About 1,300 school students in Round Rock (Texas) Independent School District attend redesigned summer school program that provides intensive interventions in reading and math for students functioning below grade-level standards. Most take reading and math on alternate four-hour days for six weeks in classes with 15:1 student/teacher ratio.…

About 30% of U.S. students leave primary grades without basic reading competence and cannot fully profit from secondary education. A San Diego high school developed a multidimensional reading course that stresses building vocabulary through natural language and reading, reading at school and at home, listening to teachers read, practicing phonetic…

Presents a four-step process for staff members interested in designing their own mastery learning program. (Author/JM)

Successful implementation of new programs requires planning, an appropriate strategy, and staff development. (Author)

Project learning, with community and school staff assistance, helped a fifth-grade class transform the school lunchroom and their own behavior. A $2,500 Alcoa grant spearheaded an Italian restaurant project. Children served on five committees: public relations and advertising, management, art and design, planning and budgeting, and research. The…

With their principal's support, nine teachers at a Colorado elementary school developed a voluntary peer-appraisal process. The group met socially throughout the year to build trusting relationships, address process concerns, and explore learning possibilities. The first group of evaluated teachers provided valuable feedback and gained great…

For nearly 20 years, a Delaware school district has been building and evaluating an inclusive classroom model, Team Approach to Mastery. Resource rooms were gradually eliminated, and disabled students were educated alongside their nondisabled classmates. Mainstreaming strategies included team teaching, learning centers, ego groups (to develop…

Faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are improving their understanding of teaching and learning through an innovative system combining collaborative accountability and professional development. CADRE (Career Development Reinforcing Excellence) centers around a network characterized by collective educational goals, self- and…

In 1985 the Rockefeller Foundation encouraged the development of a collaborative program between three institutions that look at how teachers teach art and evaluate what their students learn. (MD)

An observer of Japanese teacher centers reports on their purpose, scope, and activities--using British and American centers as a frame of reference. (Author)

A special program creating a miniature community inside the school provides students with real-life curriculum. (GB)

One of the problems of educational research is that the Research & Development community has not kept the educational community informed of the progress it has made in attaining objectives. Article relates to this problem. (Author/ML)