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Mulcahy, Dennis – Education Canada, 1993
The Small Schools Curriculum Project in Newfoundland aims to develop curricular and pedagogical solutions to the problems identified with multigrade classrooms. Concludes that multigrade classrooms are (1) a prevalent and permanent feature of education in Newfoundland; (2) a unique form of educational organization; and (3) potentially feasible…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Multigraded Classes
Peer reviewedGalles, Karen – Rural Educator, 1986
Describes integrated approach to teaching the arts which can be utilized in single or multi-grade classrooms in rural settings by teachers who may not have a background in any art form. Addresses problems of time, preparation, and resources that hinder curriculum development by rural educators. (NEC)
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities
Lataille-Demore, Diane – Education Canada, 2003
A training and teaching tools development project aims to help multigrade classroom teachers in remote areas of Ontario. The project presents multiple instructional strategies, such as collaborative learning, differentiated teaching, and subject integration. Sixty teaching activities, created and tested by teachers, are contained on a CD that will…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Material Development
VanBalkom, W. Duffie; And Others – Education Canada, 1994
Examines the special characteristics of small rural schools and stresses the importance of programs preparing teachers to teach in rural areas. Describes a program at Bishop University that provides preservice and inservice education for rural educators in Quebec. Includes additional suggestions for meeting the professional development needs of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGibson, Ian W.; Gibson, Kay L. – Education in Rural Australia, 1995
An Australian preservice teacher education course used interactive television to present real-life, rural teaching situations as examples of best practice. These were integrated with problem-based learning scenarios focusing on dilemmas faced by practicing teachers in multigraded rural classrooms. Evaluation revealed positive feedback from both…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Distance Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
