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| Hands On | 7 |
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| Bogus, Barbara | 1 |
| Burke, David | 1 |
| Coe, Carol | 1 |
| Fallon, Michael | 1 |
| Gold, Eric R. | 1 |
| Harpine, Carol | 1 |
| Ruff, David J. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Opinion Papers | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
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| Teachers | 7 |
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Coe, Carol – Hands On, 1992
A teacher discusses her transition to a new school and an innovative program based on Foxfire practices. Journal entries reflect the frustrations, self-doubts, and personal growth that resulted from her teaching experience. She attributes her personal growth to reflective journal writing, a core practice of Foxfire. (LP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Individual Development, Journal Writing
Hands On, 1992
Teachers in the southern Maine teachers' network comment on dilemmas they have faced when implementing the Foxfire approach, including realizing their own strengths and weaknesses, achieving a balance between content and process, appropriate teacher intervention, developing student decision-making skills, applicable assessment and evaluation,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Personal Narratives
Bogus, Barbara; Fallon, Michael – Hands On, 1992
Two teachers discuss their experiences implementing Foxfire practices in an alternative high school. One teacher was apprehensive about changing from the "traditional" approach to "student-initiated learning." The other teacher also experienced moments of doubt, but both teachers realized the benefits of the Foxfire approach…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change, High Schools
Gold, Eric R. – Hands On, 1992
A high school teacher describes the learning activities his students initiated to make math more meaningful. Students determined the height of objects without direct measurement, graphed statistical information from the presidential primaries, studied the evolution of architecture by building gingerbread models, and researched land-use problems at…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High School Students, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Harpine, Carol – Hands On, 1992
After 18 years of using a traditional approach to teaching, a middle-school teacher turned her classroom into a shared learning experience by giving students the responsibility to make choices about their education. To reassure parents who were skeptical of the Foxfire approach, she continued to interject traditional learning activities. (LP)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change
Ruff, David J. – Hands On, 1992
A high school teacher describes student experiences of meeting resistance when attempting to learn more about community issues or problems. These negative encounters, although causing some anxiety and distress, taught beneficial lessons that enabled students to grow and learn. (LP)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational Practices, High School Students
Burke, David; And Others – Hands On, 1992
A high school teacher and four students restructured the curriculum for a shop math class based on Foxfire practices. The students, former underachievers, gained support and raised monies for building a gyroplane by writing grants, meeting with school administrators, and taking part in community speaking engagements. (LP)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, General Mathematics
