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Blanchette, Sue – Social Education, 2012
Like many who entered the teaching profession in the 1970s, the author entered a profession that was in transition. Over the more than 30 years she spent in the classroom, the author has had a front row seat during this evolution. It has been a roller coaster ride at times, but she believes our schools will emerge stronger for it. Who we teach,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Classroom Environment
Gonzales, Lisa; Vodicka, Devin – Leadership, 2012
"Blended learning" is learning facilitated by the effective combination of different modes of delivery, models of teaching and styles of learning, and applying them in an interactively meaningful learning environment. There are four standard modes of blended learning that have proven to meet student academic needs and provide flexibility with…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Educational Resources
Thurlow, Martha L. – 1993
This paper examines the concept of "outcomes-based education" (OBE), how it was developed, how it relates to other current reforms that encompass the notion of outcomes, and how it relates to students with disabilities in theory and in practice. Outcomes-based education holds that all children can learn and succeed and that schools are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Methods
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Vincow, Gershon – Innovative Higher Education, 1997
A model for a more student-centered research university is proposed, a central feature of which is the student-centered course, designed to be less faculty-focused and to have more impact on student learning. Ten key actions needed to create this institutional form are outlined. Common faculty objections to the model are also discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Role, Educational Change
Lombardi, Thomas P. – 1994
This pamphlet provides an overview of the philosophical, legal, and research bases of responsible inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classes. Educators are urged to not disregard the continuum of service placement, which is legally required, but to recognize that most students with disabilities can be educated in regular classes in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Methods
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Making Schools Safer for LGBT Youth: Despite Signs of Progress, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students Say Harassment Persists (Michael Sadowski);…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Homosexuality, Cognitive Psychology, Newsletters