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Minton, Elaine – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
Founded in 1975 as a magnet school, Isaac Dickson school adopted the Foxfire approach in 1992. Instead of a one-size-fits-all process, students participate in planning their own learning, and teachers serve as facilitators, ensuring that each learner has developmentally appropriate subject matter and resources. Test scores verify that this…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
