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Rebhun, Gilbert – Executive Educator, 1995
A Connecticut principal who has headed 6 schools in 22 years believes that moving around has improved his leadership capabilities. The district's rotation system has kept him professionally fresh and adept at facing the unknown and handling crises. Undaunted by outmoded buildings or violent hallways, this "gypsy" principal feels that…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Elementary Education, Leadership Styles, Occupational Mobility
Direct linkLeVasseur, Karen – Teaching Pre K-8, 2004
In this article, the author, an elementary school teacher at Totoket Valley Elementary School in North Branford, Connecticut, describes how she uses music of the 1950s as a vehicle for teaching skills. She has found that selecting songs that have fun, peppy, and clean lyrics, and also lend themselves to teaching a particular skill, is a great way…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Music Education, Teaching Methods
Download full textLezotte, Lawrence W. – 1979
This paper outlines several policy and program suggestions for improving Connecticut's urban schools which build upon the States's current intiatives and incorporate the current research findings emanating from studies of effective schools. The author first provides a framework for his suggestions by reviewing research to delineate the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Change Strategies, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
