. (DB)

Explains how student-constructed "aliens" were used to generate writing and to encourage the development of writing skills. (JL)

Presents case in favor of using line drawings as one of the most effective and least expensive ways of recapturing imagination in the language classroom. (Author/BK)

Suggests three attitudes that teachers should cultivate to become good storytellers: awareness of the importance of telling stories, commitment to learning how to tell a favorite story, and respect for the listeners' rights to interpret the story for themselves. (AEA)

Describes how risk, responsibility, and love of creative teaching precipitate one teacher's educational experiences, asserting that as a culture, it is important to develop a genuine respect for the art of teaching and a demand for high quality creative teaching. Suggests that it is risky to encourage the notion that teachers are interchangeable…

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis created a curriculum that focuses on jazz music, which he asserts can cure what ails today's students, because its unique musical characteristics (collective improvisation, call and response, solos, and unexpected rhythms) demand respect and patience as musicians listen to one another and collaborate. The article suggests…

Responds to criticisms of author's work on instructional design and creativity. Clarifies three points from the criticized article: (1) the role of the Dick and Carey model; (2) the role of the client in the design process; and (3) the importance of performance analysis of ill-defined problems. (JMV)