The effective use of technology in the classroom has become a focal emphasis in K-12 schools. Because of this emphasis, teacher education programs are expected to provide future teachers with an education that includes teaching specific content areas as well as an opportunity to become computer literate. During two semesters, pre- and…

Discusses how to teach online research techniques and how to design research activities for beginner searchers. Highlights include contextualized learning; task definition; one-stop resource pages; words and search topics; search engines, including metasearch engines; browser techniques; management techniques for organizing sources into folders;…

Describes the results of a classroom trial activity to encourage communication in mathematics. Students were asked to write a short story or a joke or to create a cartoon about an aspect of mathematics, which was in this case isolating the variable or property of negative 1. The activity revealed creativity and allowed the teacher to determine how…

Examines verbal/linguistic and visual/spatial intelligences and their relationship to Montessori education. Aligns Gardner's philosophy of these two intelligences with Montessori's specific counterparts in the prepared environment. Defines assessment in light of observation and the definitive clarity of Montessori activities. Suggests that…

This article describes the use of team exams as a means of postexam feedback and explains the benefits of their use. Team exams are a simple procedure for those who use exams in their classrooms. Team exams can be a valuable experiential exercise in management classes but offer educational benefits in any class. Among the benefits of team exams…

This document discusses the teaching of problem solving in environmental education. From an interdisciplinary viewpoint, this study describes some strategies for teaching that can favor the practice of educational activities oriented toward solving the concrete problems of the surrounding environment. The volume is divided into seven chapters. The…

Article described a way to help young students develop their vocabulary and word recognition skills. (RK)

Article described how a piece of appropriate music can change a group's mood thereby creating a better environment for learning. (Author/RK)

The purpose of the article is to reassess the utility of an old tool of geographic instruction, the atlas profile, which helps in understanding spatial concepts and associations. (KM)

Steps are given for teachers to individualize their classes using pre-prepared instructional materials. (HB)

Articles suggested how students can learn pinhole photography, developing their compositional styles, developing films without darkrooms, and utilizing existing educational resources for film developing. (RK)

THE ROLE OF ROTE MEMORIZATION WITH REGARD TO THE PERCEPTION OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS WAS INVESTIGATED. THE CONCEPTS INCLUDED FOR EXPERIMENTATION WERE--BINARY NUMBERS, SETS, POLYGONS AND ANGLES, STIMULUS VARIATION, DISPLAY, INCIDENTAL LEARNING, AND RESPONSE VARIATION. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FORMATION OF SIMPLE CONCEPTS IN YOUNG CHILDREN IS AN…

This study surveys the audio-tutorial practices and evaluations at 91 California and 25 other junior colleges in the United States. Seventy of the California colleges indicate they are now or will be using the audio-tutorial method in the near future. A large majority of them indicate that they prepare their materials locally. Many of the colleges…

Presents a mini unit designed to help children develop empathy for handicapped persons. (JMB)

Presents ideas for a variety of learning activities, many with a February theme. Includes such things as valentine games, word games, ideas for new uses for old books, Lincoln and Washington activities, a shapes game, ideas for how to use skill cares, and activities for teaching syllables. (JMB)