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Seefeldt, Carol – 2002
Asserting that displaying childrens artwork with thoughtfulness and care benefits children, teachers, and families, this book offers teachers of 2- to 8-year-olds a primer of how to display childrens work and evidence of their thematic learning and project work. The ideas presented were inspired by the authors experiences in the British Infant…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Children, Childrens Art, Classroom Environment
Lyle, Jody – 2000
In 1917 Bill Keys chose to establish a ranch and raise a family in the hostile high desert environment of California. Keys and other 20th-century homesteaders lived much as earlier pioneers in the West had, working hard to make marginal land holdings successful. Today, Keys Ranch is preserved as part of Joshua Tree National Park. This lesson is…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Land Settlement
Nelson, Doreen – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Describes an interdisciplinary program which uses simulation to investigate social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of environmental change. Summarizes the underlying process, outlines topics and activities for each of the four phases of the program, and presents one sample activity for each unit. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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New, Rebecca S. – Educational Leadership, 2003
The Reggio Emilia approach to education reveals new ways for promoting children's academic learning; offers documentation as a tool for studying, sharing, and planning children's education experiences; and provokes a new way to think about the role of the teacher. (Contains 17 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Parent School Relationship
Jones, Philip D.; Wigley, Tom M. L. – Scientific American, 1990
Results from the analysis of land and marine records from the past century are presented. It is indicated that the planet earth has warmed about one-half of a degree celsius. The uncertainty of these measurements and future warming trends are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Climate, College Science, Conservation (Environment), Earth Science
Richterich, Rene – Francais dans le Monde, 1992
It is suggested that, only by changing the context in which French as a second language is taught or bilingual education occurs, making better use of classroom space and time, learning will be improved significantly. Two imaginative approaches are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
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Tompkins, Jane – Change, 1992
A college professor examines her feelings about working in a university, her attempts to create a more supportive and congenial relationship with fellow teachers, and the frustrations of an environment in which colleagues are out of daily communication because of workload and the need and ability to work at home. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Higher Education
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Denbo, Phyllis; Fenster, Saul K. – Planning for Higher Education, 1991
The New Jersey Institute of Technology's experience with encouraging Black participation in engineering and science illustrates the value of four precepts: (1) academic preparation begins early; (2) a comprehensive, multifaceted approach is essential; (3) lots of money is needed; and (4) universities must be ready to experiment and keep learning.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, College Environment, College Planning
Garbarino, James – Our Children, 1999
Presents four conclusions about why boys turn violent and how parents and teachers can save them: violence prevention is everybody's business; education for parents and teachers is crucial; child abuse prevention is the cornerstone of preventing lethal youth violence; and detoxifying the social environment of children and youth is essential to…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Males
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Choate-Summers, Molly L.; Freeman, Jennifer B.; Garcia, Abbe M.; Coyne, Lisa; Przeworski, Amy; Leonard, Henrietta L. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
Research on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy, and in particular, exposure with response prevention for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), has only been systematically evaluated in children and adolescents ages 7-17. These treatments do not address the unique characteristics of young children with OCD. This paper discusses…
Descriptors: Prevention, Parent Education, Young Children, Cognitive Restructuring
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Fowler, Gerard A. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2006
This article presents a brief overview of the current forms of alternative dispute resolution available in educational settings, along with insight into their development and success. In this article, I assess the influence of early alternative dispute resolution procedures in terms of their relevance to the settlement of conflicts within schools…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Courts, Court Litigation, Comparative Analysis
Stevens, Lawrence – 1989
This unit contains activities dealing with wastes, the Greenhouse Effect, ozone depletion, energy, deforestation, and species extinction. Each section has a text to explain the issues and a crossword puzzle to reinforce the vocabulary. There are diagrams with questions that can be used as handouts or as transparency masters. (EH)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Elementary Education
1996
This handbook provides eight detailed interdisciplinary lesson plans, with art, archaeological, and architectural heritage of historical British sites as the introductory focus. Historical background is combined with a variety of possible content area approaches, documentary sources, and photocopiable activity sheets for classroom and on-site…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Built Environment
Armstrong, Thomas – 1998
This book maintains that every student is a genius, and the teacher's most important job is to discover and nurture the genius that exists within each student. Teachers are urged to look beyond the traditional understanding of what constitutes genius. Part 1 describes 12 qualities that go beyond traditional definitions of genius: curiosity,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
Rutter, Jill, Ed.; Jones, Crispin, Ed. – 1998
With over 35,000 asylum-seeking and refugee children in British schools, British policy has become increasingly restrictive toward refugees. Some of the successful initiatives for the proper integration of these children, along with effective provisions, are detailed in this collection of articles. This book, which is intended for teachers,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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