THIS STUDY WAS BASED ON THE THESIS THAT THE EXTENT OF CONGRUENCE AMONG TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPERVISORS WAS RELATED, IN A POSITIVE MANNER AT AN APPRECIABLE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE, TO THE INCIDENCE OF PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGE AND TO THE EXTENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLANNING. TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPERVISORS (N…

Suggests a variety of techniques for the instructional designer to implement and develop materials, and curricula that will be used and benefit all involved. (JEG)

Only when middle school teachers feel "safe" can they evaluate the factors of a curriculum proposal adequately. Only when it is possible to accurately describe the full implications of the proposal can teachers move with pride and confidence toward implementation of such a program. Urges the consideration of the psychological implications of…

Continuous attention must be paid to law as a part of society and to the development of new curriculum materials and instructional practices if law-related education is to avoid becoming only a curiosity of 1970's curriculum history. (MJB)

Cites survey results which indicate that internships in speech communication are developing into significant instructional strategy. (MH)

Claims self-generated cases overcome the disadvantages of standardized cases by including students' individual needs, interests, and areas of expertise, and by cultivating students' intellectual initiative as they invent original material. (MS)

Some common explanations for the difficulty of transferring newly learned teaching skills and strategies into classroom practice are questioned, and other hypotheses are proposed. Coaching, by peers, supervisors, principals, college instructors, or others, is presented as a strategy to implement innovation in the classroom. (Author/MT)

Elementary school principals need to realize they can make significant changes in the way science is perceived and taught in schools. Even without a science background, a principal can assume the role of catalyst, participator, instructional leader, advocate, innovator, entrepreneur, motivator, critic, sustainer, or promoter to help teachers…

Presents the use of a poster session as an integral part of an experimental design course. Describes how the principles of experimental design are demonstrated when undergraduates design and conduct original experiments, using radishes as subjects, and present their results in a poster session. Discusses the benefits of using radishes as subjects.…

Describes a Cluster Plus plan that groups middle school students into two clusters on each grade level according to ability. This arrangement retains vertical organization into core curriculum areas (mathematics, social studies, English, and science), while allowing flexible regrouping through horizontal team teaching. (MLH)

The author reviews American education from World War II to the mid-1970s, identifying seven major developments and briefly discussing 20 innovations. (MT)

This article analyzed the reaction of teachers to an innovation by considering the demands made on teachers in their roles as subject specialist, classroom director, professional, and employee. It is in the role of employee that the teacher makes decisions about involvement with the implementer and the innovation. (Author/MT)

Suggests that opportunities for creativity have been removed from the classroom teacher's realm by administrators, unions, boards, and courts. Indicates that we are witnessing a slow death of ideas that can be restored only when teachers demand it. (JOW)

Advocates student participation in the media process and the use of media as a learning resource, consultant, advocate, catalyst, and recorder. (DC)