A method of teaching introductory statistics using student-selected project topics is described. Several activities are noted, with a model for student research projects. (MNS)

Discusses a unit designed to develop students' insights into the poetic experience by comparing poetry and photography; includes several student written poems. (DD)

Suggestions for using various dramatic techniques including a student-written cabaret to teach German at all levels of proficiency are described. The method promotes language proficiency, is pedagogically sound, flexible, rewarding, and fun. It can be adapted for use in teaching other languages. (PMJ)

A discussion of how peer - prepared learning activity packages are used. (HB)

Describes the five major steps for creating a peer-produced book for the reading class.

Written by four teams of doctoral students at Ball State University, the scenarios presented describe a hypothetical sequence of events, procedures, or new patterns involving the English curriculum of the future. The scenarios are: I. An English Curriculum for the Year 2000; II. MED-85, a Humanistic Communications Scenario; III. A.D. Two Double-O…

Participation in a media production, e.g., a videotaped newscast, may provide greater motivation to read than traditional educational activities. This may be of particular benefit to children with reading disabilities. (STS)

Suggests a variety of self-questioning techniques that students can use to improve their attention to and retention of expository material. (AEA)

Examples of mathematical problems which arise outside the classroom situation are presented. The author suggests that the conceiving and solving of such problems by students would be a good way to provide the students with applications of the mathematics they learn. (JP)

An art class discovers a new way to use colored tissue paper. (SP)

Focuses on use of student-created visuals in ESL classroom to cue relevant conversation and writing, reinforce vocabulary, strengthen personal identity, and enhance classroom atmosphere. Offers rationale for using personal art experiences; gives criteria and examples of implementation. (Author/BK)

Offers reports on a method for teaching letter sound recognition through the use of familiar tunes, a project in which students create question-and-answer exercises about reading selections, and a Minneapolis project in which events featured in the daily news are described on microfiche for children to read while riding the school bus. (HOD)