Investigates the effectiveness of Student-Team Achievement Division (STAD) for teaching chemistry in randomly selected high school classes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Also examines the differences among groups with regard to gender, geographic area, and ability. Findings indicate that STAD is a more effective teaching method than…

Compared two models of student teaching (traditional versus peer teaching in which two student teachers worked with one cooperating teacher). Case study data indicated that while peer teaching involved some trade-offs, it had a positive impact on children and offered such advantages to student teachers as increased support, ongoing conversation…

Explains how four women teacher educators determined changes to make when co-teaching a secondary education course emphasizing interdisciplinary curriculum. They designed the model to guide students into identifying themselves as educators rather than purely content area specialists. The article narrates their experiences crossing disciplines,…

This article presents a detailed example of how faculty and staff at one middle school implemented team-based functional behavioral assessment (FBA) planning procedures with a student exhibiting recurring minor problems. Insets list tasks and considerations for an FBA, a sample formatted antecedent-behavior-consequence summary of team member…

Classroom observation and interviews with key people evaluated the participation and learning of 23 children with visual impairments in 17 mainstream primary schools in Britain. Resulting recommendations included: (1) provision of adequate additional support; (2) inclusion in the main learning processes taking place in the classroom; and (3) good…

The article describes a two-year learning strategies program for ninth and tenth grade learning-disabled students which involves four tutorial periods and four learning strategy classes per week, and team teaching of strategy development in mainstream classes. The program has fostered independence and generalization of learned strategies to…

Describes a rotation method of team teaching used at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh). Instructors present information in their area of expertise to a number of classes. Concludes both students and instructors found the teaching method to be beneficial. Makes recommendations for implementing this rotational format. (KO)

Profiles Ann Blakeney Clark, dynamic North Carolina middle school principal who knows her 750 students by name, insists on individualized education plans, carefully matches students with appropriate teachers. Clark's walk-around management style allows her to catch students and teachers in act of doing things right. Having instituted team teaching…

Describes an exercise in which students in an editing class edit stories written by students in a beginning reporting class. Notes that the exercise focuses on coaching (rather than bullying), thus encouraging good reporting and strong writing. (SR)

A middle school placed spelling instruction as a regular part of the first-hour class that had extended time for writing. Each teacher was responsible once every four weeks for providing a spelling unit related to his or her subject matter. (MLF)

Instructional teams, an integral part of the middle school philosophy, need strong leadership from the administration and the team leader. Ensuring that team leaders have the necessary skills requires careful selection, appropriate training, regular meetings, decision making, communication, motivation, follow-up, and easy transition. To lead…

Presents observations, advice, and strategies for facilitating participative decision making in schools. Information is based on interviews with principals, group input from school staffs, and researcher observations in a study of 10 "participative schools." Also includes strategies for enhancing cooperative teaching. (KS)

Discusses the problems associated with teaching a literature survey course. Outlines a team teaching concept and provides details about an experimental course in which faculty specializing in particular areas serve as guest lecturers. (PRA)

Discusses burnout among teaching librarians and suggests cooperative learning methods in bibliographic instruction classes as a way to avoid burnout. A workshop is described that was developed at SUNY College at Oswego to teach other librarians collaborative and cooperative teaching methods, and background materials on group work in education are…

Reports the efforts of faculty members from three departments who worked collaboratively in delivering a core course for secondary education students. Benefits to the teacher-education students, the collaborating faculty, and the professional-development school are described, and suggestions for implementing collaborative teaming are presented.…