Reflects on George Henry's essay, noting that its content is substantial and provocative, its erudition is expansive, and its tone is impassioned. (HOD)

Considers three issues that George Henry addresses: (1) English is a discipline, (2) science is objective, and (3) English is the only field in trouble. (HOD)

Summarizes research that can be used to describe an effective teacher. Identifies and defines four groups of teaching behaviors, suggesting that effective teachers are already exhibiting these behaviors, but that by becoming sensitive to and/or polishing them, professional educators can move toward greater effectiveness in the schools. (HTH)

Provides a synopsis of effective schools research and how the findings are being implemented in other schools. (HTH)

Argues the need for leadership at the state level as a necessity in improving educational quality. (FL)

Reviews traditional models for evaluating teachers, then proposes a model based on the appropriateness and quality of lessons. (FL)

Discusses ideas raised in previous articles by Haselkorn dealing with pragmatics and writing theory. (FL)

Shows how to use William Perry's developmental model, which addresses a student's ability to confront conflicting values and belief and use conflict as a tool of integration and growth, in a writing classroom that allows students to learn both enabling skills that help them communicate through writing and instrumental learning skills that spur…

This Study Circle guide was created by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) as part of the Practitioner Dissemination and Research Network (PDRN). The guide is part of NCSALL's effort to help connect research and practice in the field of adult basic education and adult literacy. The purpose of the study circle…

This guide combines both theory and practice and focuses on the role of faculty in engaging students, celebrating learning, and developing students' skills. Learning is a collective enterprise--ongoing, always unfinished, exciting, transformational--as much for instructors and staff as for students. The guide attempts to capture that spirit of…

Dr. Howard Gardner's introduction of multiple intelligences theory (MI theory) in 1983 generated considerable interest in the educational community. Multiple intelligences was a provocative new theory, claiming at least seven relatively independent intelligences. MI theory presented a conception of intelligence that was in marked contrast to the…

With a goal of increasing the use of evidence-based practices in special education programs and improve student outcomes, a research demonstration project was developed through a unique partnership of special educators, parents, administrators, and investigators. This brief reports on the method, implementation, and initial findings from this…

This revised and updated resource contains a total of 43 essays that serve to initiate graduate students and more experienced teachers into the theories that inform composition studies. Under Section One--The Givens in Our Conversations: The Writing Process--are these essays: "Teach Writing as a Process Not Product" (Donald M. Murray);…

This brief summarizes ideas generated at an invitational meeting in October 2000 to explore strategies for bridging gaps among child health researchers, practitioners, and policymakers and to move toward a more efficient, collaborative, child health research system. Following an introduction, the brief is presented in four sections. The first…

In this paper I will trace a path through three different studies of mathematics learning in England and the United States. As different analytical lenses are cast upon students' experiences I will propose that notions of mathematical capability expand beyond knowledge, to include mathematical practices and the identities these encourage. Further…