Describes a language arts program in a Brooklyn, New York, public school in which children are questioned about their writing and their interests and allowed the freedom to put any interest on paper. Discusses the problems children encounter with such writing freedom, as well as the program's effectiveness. (HTH)

Describes an approach in which junior high school students prepare a sound/slide presentation that focuses on some animal issue. The approach is designed to make them more aware of the problems encountered by animals and to help them develop their ability to process information and to work together. (JN)

Presents a model of an environmental studies course that reflects a spaceship earth philosophy. Includes a rationale and a listing of concepts and processes for this action oriented program. Suggests several interdisciplinary experiences that emphasize problem-solving and decision-making skills. (ML)

Outlines how the Talk Workshop Group of England, a support group model, was transplanted to inservice workshops conducted by Bay Area Writing Project personnel. (HTH)

The Numeracy Development Project (New Zealand), now into its third year of implementation, spans years 1 to 10 of schools. By the conclusion of 2001, the project had involved approximately 3,300 teachers and 64,000 students. The Number Framework forms the core of the project program by providing teachers with a knowledge of how students acquire…

Developments in the area of human engineering, scientific developments which affect human life when incorporated into the technology of society, require an attempt to cross conventional discipline boundaries in education. A justification for this attempt and several programs that met this need are described. (Author/KM)

Describes an individualized course in language instruction which was made possible through an adjustment of the "traditional" language course and through the use of filmstrips and tapes. (RL)

Students in the course described are introduced early to the rudiments of historical methods, critical discrimination, and library resources. (Editor)

The Individual Progress Method allows students to learn Gregg shorthand theory and to write Gregg shorthand at 50 to 60 words a minute from unpreviewed material. (JS)

Funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the project's reading specialists take over a teacher's classroom in order that the teacher may visit a demonstration center where good teaching practices are demonstrated in classroom situations. (NQ)

A successful inservice program for teachers should meet the needs of the teachers it serves by providing them with ideas and materials which have been requested by them to increase their effectiveness in the classroom. (NQ)

See FL 502 554 for companion article. (RS)