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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1980
A comprehensive instructional system to meet the needs of students of differing achievement and grade in the same classroom, this program is characterized by an innovative management system, procedures for continuous assessment of educational needs and achievement, a curriculum based on individual needs, and an emphasis on parent and community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Download full textMiller, Bruce A. – 1994
This handbook examines practices and issues involved in the implementation of multiage programs. Data were collected through site visits at four schools with reputations for excellent multiage programs; interviews with a representative sample of parents and teachers at each school; document analysis; a survey of multiage teachers, parents, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Multigraded Classes, Nongraded Instructional Grouping
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
The purpose of the Meeting Students' Needs in the Multiage Group Environment (MSN) program was to provide an instructional system to meet the needs of elementary school students of differing achievement, age, and grade level who are in the same classroom. The program, for kindergarten through grade six, was characterized by an innovative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Politano, Colleen; Davies, Anne – 1994
As the world becomes more diverse socially, culturally, and economically, there are growing expectations that the individual's differences and rights will be recognized, respected, and responded to in positive ways. This book provides teachers of both multi-age and diverse single-age classrooms guidance on classroom organization, curriculum…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Hackensack Public Schools, NJ. – 1973
An essential part of establishing Project LEM (Learning Experience Module), a program designed for multiage groupings in open-space schools, was the development of a multifaceted informational approach to help assure that facts replaced rumors and enthusiasm replaced parental anxiety. The LEM staff believes that good public relations call for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Facility Improvement
Elliot, Ian – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Examines one school's implementation of Basic School approach, characterized by connections among curricular areas, classroom and resources, the school, community, and parents. Describes classroom strategies, including mixed-age classes, two-year classes, and peer helpers. Describes community connections, National Guard mentors, running community…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Community Centers, Educational Change
McClellan, Diane, Ed. – MAGnet Newsletter, 1997
These 11 newsletter issues provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas regarding mixed-age grouping in preschool and elementary schools. The October 1992 issue focuses on the mixed-age approach as an educational innovation, defines relevant terms, and presents advice from Oregon teachers on teaching mixed-age groups. The March 1993 issue…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, At Risk Persons, Bullying, Class Organization
