Describes the Spoken Words Vocabulary Activity. Recommends ways to implement this activity in class and shows how to use it to teach students traditional strategies for determining word meanings. (RBW)

Explains how to involve students in teaching poetry. (FL)

The Play and Learn program uses graphics in the playground to create a learning environment where children explore basic skills. The playground encourages student participation in large and small groups or cross-age tutoring. Several different graphics are illustrated and explained. (DF)

Intermediate and junior high school students became very involved with this learning activity which involved detective work. Working in groups, students had to solve a riddle based on a sequence of clues. The answer to each set of clues was either a person, an event, or a place. (RM)

Four stages of formative evaluation and questions concerning the process of the Individualized Science program are discussed. (DEP)

The Monte Carlo method and its logic are reviewed, then three experiments that tested the value of the method in a variety of class settings are described. (DT)

Describes a technique to be used in the French language class, simulating an attempt to fill a position in the socio-educational field. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses dramatic techniques and their limitations in French language learning. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Academic tasks are listed on the board from which students choose their work. (JH)

Describes a simulation game which examines urban crime problems. Suggested are reading materials, a sequence of activities, and rules of the game. Comments on previous game experiences are included and practical applications of the game are discussed. (Author/DB)

The pedagogy underlying online learning and teaching is being reconceptualised to incorporate the opportunities being offered by the development of online educational settings. The pedagogy of constructivism and in particular socio-constructivism is underpinning much of the online learning and teaching developments currently being developed. The…

This book explores the educational mission of teachers. Based mainly on opinion and anecdotal evidence--yet supported by some research--this book calls on teachers and parents to look beyond the old myths about what a good school is and instead focus on facilitating intellectual, ethical, and aesthetic growth in students and in themselves. The…

The 48 phonemic awareness activities in this book can be used to supplement and enhance any reading program. Most of the activities in the book can be used for instructional purposes; however, the games and activity pages are intended for practice and review, not for the initial introduction or instruction of skills. After a discussion of what…

This four-section guidebook contains information and tools that will help Texas teachers implement the Independent Study in Home Economics Education course, along with examples and ideas that may be springboards for topics and strategies for student projects. The first section contains an introduction and the Texas legislation that permits the…

The first in a series of five, module 1 provides everything one will need to run sharply focused, practical staff development training sessions for adult and Post 16 literacy, language and numeracy teachers. Each module addresses aspects of teaching and learning commonly identified as areas in need of improvement and can be used individually or as…