This qualitative case study reports on a three-year writing enrichment program among second, third, and fourth graders at a public urban elementary school in a medium-sized midwestern city. Designed as teacher research, the inquiry is a phenomenological examination of the experience of the workshop for its participants, including more than one…

Two current themes in social studies education- the inclusion of technology and the emphasis on "doing history"--intersect with the use of Web-based or digital primary sources in the classroom. Digital libraries make these resources available to students and teachers interested in accessing rare primary documents in order to study the…

This book, designed by teachers for teachers, contains activities and assessment ideas for developing a classroom spelling program individualized to meet the needs of each child. The book discusses the traditional methods of teaching spelling versus today's research-based methods. Noting that in the classrooms discussed, spelling has been…