Each year, about 57 ninth graders cooperate with the managers of Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, an eastern deciduous forest near the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in northern Virginia. Pursuing integrated studies in English, biology and technology, the students have inventoried a pond's biota, collected deer browse data, and…

In Oklahoma, specialists in mathematics and communications show vocational teachers how to emphasize academic content within their technical area. The program maintains a balance between theoretical and practical teaching so that graduates are prepared for the working world. (JOW)

Results with 101 undergraduates indicate that students interacting with a knowledge map perform better than students using a text, and students who are given a strategy for using the communication aid (knowledge map or text) performed better than those not given a strategy. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (SLD)

"Living on Your Own," a high school course in Ankeny (Iowa) Community Schools, uses a team teaching approach in which industrial and home economics educators teach (1) car selection, financing, and maintenance; (2) equipment maintenance and home repair; (3) selection of housing and furnishings, insurance, and financial services; and (4) use of…

Forming teams is the logical first step in the transition to middle school from junior high school. Offers 10 questions that middle-level educators should ask as they embark upon this new venture of interdisciplinary teaming. (13 references) (MLF)

Offers a rationale for social studies and home economics teachers to collaborate to promote global awareness and citizenship. Identifies principles common to the two disciplines. Explains how teachers of the two subjects can work together to explore various aspects of a given issue. Includes a sample lesson plan. (SG)

Describes how a middle school teacher used team teaching and modeling to help a student teacher learn how to teach. (PRA)

Presented is a brief outline of a team teaching project for a history of mathematics course directed toward preservice mathematics teachers. A main advantage cited is a distributed workload that engages the cooperation and support of the entire faculty. (JJK)

Discussion of the instructional consultant role of the school library media specialist argues that the term "instructional partner" more accurately defines this concept. Professional and educational literature on this subject is reviewed, and a business consultant's personal recommendations to other consultants are applied to the school…

Community and educational goals must both be used to shape urban curricula. Organizing curricula requires rethinking curriculum content and interrelationships, teacher deployment, building organization, and networking in the community. (CJS)

Tandem teaching employs the best qualities of seven innovative classroom approaches (team teaching, core curriculum, flexible scheduling, elective classes, individualized instruction, peer tutoring, and computer-assisted instruction) to restructure the curriculum, relieve boredom, and maximize class time. Success depends on careful planning and…

Discusses the use of dialogic learning in an undergraduate literature survey course. (PRA)

Argues that the eight-period school day actually causes many of the discipline and retention problems found in traditional middle schools. Argues that misbehavior is often a symptom of a broken system, not a reaction of broken children or the hormones of adolescence. Suggests four steps educators can take to eliminate some middle-school problems.…

Describes the experiences of delivering an MBA (Master in Business Administration) program in Eritrea (North East Africa) through the United Kingdom's Open University. Discusses tutoring teams that travel to Eritrea, localizing case examples and assignments, sensitivity to local cultural contexts, writing assignments, student assessment, and…

Describes implementation of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) through collaboration between a university (East Tennessee State University) and the local school system. Discusses related issues such as factors in team training, team size, FBA adaptations, and replicability of the FBA team model. (Author/DB)