Describes the organizational framework, didactic and methodological considerations, and the content of a four-day astronomy project in a secondary West German school. Presents information on the media used and related literature. Appended are the instruments of observation. (DB)

Describes a discussion web as a graphic aid for teaching students how to think about both sides of an issue before drawing a conclusion in response to what they have read. Describes the five-step procedure and provides grade-level and content-area examples and examples of webs in action across the curriculum. (MG)

Describes the use of concept maps and Vee maps in science instruction. (PR)

Presents and discusses the following six questions to focus students' inquiry experiences: (1) What do you think will happen? (2) What actually happened? (3) How did it happen? (4) Why did this happen? (5) How can we find out which of these hypotheses is the most reasonable? (6) How can you relate the investigation to your daily life? (PR)

Discusses how an integrated-thematic preschool curriculum can be designed by meet the needs of intellectually gifted young children by providing depth, connections between the disciplines, opportunities to address content at different levels, and learning center and group activities. Describes characteristics of intellectually gifted young…

Describes the 6 E's approach which enhances student learning and encourages stronger conceptual connections. Provides step-by-step details of how the 6E Teaching/Learning Model was incorporated during the Make It R.E.A.L. Institute. (CCM)

Describes how to develop elementary school class activities centered around conflict resolution based on their reading assignments. Discusses how characters resolve conflicts; acting out examples of conflicts; group activities; assessment; and possible extension activities. (LRW)

Discusses authors' uses of imagery and suggests related activities for elementary school students. Highlights include using pictures to relate imagery to students' senses; the use of poetry; a worksheet that relates specific examples of imagery from a novel or poem; visualization; making a filmstrip; and appropriate evaluation. (LRW)

Describes the mentoring relationship between George Washington Carver and Henry Agard Wallace who later became a great scientist and Vice President of the United States. Explains what mentoring is and discusses classroom implications for mentoring. (PR)

Experiment compares students receiving an instructional intervention designed to increase intrinsic motivation with students receiving traditional instruction. Concept-oriented reading instruction (CORI) integrated reading and language arts with science inquiry, emphasizing learning goals, real-world interaction, competence support, and…

Addresses the effects of a modularly assessed course on teaching style. Reviews the types of learning activities and the frequency of their use by using the data gathered as part of the A-Level Information System. Concludes that most modular courses were found to be taught in more didactic fashion than linearly assessed courses. (Author/ASK)

Describes one use of the World Wide Web in support of learning in a chemistry methods course for preservice teachers at the University of Montreal. Discusses an assignment involving a treasure hunt on the Web. (Author/CCM)

Discusses the use of double meanings and figurative language or figures of speech in literature and how confusing it can be for beginning readers. Describes class activities that can help students construct, examine, and extend the meaning of what they read and includes a worksheet, evaluation suggestions, and extension activities. (LRW)

Describes a Montessori class project involving the building of a model of the ancient Briton monument, Stonehenge. Illustrates how the flexibility of the Montessori elementary curriculum encourages children to make their own toys and learn from the process. (JPB)

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which naturalistic practices were being implemented across a representative sample of 17 early intervention programs and classroom activities. Measures of teacher-child communicative interactions, program quality, specialized training, and ongoing support were administered. Results indicated…