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Betenbough, T. J., Ed.; Biggs, Shirley A., Ed. – 1988
This eighth yearbook of innovative learning strategies presents the following articles, grouped in three major sections. The first section, Program Models, contains: (1) "Welcome Back: Meeting the Needs of Nontraditional Students" (Kathy Carpenter); (2) "A Model Coordinated Curriculum for the First-Term Community College Learning Disabled Student"…
Descriptors: College Students, Creative Teaching, Educational Research, Higher Education
Novelli, Joan – Instructor, 1993
Describes how technology helped one elementary teacher meet the needs and celebrate the strengths of all his students in a mixed-ability-grouped, student-centered classroom. Technology allowed the children many more choices for different kinds of learning and helped them develop their individual strengths. (SM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Creative Teaching
Download full textRisinger, C. Frederick – 1987
A recent study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) directly links writing effectiveness to development of skills in critical thinking. This ERIC Digest discusses: (1) recent research on the linkage between writing and learning; (2) successful approaches to teaching writing; and (3) suggestions for including an effective…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Writing, Creative Teaching, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedAyers, Sam – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1997
Reveals creative and unique ways to assess children's learning in the social studies classroom using tools rather than tests. Provides examples of acrostic poems (each line begins with a letter from a famous person's name) and bio-poems (each line answers a biographical question). (MJP)
Descriptors: Biographies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Creative Teaching
Biggs, Shirley A., Ed.; Bullock, Terry, Ed. – 1990
The ninth yearbook of innovative learning strategies presents the following articles, grouped in three major sections. The first section, Program Models, contains: (1) "Cooperative Learning in a Study Skills Course" (Corrine Plotkin); (2) "Peer Tutor Preparation: A Guide to Training" (Kathy Carpenter); (3) "A Community…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning, Creative Teaching
Harris, Roseanne Hiatt; And Others – 1989
Profiles are presented of 30 programs and practices that were developed by the 1987 recipients of the New Jersey Governor's Teacher Grants in the following categories: drama and music; reading and writing; science; social sciences; social skills/special education; study skills; and technology. Each profile provides essential information under the…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Demonstration Programs, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedTurner, Thomas N. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1997
Outlines a dozen alternative formats for oral book reports that can turn this often boring ritual into an engaging learning experience. These creative formats emphasize the inherently important concepts of the books and build in listener accountability through authentic assessment. The formats include creating comic books, mock trials, and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Book Reviews, Books, Class Activities
Dixon, Barbara; Lahe, Lillian – 1992
This resource book examines the need for educators in Canada to recognize the importance of implementing personal and global future studies, problem solving, and creative processes within the school curriculum and to provide a theoretical base of ideas and procedures for practicums application in the classroom. The book includes samples of student…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
