Many examples of social topics such as global warming can be integrated into any introductory science class easily. Presents suggestions for integrating science and social topics, particularly the issues of transportation and energy use. (ASK)

Describes the sequences of drama involving two stories and analyzes two samples of responses from three students in a kindergarten classroom. Suggests how process drama, informed by an understanding of social semiotics, could help teachers begin to reimagine writing instruction using drama as central to their work with young writers. (SG)

Discusses the messages in problem contexts in Standards 2000 from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Makes comparisons with the NCTM Standards from 1989. Indicates that the new standards continue to ignore the power that mathematics can have in debate and discussion of issues critical to the elimination of social and economic…

Reviews some ways in which developments in biotechnology can be used to explore both biology and the social impact of this science on the wider community. Includes specific examples to help students explore the ramifications of biotechnology. Reviews approaches that can help teachers help students address social, ethical, and political issues…

Describes three dimensions of reading as a social process: (1) all reading events involve a social context, (2) reading is a cultural activity, and (3) reading is a socio-cognitive process. Discusses the implications for classroom reading of these dimensions. (HTH)

Profiles two children's authors, Marion Dane Bauer and Katherine Paterson, examining the social interactions that have influenced their writing. Looks at the social context of their lives as influences on their writing, including family, friends and acquaintances, literature, research for a novel, editors, the marketplace, and readers. Suggests…

Describes how political and ethical positioning in classroom discussions can be intertwined with productive conversations about the subject matter. Follows a sociocultural approach to literacy, exploring how teachers and students borrow ethical positions from the larger social world and adopt these positions through classroom discussions of…

Provides information on recording technologies such as laser disks, audio and videotape, and video cameras. Presents a design brief that includes objectives, student outcomes, and a student quiz. (JOW)

Emphasizes how to express the breadth of mathematics itself. Addresses other missing dimensions which make mathematics attractive to a larger number of students by making it appear less isolated and more tied to thoughts and experiences that students find familiar and congenial. (ASK)

Questions the mathematics curriculum and why mathematics is taught to children. Emphasizes that one of the biggest stumbling blocks to mathematics education in U.S. is the continuing tradition of justifying mathematics on the basis of its usefulness. Argues that this is a myth which has been peddled for decades. (ASK)

Teaching environmental awareness is one of the most important tasks of schools today, yet there are still considerable societal shortcomings in the area of environmental protection. Based on UNESCO's recommendations for education and the Math and the Biosphere Program, the authors drafted a theoretical model for imparting environmentally…

Discusses how an undergraduate introductory comparative literature course used the study of the social function of literature to bring linguistic, structuralist, and Marxist research into the classroom. (DD)

Argues that acceptance then management of collective knowledge is increasingly important and that individual understanding and views toward the world are less valued. Considers the implications of this perspective for chemistry instruction. (DDR)

Presents an expanded version of a lecture on the place of mathematics in today's technologically rich society and business. Contains 17 references. (ASK)

Critical mathematics education cannot be translated into principles. Aims to search for a working philosophy of mathematics for critical mathematics education. Concludes that aporism attempts to consider mathematics in its social, cultural, and political complexities, and to express uncertainties about mathematics' possible role as an educational…