The use of the computer in problem solving situations is profiled. Sample lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students are presented along with possible programs for a variety of computers using BASIC. (MP)

Discusses the value of dialog, and presents criteria it must meet if it is to be useful in creating communicative skills. Cites a dialog from the school radio series "Let's Talk in English," and states conditions for its adoption in the seventh grade. Describes, in detail, a class hour. (IFS/WGA)

An exercise in applied mathematics that focuses on belt drives that is suitable for senior secondary pupils is presented. Some comments on classroom use and student reactions to this lesson are included. (MP)

Student interest in dinosaurs is used as a motivational aid in mathematical games and activities. (MP)

A full week of lessons, including field trips and speakers, is outlined to teach intermediate grade pupils to explore television and view it more critically. (SJL)

An outline of a lesson plan/strategy of the space shuttle model, intended for an elementary level learning unit, is presented. (Author/SA)

Reports on an experiment with a three-hour teaching unit used with an eighth-grade class in Germany. Describes the planning and carrying out of each of the three class hours, discussing, for each step, the content, methodology, and utilization of media. Concludes with an overall evaluation. (IFS/WGA)

Eight steps are outlined for presenting a combined science/language experience unit to primary students, in which the children observe and discuss a phenomenon and dictate a group report. Sample projects with fossils, magnets, and air pressure are described. (SJL)

The information processing of teaching was investigated in a case study, comparing the behavior and cognition of ten elementary school teachers. Data indicated that the amount of discrepancy between teaching plan and classroom reality was a critical variable in the information processing of teachers. (JKS)

Described is a one-year study initiated to assist six teachers in developing student self-assessment instructional packages and to evaluate the impact of these materials on teacher/student behavior and attitudes. One of the lesson plans, on dress and manners for secondary students, is included. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the reading plans used in two open classrooms. A classroom for third/fourth graders is designed to provide experiences in joining written languages to things and activities, while a class of fifth/sixth graders is encouraged to work together in small groups and help each other. (Author/JM)

Describes an online lesson-writing collaborative project between inservice and preservice teachers via e-mail. Results indicated no significant difference between the quality of lessons created by inservice and preservice teams as well as an improvement in the attitudes of preservice teachers about the possibilities of telecommunications for…

The mnemonic device "ATOMIC" refers to course and lesson design elements that can help make college teaching more effective. It highlights the importance of these design components: audience, arena, ambience, topic, theme, title, objectives, message, methods, materials, involvement, close, and check-up. (MSE)

Discusses teachers' use of authoring programs to design their own computer-assisted instructional materials that may include text, graphics, video, and sound. The Instructional Theory Into Practice Model is described that includes five components: anticipatory set, instruction, guided practice, closure, and independent practice. (LRW)

When using spreadsheets to explore real-world problems involving periodic change, students can observe what happens at each period, generate a graph, and learn how changing the starting quantity or constants affects results. Spreadsheet lessons for high school students are presented that explore mathematical modeling, linear programming, and…