Teaching models, derived from theory and research, are static, and lack responsibility. Models substitute an abstracted notion for teachers. Literature can be viewed as a field of play, where meaning opens, rather than as a body of knowledge. The teacher's challenge consists of posing questions that allow students to formulate their takes on a…

A need has emerged in the curriculum for more teamwork experience, for the development of better communication and critical thinking skills, and for the acquisition of specialized knowledge. A focus on the processes by which problems are solved has served our discipline well and can continue to serve us if in the classroom we make appropriate…

Proposed is an integrative-organized approach to early childhood education to maximize the total development of the child. The overall goal of this approach is to provide an environment conducive to learning through active exploration and social interaction. Implementation of an integrative program requires an understanding of the organization of…

Written for those who would like to seriously and systematically study response to literature and the teaching of literature, this book presents a review of the major theories that might inform research on response and a catalog of most of the promising research techniques. The book is organized into three parts: theories of response, ways to…

Teaching and learning, especially in higher education, appear to consist of complex analytic and synthetic processes which create concepts and relate them to one another. Sixteen model courses from the natural sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities were examined to establish some general characteristics of university course…

Conferees representing 49 2-year colleges and the National Faculty Association of Junior and Community Colleges were asked to discuss the following topics: (1) recruitment, orientation, and preparation of 2-year college teachers; (2) evaluation of teaching; (3) new teaching methods and strategies, and (4) faculty involvement in academic…

Questions relating to decision making and its relatonship to body coordination and self-concept in the elementary school child are investigated in this study. The independent variable of teacher behavior was manipulated in order to provide two related learning environments. One, termed Vertical Teaching, required the teacher to retain all of the…

This paper argues that writing teachers' emphases on orderly and polished products from their students have inhibited the ability to invent ideas and think clearly. The teaching techniques of the poet William Stafford are described as a model for teaching students to be more thoughtful. It is concluded that teachers of writing should first…

This paper traces the rising interest in the use of modules as a means of improving instruction for teachers of reading, and examines the pressures for innovation and the results of research efforts. Acknowledging that the teacher is the key component in determining whether children learn to read successfully, training institutions are accepting…

This document presents nine papers which were originally prepared for the 1974 Annual Language Arts Conference at Memphis State University. Included are: "Proxemics" by Dale F. Baltus; "Reading and Study Skill Hints for Intermediate and Secondary Teachers" by Stuart W. Bray; "A Reading Game License" by Flora C. Fowler; "Teach Kids to Think" by…

In 1970-1971 Learning Mastery System (LMS) materials were made available to schools within the state of California under an Exclusive Use Agreement. The LMS is a set of materials and procedures prepared by the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) as an objectives-based framework to assist in managing the learning activities of existing reading…

The revisions on the Learning Mastery Systems (LMSs) for the Harper & Row grade-one and grade-two and the Macmillan Bank Street grade-one reading programs are outlined in this document. A rationale for the revisions is presented. An LMS is a set of materials and procedures prepared by the southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) as an…

A description of revisions made to the Learning Mastery System (LMS) grade-one training system in order to accommodate user training for the Harper & Row grade-two reading program is presented in this document. A summary of the procedures, instrumentation, and results of the evaluation of the training system is also included. The LMS is a set…

During the first year of field testing the Social Learning Curriculum a number of questions were raised by participating teachers as to just how to use the Curriculum or exactly what to do with it. This handbook was written to help answer some of these questions concerning the teaching phases. The instructions very briefly summarize the major…

This report is a cross-evaluation of two significant efforts to improve teacher education in the United States. The USOE models project and the NCATE accreditation standards both recognize that teacher education programs can best be examined as a totality, and both relate program and evaluation of graduates to stated goals. (See also ED037422 for…