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Rutherford, William; Foyle, Harvey C. – Tips for Principals, 1988
Homework policies and guidelines are the topics outlined in this article. Homework policies should address the amount of homework and amount of school time available to do the homework. Guidelines for grading homework are also discussed. It is recommended that teachers should prepare a written description of homework practices for the principal.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Assignments, Elementary Secondary Education
Weimer, Maryellen, Ed. – The Teaching Professor, 1990
The 10 editions of the newsletter provide a forum for the sharing of research findings, observations, instructional strategies, and opinions on subjects pertaining to college level teaching and college faculty. Multiple subjects are discussed in each issue and are often based on recent books. Among the topics covered and the issues in which they…
Descriptors: Cheating, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction
Bunda, Mary Anne, Ed. – Instructional Exchange, 1992
The purpose of this newsletter, published six times yearly during Western Michigan University's (WMU) fall and winter semesters, is to provide a forum for the exchange of information about instruction at the university. The first of six issues collected here looks at the contribution and role of adjunct professors. This issue includes a list of…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Hoberg, Rosemary; Plante, Donna – Insights into Open Education, 1992
This integrated curricular unit on frogs, developed for the second grade, focuses primarily on integrating reading, writing, and science. The unit discusses introducing students to frogs, predicting results in science, learning about classification in science, reading factual science books, extending the topic into literature and the arts,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Grade 2
Notes Plus, 1984
Three installments of "Writing Assignment of the Month," a regular feature of the National Council of Teachers of English publication, "Notes Plus," are presented in this compilation. The articles describe writing exercises which have proven to be successful in the classroom. The first article gives suggestions for introducing…
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Essays, Film Criticism
Serafin, Ana Gil, Ed. – Instructional Exchange, 1991
This document consists of six issues of a newsletter that provides a forum for the sharing of research findings and instructional strategies by faculty of Western Michigan University. Issue Number 1 addresses writing in the Writing Across the Curriculum Program with notification of a faculty workshop, hints on how to encourage good writing, and a…
Descriptors: Cheating, Class Organization, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grading
Suydam, Marilyn N., Ed.; Kasten, Margaret L., Ed. – Investigations in Mathematics Education, 1988
This publication is a compilation of abstracts and critical comments for 12 published investigations in mathematics education. Information for each study includes: purpose; rationale; research design and procedures; findings; and interpretations. For each study abstractor's comments also provide a brief critique. Topics include: planning problem…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Assignments, Cognitive Ability, Computation
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1985
The literature selections serving as the basis for writing assignments in the articles in this journal issue range from time-honored English classics ("Beowulf,""Sir Gawain and the Green Knight") and American standards ("A Farewell to Arms,""The Scarlet Letter") to contemporary fiction. The articles deal with works by women writers (Shirley…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classics (Literature), Critical Thinking, English Instruction