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Ratleff, Jana Echevarria; McDonough, Renee – 1992
An instructional approach that promotes an interactive or experiential model rather than a reductionist model in special education is discussed. The approach, called instructional conversations, encourages students to use meaningful language without focusing on the correctness of form. The teacher's role is one of facilitating genuine dialogue…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Dialogs (Language), Disabilities, Group Discussion
Stoloff, David L. – 1992
This overview of the use of educational technology in peace education discusses three questions: (1) how educational technology may be applied to increase world understanding and reduce intergroup tensions; (2) what strategies, within what contexts, have proven effective in integrating the study of peace across the curriculum; and (3) how…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Conferences
Garner, Brad – 1991
A survey of the parents at a middle school in central Florida indicated that parents believed homework should contribute to the student's grade and that 47% of the respondents felt that mathematics should have daily homework. Based on these results, a study was conducted to determine the effects of implementing an innovative automated…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grade 6, Homework, Instructional Innovation
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. Dept. of English. – 1993
This course in supervisory performance appraisal skills developed especially for hospital employees is designed to be taught onsite and to complement a hospital's other training and staff development efforts. The topical focus is workplace communication. The course is designed as a 6-hour workshop with two 3-hour sessions or one long session. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills
Calculator, Stephen N., Ed.; Jorgensen, Cheryl M., Ed. – 1994
These six papers address theoretical and practical issues in the inclusion of students with severe disabilities in regular classes and related settings. Emphasis is on how communication and other social skills can be taught to these students in inclusive settings. A prologue and epilogue, by Beth Dixon, a parent, relates her severely disabled…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Koretz, Daniel; Diebert, Edward – 1993
This report reviews the accuracy and reasonableness of statements in the print media about student proficiency on the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics. It explores the apparent effects of two reporting approaches, the anchor-point method used by the Educational Testing Service and the National Center for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education
Hessari, Ruth; Hill, Dave – 1989
The practical application of multicultural education to the British elementary school classroom is discussed, taking into account the 1988 Education Reform Act and the attainment targets of the British National Curriculum. Part 1 explores the historical development of multicultural education, considering sex and class inequality and local and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Communications, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Pickett, Anna Lou; And Others – 1993
These instructional materials are designed to improve the performance of paraeducators working with school-age students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms. The modules cover: (1) roles of paraeducators working in inclusive classrooms; (2) communication and team-building skills; (3) human and legal rights of children and youth with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Disabilities
Marsh, David – 1990
It is proposed that for second language learners to develop communicative competence, their instruction must address the sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic aspects of target language use. These three aspects of communicative competence are termed the "grammar of culture," and they are essential to understanding what is appropriate in…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Scarbeau, Brian G. – 1993
There is much confusion about the new emerging technology called multimedia. Some experts call it the next revolution in computing. Still others in the computer field feel that this technology is just a lot of hype with new buzz words that will fade away in time. This paper reviews the origins of multimedia technology and provides a clear…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. – 1994
Employee and facilitator manuals are provided for two courses developed for a workplace literacy program: Communications on the Job I and II. Each 10-session course begins with a preassessment and ends with a postassessment. Components of each 2-hour session are objectives, informational materials, and problems or exercises. The facilitator copies…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills
Block, Cathy Collins – 1993
Describing the numerous changes that have occurred in language arts instruction within the past few years, this book explains these changes, as well as modern concepts, materials, and instructional techniques to assist language arts teachers. The books describes several innovative approaches to instruction, such as how to teach phonics and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Emmer, Edmund T.; And Others – 1994
This guide to classroom management, which incorporates the essential features of classroom organization, management, and discipline, provides information to help secondary school teachers establish effective classroom management systems. The text emphasizes prevention through planning and addresses decisions teachers must make in the typical…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Check Lists, Class Organization
Evertson, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1994
This guide to classroom management, which incorporates the essential features of classroom organization, management, and discipline, provides information to help elementary school teachers establish effective classroom management systems. The text emphasizes prevention through planning and addresses decisions teachers must make in the typical…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Check Lists, Class Organization
Schaafsma, David – 1993
This book examines, via a case study involving fifth, sixth, and seventh graders: (1) the struggle of teaching literacy in a racially divided society, (2) the importance of story and storytelling in the educational process, and (3) how storytelling is an interactive experience for both the teller and listener. In addition, the book reveals how…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Methods
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