Environmental education for all students is becoming more urgent as societies strive to deal with challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity. Teachers have an important role to play in defining the environmental knowledge, beliefs, and actions of the next generation. Understanding the anthropogenic inputs responsible for alteration…

We want students to master academic standards, and we want them to be confident, adaptive, and socially responsible. Above all, we want them to find meaning and satisfaction in their lives. Achieving these goals requires a concerted focus on the social-emotional skills that empower students in and beyond the classroom. In "Teaching to…

The Community of Practice Continuum describes pathway teacher team practices that produce high-quality, outcomes-aligned assessments and units of instruction, a collaborative and accountable pathway culture, equitable access, and high achievement for all students.

"Making the Move to eLearning" proposes a radical truth--that online education, when taught using the methodology perfected by successful veterans of distance learning--surpasses traditional face-to-face teaching and learning. The key is for online educators to learn just what those successful methods are and how to emulate them in their…

The role of the classroom teacher in the success of parent and community involvement efforts in American public schools is this document's focus. Because schools need to discover new ways to foster parental and community involvement in education, this document outlines a new perspective concerning parental and community involvement that…

Presented are practical suggestions to help teachers successfully implement an oral history magazine project modelled after "Foxfire." Four major issues are discussed: nature of the project, relationship of project to schools, relationship of project to community, and teacher-student relationship. (RM)

Families and communities have enormous resources of knowledge around them that they use in their daily lives. Teachers may overlook or devalue these "funds of knowledge." Students, however, can benefit when teachers draw on community knowledge. Educationists advocate for the integration of subjects so that school curriculum is more…

The classroom practices discussed in "Effective Second Language Writing" reflect various trends and methodologies; however, the underlying theme in this volume of the Classroom Practice Series is the need for clear and meaningful communication between ESL writers and their readers. While approaches differ, two core beliefs are constant: ESL…

This publication is part of a series of monographs on the art of teaching. Each volume, focusing on a specific discipline, explores theory in the context of teaching strategies connected to evaluation of both teachers' and students' learning. Three techniques are offered for use of the guide: dialogues (as self-evaluation and in study groups),…

There's nothing new about having teachers lead teams, chair departments, and manage programs, but what's never been available to schools is a framework for developing these teacher leaders and encouraging them every step of the way... until now. One of education's foremost consultants and authors lays out the foundation that every school needs for…

This guide combines both theory and practice and focuses on the role of faculty in engaging students, celebrating learning, and developing students' skills. Learning is a collective enterprise--ongoing, always unfinished, exciting, transformational--as much for instructors and staff as for students. The guide attempts to capture that spirit of…

The roles of parents, teachers, school administrators, and members of the community in developing self-discipline in children are examined in this collection of articles. Chapter 1 describes how parents can promote the development of self-discipline in their children through such methods as setting limits and establishing a framework for…

Describes an extension of dialog journals, audience journals. States that, with the advent of e-mail, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students can send their journals to an "E-partner," and they can also make meaning by summarizing their E-partners' journal entries which are sent to both E-partner and instructor. Suggests that this…

Ten steps for teaching about sexuality are (1) identify the task; (2) identify the participants; (3) clarify personal views; (4) clarify teacher role and resources; (5) assess the community context; (6) enlist cooperation; (7) select teaching materials and methods; (8) prepare to handle sensitive issues; (9) make a teaching plan; and (10) make a…

The purpose of this research report is to explore practices that teachers can use to respond to behavior problems in their classes. Preliminary discussion focuses on understanding the context of student behavior and identifying student behavior problems early. Positive responses to student behavior problems are discussed in terms of the following…