A teacher describes how a team of educators from two elementary schools in Massachusetts used the Next Generation Science Standards to create a social history curriculum focused on depth--and story--instead of isolated facts.

The so-called "good-teacher doctrine" has long perpetuated the idea that good teachers don't use pre-packaged curriculum materials. Rather, they create their own lessons intended for the students sitting in front of them. In this article, Janine T. Remillard challenges this assumption and contends that good teachers can--and…

Educational needs are determined by the distance of the student's present behavior from some desired behavior, but author warns that the substituting of technology for open and public debate about these vitally important matters is a morally dangerous one. (Author/CB)

Presents suggestions for developing meaningful changes in social studies curriculum and reviews past educational social studies programs. (RK)

Article emphasizes the need for educators to turn their attention to the future needs of students and the educational system as it may be in the future. (RK)

Reviews history of the use of the concept "core curriculum" and its decline. Includes a discussion of educational ethics and excellence centering on the need to evaluate the push toward a more academic curriculum and the effect it is having in pushing some students out of the system while developing excellence for a smaller group of…

Considers the development of science curricula from World War II and how the emphasis has changed to conceptualization of science knowledge in order to encourage intellectual activity. As well, this change has led to an improved climate for curriculum innovation. (Author/RK)