Responses from 302 accounting programs with tenure tracks (of 600 surveyed) showed that the use of nontraditional teaching styles and techniques was not affected by tenure status. Evaluation methods, exams, classroom activities, and case usage were similar. Nontenured faculty made greater use of databases. (SK)

Revisits a concept put forth in this same column a year ago, namely, that middle school teachers are different from other level teachers in five significant ways. Argues that now is the time for vertical collaboration; that is, collaboration among teachers at different levels of education. (TB)

Nine elementary teachers explain how they design their classrooms to match and support their instructional styles. The teachers focus on whole language programs, student portfolios, science activity set-ups, technology transformation, learning center strategies, and space utilization. (SM)

To incorporate student learning style preferences successfully in instruction, teachers need to be aware of (1) the meaning of learning style, (2) the available instruments to measure learning style, (3) considerations in choosing an instrument, and (4) ways to incorporate students' learning styles into lesson planning. (Author)

Discusses one teacher's approach to "advanced" English instruction. Reflects on such topics as the undigested transmission of the canon and the problems of the "common sense" style of teaching. Includes comments by two students who participated in the course being described. (HB)

Considers the appropriate role of technology in higher education, particularly in teacher-education programs. Topics include problems with too much technology, preparing students for the use of technology, the need for backup plans if problems with the technology arise, learning processes, and teaching style. (LRW)

Suggests that philosopher Donald Davidson's interpretative principle of charity can help explain why communication is impoverished or even impossible in classrooms governed by traditional, authoritarian practices that form a "pedagogy of severity." Notes that teachers should promote a "pedagogy of charity," which assumes that…

The power of the inclusion style of teaching is in that learner performance can be assessed from the perspective of standards related to all three of the learning domains. It allows teachers to address diverse students' individual needs, which is particularly important in physical education, where classes have significant discrepancies in…

Provides information about and examples of the Spectrum divergent production style of teaching to demonstrate its usefulness in the elementary physical education setting and to show how the national standards connect with it in the physical, cognitive, and social domain. The paper discusses: the teacher's role in divergent production, student…

Presents five perspectives on teaching: transmission, development, apprenticeship, nurturance, and social reform. Urges the use of these perspectives to identify, articulate, and justify teaching approaches, rather than simply adopting constructivism as the new orthodoxy. (SK)

Describes the value of integrating technology with student-centered, meaningful, and engaging learning experiences based on constructivist theory. Topics include the role of the teacher; learning theory that underlies constructivism; examples of teachers using constructivist methods; the use of a personal digital assistant to chart students'…

Four exemplary college teachers were interviewed, videotaped in class, and rated by students on a list of effective classroom behaviors. Findings suggested that each teacher achieved excellence using a different set of effective teaching dimensions and strategies but also that they all share a small number of teaching dimensions and strategies.…

Describes implementation and evaluation of high school peer-coaching program that provides for two or three teachers to help one another improve their teaching techniques. Majority of 17 teachers in study report reduced sense of isolation and improved teaching skills. (Contains 17 references.) (PKP)

Despite government rhetoric, higher education lecturers and schoolteachers in the UK remain under pressure to focus on standards and measurement in the core curriculum at the relative expense of a wider and more creative education. This article argues that the balance needs redressing and explores the nature of creative teaching in the context of…

This chapter presents additional stories and interpretations by John Korsmo, Molly Weingrod, Joseph Stanley, Quinn Wilder, Amy Evans, Rick Flowers, Arcelia Martinez, and Pam Ramsey. The stories and interpretations are presented as teachable moments that are examples of how people are learning to understand youthwork and, as such, are open to…