Discusses changes being made in Hawaii's PETOM (Preservice Education for Teachers of Minorities) program, highlighting graduate support and networking, total immersion of students in the program, partnerships between faculty and field experience teachers, and educational technology. The article examines how PETOM faculty members are maintaining…

Examined the possibility of gender-by-content achievement differences in computer-based instruction (CBI) in mathematics and language arts. From a study of eighth-grade students (n=50), one of the findings was a significant three-way interaction between gender and ability from the pretest to the posttest in mathematics CBI but not in language arts…

Differential prediction of course grades (language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science) from achievement test scores was studied for 634 female and 623 male eighth and ninth graders through multivariate analysis. Female performance was overpredicted except in language arts, but differences were seldom large enough to have practical…

Presents a schematic framework of the process and merits of the whole language approach to achieving literacy. This framework, a four-part annotated chart, is used to orient new teachers and to inform parents quickly about instructional goals, mission, values, and directions being taken to achieve them. (ET)

A group of six articles describes activities for art, music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Each article includes library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up. (AEF)

The article presents hands-on classroom projects to teach elementary students about colonial American history. Students make their own natural dyes, cook blueberry slump, and play cup-and-ball the way the colonists did. The activities integrate science, math, history, art, and language arts. (SM)

An activity book helps students learn about the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon as they get a sense of the mission's impact on their lives. The activities enhance understanding of science, math, social studies, and language arts. A teacher's page offers information on books, magazines, computer materials, and special resources. (SM)

When teaching writing, most high school English teachers encourage students to express their feelings. The paper discusses the evolution of process writing, which is a belief that writing is a process of discovery and not a product. The paper questions process writing, suggesting it adversely affects clarity, structure, and thought. (SM)

Describes a nine-week interdisciplinary study of the environment for middle school students, based on the computer simulation "Decisions, Decisions: The Environment," which involves group work, independent work, and a lot of writing. (SR)

Provides six library media activities to be used in connection with curriculum units in career education, mathematics, physical education, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade level, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures for completion, evaluation, and…

Eight field trip suggestions for the school grounds with activities to enhance such skills as observing, comparing, describing, drawing conclusions, investigating, mapping, developing vocabulary, sequencing events, inferring, interpreting, and writing for all grades and ages. (MCO)

Using recorded music in elementary classrooms encourages creative learning. The article offers ideas for using music in language arts and social studies; suggestions for using literature about children's songs to promote classroom unity; a model for using computers to integrate music, language, and art; and a guide to music resources. (SM)

Describes two interdisciplinary programs developed for middle school students that focus on mummies and vampires and include social studies, art, language arts, creative dramatics, and media production skills. Content, multimedia, new and interesting information, and student participation are emphasized. (11 references) (LRW)

Presents results of a study of six kinds of linguistic education software. Discusses treatment of language as an object rather than as a means of communication. Reports that the software promotes reflection on language and metalanguage awareness in a social and educational context by stimulating children's interest in playing with language. (DK)

Outlines lesson plans for teaching economics in the primary grades, designed to complement the video series, "Econ and Me." Suggests activities incorporate mathematics, language arts, geography, and science. Targets the following specific economic concepts in individual lesson plans: scarcity, choice, production, goods, opportunity cost,…