This project opens a conversation about the use of discourse as the basis for encouraging students' mathematical thinking in classrooms and supporting professional growth. A collaboration of teacher practitioners and Math Forum staff, it reflects an attempt to integrate practice and research, reporting on findings culled from discussions of…

This booklet outlines approaches to adult basic education Spanish literacy. It includes the following: explanatory note for English (non-Spanish) readers; general goals of a Spanish language literacy (SLL) program in Holyoke, Massachusetts; checklists; learning objectives for reading and writing; SLL lesson plan guide; outline for SLL curriculum…

Teacher uses Mother Goose rhymes to help children acquire basic math skills. Did you ever think of Baa Baa Black Sheep in terms of sets? (Author/GB)

The theory and application of teaching moral education in the classroom are discussed. (KM)

Presents a plan for teaching Wolfgang Borchert's "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch, Heinrich Boll's "So ein Rummel, and Franz Kafka's "Eine alltagliche Verwirrung. (DS)

Speech presented at a seminar on junior high school French, November 27, 1970. (DS)

A model lesson is presented based on the four basic operations of inquiry: defining a problem; hypothesizing answers; testing hypotheses; and, drawing conclusions. The lesson begins with the question, what are the people of the world like, refined to, what are the Hausa like. (DB)

Describes various possible lesson plans for French teaching. Various types of exercises are described and their practicality justified. Hints on method are given, and criteria for judging various categories of texts are explained. (IFS/WGA)

The author suggests that body movements natural to children can be an effective vehicle to help them develop an awareness of form, rhythm, tone color, tempo, and dynamics. She outlines two sets of such movement activities with songs, one for grades K-4, the other for grades 5-8. (Author/SJL)

Presents a variety of approaches to help students develop understanding and positive attitudes toward the complexities of electronic sounds. (Part of a theme issue on aspects of contemporary music.) (Author/SJL)

This art lesson was planned with the intent of creating a secure environment by beginning with specific, stereotyped-directions for the whole class. From this directed introduction it was possible to produce very creditable and successfully creative individual results in an art class of 7- and 8-year-old deaf and brain damaged youngsters.…

Presents an instructional program for improving the use of videos in the classroom: (1) prepare yourself; (2) prepare the environment; (3) prepare the audience; (4) present the material; (5) provide the follow-up; and (6) evaluate. Presents a sample lesson appropriate for a unit on the geography of the Atlantic coast and its influence on the…

This article describes how students (ages 8-16) with hearing impairments can use geoboards to develop perceptions about squares, including: pattern recognition, characteristics of squares, concepts of area and perimeter, and generalizations of those ideas. A step-by-step lesson plan and a student worksheet are provided. (CR)

Describes how modeling, guided practice in controlled materials, monitoring and corrective feedback, and independent practice were used to teach contractions to six low-performing second graders, including a child with learning disabilities. Planning and implementation of the lessons are described and a sample lesson plan is provided. (CR)