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Creating a Nurturing Classroom Environment.
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Landsman, Ann M. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Teachers can accommodate differences in student learning styles by creating an environment in which individuals feel free to be themselves. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Student Teacher Relationship
Especially for Teachers: On Learning and Teaching. The ERIC Connection.
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Demo, Mary Penasack – Children's Theatre Review, 1984
Reviews eight documents from the ERIC system that deal with teaching and learning: styles, processes, classroom interaction, innovative techniques (particularly in theatre classes), and obtaining grants to finance innovative ideas. (PD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Higher Education
Making Sense of Visual Sources: A Civic Competency.
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Allen, Rodney F.; Felton, Randall G. – International Journal of Social Education, 1988
Discusses the value of using photographs and pictures as a way to give meaning to facts for all students. Points out that photographs are most successfully used when accompanied by proper questions in an appropriate sequence. Gives examples of such questions and provides a sample lesson. (KO)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Illustrations
Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education.
Felder, Richard M.; Silverman, Linda K. – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses the incompatibility of learning and teaching styles in engineering education which results in society's potential loss of excellent engineers. Provides teaching techniques to accommodate learning styles. (RT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Instruction, College Science, Engineering Education
Classroom Instructional Design: Options for Teacher/Student Interaction.
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1989
This publication was developed to help teachers expand their choices for teacher-student instructional interaction. It identifies the key issues in the design of instruction and develops a common vocabulary surrounding instructional improvement. The role of the teacher as decision maker is emphasized. A description is given of the four interacting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement
Small Groups: A New Dimension in Learning.
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Smagorinsky, Peter – English Journal, 1989
Suggests the following small group activities for improving reading comprehension: (1) introductory activities; (2) studying symbolic episodes; (3) synthesizing ideas within a literary unit; and (4) weaning students from teacher dependence. (JAD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction
Experience-Based Learning and the Facilitative Role of the Teacher.
Jenks, C. Lynn; Murphy, Carol J. – 1981
Four books are incorporated into a volume for secondary and postsecondary teachers who wish to become familiar with experiential learning techniques. An overview on experience-based learning and the facilitative role of the teacher is presented in Book One. Book Two deals with planning with students, Book Three concerns the monitoring of student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Activity Units, Classroom Techniques, Experiential Learning
Teach with Style: A Comprehensive System for Teaching Adults.
Teeters, Jim – 2001
This document is designed to help adult educators implement the Teach with Style model of teaching adults. The introduction discusses how adults learn and the best way to teach them. Chapter 1 explains the tenets of the Teach with Style model, which is based on four distinct instructor styles. Chapters 2-5 detail the strategies and activities…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students