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Steffey, Stephanie, Ed.; Hood, Wendy J., Ed. – 1994
In this contributed collection, 23 teachers explain their successful strategies for teaching the social studies disciplines in a whole language context. The collection covers contemporary subjects, traditional topics, well-known projects, social studies in the community, and multicultural matters. It can be used at elementary through middle and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Learning Activities
Forsten, Char; Grant, Jim; Richardson, Irv – 1999
Multiage is an instructional design whereby students from two or more grades are blended together into a learning community that progresses with the same teacher(s) for two or more years. This book was designed to help teachers and administrators explore, implement, and evaluate their multiage program. The book is presented in four parts. The…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh – 1996
The educational tracking system raises highly controversial issues. This book offers both the viewpoints of researchers who have grappled with the issue of tracking and the personal experiences of school staff who have wrestled with the issue of whether or not to track instruction. It presents summaries of interviews that were conducted with three…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Grant, Jim, Comp.; Richardson, Irv, Comp. – 1997
This compilation of resource materials includes ERIC Digests, worksheets and short articles. The eight chapters cover: (1) "Readiness/Kindergarten"; (2) "Multiyear Education"; (3) " Extra Learning Time"; (4) "Teaching Across the Curriculum"; (5) " Learning and Understanding"; (6) "Behavior and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Glover, Mary Kenner; Giacalone, Beth – 2001
Based on the experience of two early childhood teachers in a research-based collaborative effort to join a preschool class with a first-second grade class for various learning projects, this book offers a model for an approach to early childhood curriculum. The curriculum integrates art, science, gardening, celebrations, intergenerational program…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Integrated Curriculum, Mixed Age Grouping
Bacharach, Nancy; And Others – 1995
This volume provides an examination of the theoretical basis for preschool through elementary school multiage grouping, a realistic picture of what it looks like, some guidelines for planning and implementing a multiage model, and recommendations from practicing multiage teachers. Chapter 1 defines multiage grouping and provides a brief history of…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
Kahn, David, Ed. – 1995
This short booklet describes Montessori elementary education methods, materials, and environments. The booklet discusses 6-year-olds as inquisitive individuals seeking to make sense of their existence and experiences. It also presents a cosmic educational perspective which emphasizes a global world view. Storytelling is discussed as a way to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy
Daniel, Tabitha Carwile; Terry, Kay W. – 1995
This guidebook integrates basic strategies for developing a multiage-classroom design. The book begins by describing developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), which is based on a curriculum and an instructional-delivery methodology that address the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic needs of young students. Students are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Age Groups, Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching
McClay, Jodi L. – 1996
Multi-age education is most similar to the one-room schoolhouse approach. The teacher creates an environment for students of different ages to learn and prosper. The students, working independently and collectively to learn topics of relevance and interest, have increased self-esteem and a more positive attitude toward school. This volume looks at…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Sumner, Deborah, Ed. – 1993
This resource book contains a variety of information on multiage practice, and instruction in mixed-age and grade-level classrooms. The first two parts of the book contain 24 reprinted articles: (1) "Ready To Learn: A Seven-Step Strategy"; (2) "On Tracking and Individual Differences: A Conversation with Jeannie Oakes"; (3)…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning
Fogarty, Robin, Ed. – 1993
Noting that the recent call for holistic models of schooling dictates a thorough investigation of more natural groupings of students, this collection of articles reviews available literature on multiage, nongraded, continuous progress classrooms. Divided into six sections, the chapters explore the overriding concerns and the pros and cons of such…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Classroom Environment
Anderson, Robert H.; Pavan, Barbara Nelson – 1993
Urging educators to abandon the graded system of education, this book advocates the use of a nongraded, continuous approach to education in which students are taught and assessed according to their ability rather than age. The book is divided into 11 chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the history of the graded school movement and argues that conditions…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Attitudes, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Design
