This article provides an example of how the World Café method can be used as a platform to encourage reflection on internationalisation in higher education. The World Café is a community engagement method that encourages participants to engage in reflection and dialogue in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. It promotes the use of multiple…

Quality design and appropriate space organization in preschool settings can support preschool children's educational activities. Although the relationship between the well-being and development of children and physical settings has been emphasized by many early childhood researchers, there is still a need for theoretical design guidelines that are…

Presents 35 time-management techniques to help teachers efficiently organize their school duties, their paperwork, and their personal lives. (SJL)

Presented are ideas for small, inexpensive, often portable "mini" learning centers covering many elementary school subjects. The minicenters are designed for containment in boxes and bags or on art easels. (SJL)

This three-part guide explains to elementary teachers how to recruit, train, and effectively use aides and volunteers in the classroom. (SJL)

Suggests recordkeeping and planning techniques that will help the music teacher to keep track of individual students, reward achievements, organize lesson plans and supplementary materials, and, in general, keep the music program running smoothly. (SJL)

Helping students to appreciate and consequently accept responsibility for planning their learning experiences in partnership with the teacher takes time, patience, and knowledge to facilitate this emerging ability. These guidelines and suggestions are intended to help in this task. (Author/SJL)

Outlines a nine-step planning model for teachers to follow in order to introduce computer-based education activities in their classrooms. (MP)

From the research literature, the authors draw specific guidelines for the high school teacher on creating a productive classroom environment and preventing discipline problems. Four approaches to behavior management (modification) are also outlined. (SJL)

Provides practical advice for the teacher on helping the visually impaired child succeed in the regular classroom. Includes consideration of classroom and materials, adaptations, special subjects, such as physical education, and interpersonal issues. (SJL)

The author outlines a process, suitable to any grade level or subject, for forming small instructional groups for mastery learning. (SJL)

Two authors discuss the allocation of classroom instructional and noninstructional time and suggest ways that an elementary teacher can increase students' engaged time and his/her own productivity as a teacher. (Author/SJL)

Presents guidelines for teachers in competency-based education settings to use in establishing and maintaining a system of classroom and individual student progress charts and records. Describes the development of an instructional materials file to help students become more responsible for obtaining the materials needed for each lesson. (LRA)

A ten-step approach is presented by which two teachers can implement their own team teaching arrangement. Advantages, disadvantages, planning, scheduling, and room design are considered. (SJL)

Reviews research in the areas of classroom organization and management, delineating the principles underlying a comprehensive approach to these areas. (MP)