This book offers principals hands-on, practical advice on how to develop and use the principal portfolio to improve their performance and assist in transforming their schools. Chapter 1 describes the concept of the principal portfolio and why it is needed. Chapter 2 provides an overview of what should be included in the principal portfolio.…

Least-squares line fitting is developed without calculus. Its rationale and an example with consumption patterns are provided. (MNS)

Contains explanations and examples of mathematical calculations for a secondary level course on personal finance. How to calculate total monetary cost of an item, monthly payments, different types of interest, annual percentage rates, and unit pricing is explained. (RM)

Finding a fractional number equal to an infinite decimal is solved by two usual methods. Then a third method is discussed that allows students to avoid having to confront the idea of an attained infinity of symbols. (MNS)

Creative problem solving (CPS) can be an effective tool in teaching gifted, creative, and talented students. One approach to CPS consists of five steps: fact finding, problem finding, idea finding, solution finding, and acceptance finding. Process techniques for each step are delineated. (CL)

Summarizes conditions in the primary schools that suggest the appropriateness of using simulation games and describes the People GRID and Living Together Series for developing learning about the real world and the skills necessary for effective participation in it. (EAO)

The author gives illustrative examples of the application of creative problem solving to a variety of problems facing educational administrators. Sections address the areas of organization, finance, public relations, professional growth, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and stress management. (SW)

A step-by-step tutorial on planning, building, and debugging a BASIC program. (JL)

Masters of worksheets are given that are designed to help students develop the problem-solving skills of analyzing information, identifying the question, and selecting pertinent facts. (MK)

The article presents and discusses an optimization problem concerned with observing objects from a moving car. (MK)

Results obtained from investigating number properties are discussed, along with six points that are felt, in general, to be the ingredients necessary for a successful learning experience. Two programs written in BASIC designed to aid in aspects of Number Theory are included. (MP)

Presents some ideas for teaching critical and creative reading to both gifted and average readers. (HOD)

Offers two assignments to develop students' problem solving skills: the first focuses on drawing issues, distinguishing key from subsidiary issues, and determining the relative importance of supportive details; the second helps students develop coping skills, relating the known to the unknown in a simulation of the work environment. (RL)

This article discusses techniques for integrating real problem solving and decision making into secondary social studies programs. Approaches to creative problem solving are presented, and various systematic decision making programs currently available for classroom use are identified. (Author/RM)

Four unusual mathematics problems with interesting routes to solution are presented. A general method of solution to problems of this type is proposed. (MP)