Discusses the arduous task of casting and directing untrained middle and secondary school actors in terms of auditioning, getting started, planning for the first meeting, focusing on the obvious, rehearsing, learning the lines, becoming the character, running work-through rehearsals, and doing run-throughs and performances. Notes not to forget to…

Reviews Spectrum research completed over the past 30 years in light of the development and refinement of the Spectrum of Teaching Styles. The studies are organized around the early 1970s-early 1980s and the mid-1980s to the present in order to exemplify the link between the development of Spectrum research and the evolution of the Spectrum of…

Survey of 21 award-winning rural Minnesota teachers used the Gregorc Style Delineator to determine cognitive and conceptual styles and collected data on demographic characteristics; classroom planning, organization, instruction, management, and assessment practices; teacher opinions about their own recognition for teaching excellence; and…

Describes the Russell Scholars Learning Community Laboratory at the University of Southern Maine and identifies elements of this curricular piece that would be useful to those who intend to develop similar programs on their campuses. The objective of the Lab is for students to acquire life-skills through exposure to non-traditional learning and…

Using the story of George Orwell's experience with imperialism in Burma from the essay "Shooting the Elephant," one English-as-a-Second-Language teacher confronts her desire to "stand over" students in the language learning classroom as they try to negotiate meaning in English. (Author/VWL)

Reports on a study in which three volunteer teachers helped design and then taught an experimental program of introductory differential calculus in which students had full access to calculators with a computer algebra system (CAS) in the classroom, at home, and during tests. Test scores indicated that the classes had learned similar amounts of…

Explores how psychology instructors address diversity issues in the classroom through a survey of American Psychology Association's Division 2 members. Reveals that respondents generally acknowledged the importance of discussing diversity topics; also finds that 27% reported that diversity is not relevant and only 15% had taught any of the listed…

In this study, we investigated the use of humor in college classrooms. We examined how students perceived professors' uses of various types of humor during class and the types of humor that students and faculty recommend for use in class. We also correlated the way professors incorporated humor into their class lectures with their perceived…

Collaborative teaching is used in many college and university programs to foster student enthusiasm and inquiry and to promote interdisciplinary learning. A literature review reveals benefits and pitfalls, but it lacks sufficient information for instructing team teachers in planning collaborative courses. In this article, we outline suggestions…

There is much current interest in the identification of effective programmes for raising literacy standards. However, the effectiveness of such programmes might vary greatly according to implementation integrity and the preferred teaching styles or behaviours of teachers. This research explored whether highly effective teachers of literacy used…

The goal of this paper is to present the findings of a new research project on teacher candidates' learning style preferences and the implications thereof for their teaching styles. The researchers utilized two different learning-style assessment instruments based on Dunn and Dunn's learning style model--one paper and pencil and one online…

A case study to discover teacher dispositions that promote learning with at-risk students is presented. A teacher's experience on the challenges she faces, her successes in both urban and rural areas and the lessons that can be learned from her experiences is discussed.

Jason Sikorski is currently a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at Auburn University. He has taught courses in introductory psychology, experimental psychology, social psychology, and statistics. He served as the first chair of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's (STP) Graduate Student Teaching Association, which aims to…

This article discusses the merits of employing videotaped athletic footage in physical education classes and shows how filmed athletic contests have the potential to enhance student learning. The author argues that videotapes are especially useful within the context of several of the teaching styles described by Mosston and Ashworth, specifically…

Describes a research project in which the teaching styles of 207 Bruneian primary and secondary school teachers were compared with the learning styles of their 1037 students. Finds that teachers' styles were primarily limited to traditional styles, while students evidenced a wide range of perceptual preferences. Suggests a need for widely diverse…