The educational needs of gifted children are discussed in the context of the educational program at the Mirman School in Los Angeles (California). (DB)

Explains autism and discusses the effects of autism on one autistic boy. Describes Children as Teachers, a reverse mainstreaming project in which children in the regular Montessori classes volunteered to interact with autistic children. The natural structure of the Montessori classroom, where there is a purpose and a time for everything, is ideal…

The Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden are leaders in introducing comprehensive and targeted risk reduction programs for pesticides. Describes these programs and their implementation, incorporating material obtained through interviews with representatives of the main constituencies involved in reduction Tables list pesticides that do not meet the…

Describes the Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) program in Connecticut, in which beginning teachers are required to demonstrate effective program performance in a formal assessment process and are assigned a mentor to assist them during the first year or two of teaching. (SR)

Presents the outline and rationale for a three-hour workshop on learning styles designed for use with teachers, counselors, and administrators. (SR)

Argues that media literacy should become a part of the elementary school curriculum, and provides ways of integrating media studies into the elementary curriculum. Provides a critical framework through which teachers might carry out such an integration, and illustrates the model with the actual success of a particular pilot program. (HB)

Describes a year-long project, the "Met Life Project," in which high school students collaboratively wrote and produced an original theater piece. (SR)

Describes New Zealand's successful "Transition Education" program for at-risk, low-achieving secondary students, which helps students make the transition from school to adulthood. (SR)

Describes the system of revenue-centered budgeting at the University of Southern California and how it has benefited some academic units and penalized others. (SR)

Discusses the history of the writing center at the California University of Pennsylvania. Concludes that writing centers are subject to the same social and political forces that affect all educational issues and decisions. Argues that writing centers must prepare to live politically if they are to continue to grow as progressive resources within…

Describes the Shakespeare Project, a multimedia system on HyperCard with a two-screen workstation linking a Macintosh, videodisc player, and video monitor. States that this project brings theater to students as a serious object of study. (MG)

Suggests that insights from the discipline of literary theory can generate new agendas for the study of foreign literature. A detailed description is provided of a foreign language and literature program at Michigan Technological University, including its implications for intercultural studies and film. (JL)

Described is a project in which an unmanned aircraft, called Perseus, is used to sample and investigate the atmosphere of the earth. The history of the project, costs, and planned investigations are discussed. (CW)

Describes the work of the Interrelated Arts Program (IAP) in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose multiethnic staff of 18 arts teachers provides varied teaching activities in the schools, many incorporating multicultural education. Offers a sample lesson plan on proverbs, and lists four multiethnic stories for which detailed lesson plans are…

Suggests a schema for school personnel interested in planning for the implementation of a Reading Recovery program. Emphasizes that Reading Recovery is a system of intervention, not a bag of tricks or quickie methods. Describes the nature of full implementation, its importance, and how to plan for it. (RS)