The California State University system faces an increase of 100,000 students by 2010, the majority of whom will be Latino. Fundamental restructuring is necessary to accommodate this change, and the new California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) may provide a model. CSUMB has a commitment to serving underrepresented populations and…

Describes Project Alliance, a program that brings the university and science communities together to support middle school teachers working in teams to create integrated inquiry-based science curricula. Discusses the two-year program that trains teachers to become leaders in science education reform, six types of science partnerships, partnership…

Describes the Student Teacher On-Line Mentoring Project (STOMP), which connects at-risk adolescents with preservice teachers in an adolescent literature class, thus encouraging adolescents to read more and more widely, and improving preservice teachers' confidence in using technology and allowing them to put into practice what they were learning…

Celebration, Florida, is a planned community (8,000 households) newly developed by Disney Corporation. Its K-12 inclusive school, in partnership with Stetson University, implements learner-centered features such as multiage classrooms, multiple intelligences, and multidimensional assessment with students managing their own electronic portfolios.…

Successful integration of special needs children with typical children benefits everyone. Describes how educators collaborated to form an inclusive program of children with special needs (physical, cognitive, and behavioral impairments) from a public school and a for-profit day care center. Discusses the conception, early concerns, planning,…

Examines concerns expressed by home-schooling parents in the context of guidelines of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education and the Association for Childhood Education International. Connects guidelines to recent literature to suggest effective strategies for meeting parental needs and responding to the diverse responsibilities of…

As part of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's initiative to help tribal colleges build stronger American Indian communities, a cluster of Native scholars/writers disseminated the knowledge gained through presentations, a book, and the stories in this journal. The initiative demonstrated that with mentoring, emerging Native leaders will continue…

Describes the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) at the University of Pittsburgh which includes participation by public and private schools, a nonprofit educational consortium, and industry partners. Encourages technology integration by mentor teachers and student teachers, and supports innovation, adoption, and resource sharing…

This article reflects on the gap between research and practice and three approaches that might be used to promote evidence-based strategies: increasing awareness; improving teacher training; and mounting a focused research agenda. A response echoes the need for research-based practice and discusses the benefits of teacher education programs…

Examines pressures that educational restructuring efforts place on traditional structures and on expectations of universities and schools, noting temporal aspects of John Goodlad s concept of organizational arrangements. Applies concepts to restructuring teacher education at the University of Wyoming. Views temporal organizational disruptions as…

Presents ideas for promoting elementary school music and establishing professional relationships with other elementary school music educators. Recommends promoting a large festival where local choirs perform. Suggests activities for these events such as having each director conduct a few numbers with a different choir. (MJP)

Describes a mentoring project involving a university teacher educator and three elementary teachers. Examines what they learned about the power of focused observation, writing, and practice-centered talk to promote teacher learning. Journal excerpts show the project's progress and reflect concerns participants had as they determined how to work…

One of five articles in the section on the "Promise and Purpose of Professional Development Schools," this article examines the six propositions originally put forth for professional development schools (PDS) by the Holmes Group (1990) in "Tomorrow's School." The paper recommends revisiting the six propositions in terms of…

One of four articles in the third section, "Reflection: What We Have Learned," this article describes one university's journey from a traditional teacher education program to one that included professional development schools (PDS). Presents six key elements that helped make the journey successful. (SM)

Investigated how literacy strategies embedded in a Web-based project would enhance middle school science students' writing performance. Preservice and inservice teachers collaborated to create rich, technology-supported learning environments. Students chose topics; researched, analyzed, and synthesized data; and wrote essays. Students were…