The National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education (NSSME) has provided periodic snapshots of K-12 science instruction in the United States for over 40 years. Study topics include teacher background and beliefs, professional learning opportunities, course offerings, instructional objectives and activities, resources for instruction, and…

There is enormous urgency to actively develop sound plans that address equity, social and emotional well-being, and academic excellence in schools. This blueprint is founded on the belief that all students can succeed when learning is supported by equitable systems. To achieve equity, individuals and systems must truly value all students and their…

Many observers find it baffling that faculty in higher education have been slow to adopt open educational resources (OER). The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a private foundation that makes grants to expand access to learning materials, defines OER as: Teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been…

The extensive literature, situated mainly in "first world" contexts, on design and evaluation of distance learning materials, emphasises the importance of student feedback. This paper begins with an account of how two groups of students responded to questions on a text they had used in an inservice professional development programme for teachers…

The stocks of special materials and teaching hints constantly offered both new and veteran teachers promise to solve teaching problems, but instead merely increase teaching's complexity. The author's experiences as a teacher support her argument that emphasis in teacher education should be placed on developing effective attitudes in teachers. (PGD)

Illustrates H.E. Palmer's achievements as a writer of English-teaching materials and as a dedicated practitioner. Views his commitment to classroom teaching innovation as his most outstanding contribution, stressing his insights and his pursuit of the practical possibilities offered by novel ideas. (Author/MES)

A study conducted in Alberta, Canada, examined curriculum development at provincial, district, and school levels through the eyes of participating teachers. Findings indicate teachers felt satisfied with production of high-quality materials, with efforts to improve education, and with participation on curriculum committees. (SI)

Briefly describes a multimedia resource package entitled Microcomputers in Education, which is designed to facilitate and enhance the quality of inservice teacher training programs on computer literacy. Teachers' opinions of the package, elicited after its use at an inservice workshop, are summarized. (MBR)

Responds to Grace Feuerverger's article on literacy intervention. The authors argue that uncritical use of multilingual resources is unlikely to result in significant improvement in students' literacy. They outline problems inherent in the use of multilingual materials and reasons for international cooperation in this area. (14 references)…

Two issues implied in "Placing Children in Special Education" are discussed: a theory of tolerance, which is a range of permissible deviation concerning teachers' perceptions of which students are teachable; and regular classroom teachers' need for increases in instructional resources or technologies to effectively focus on…

Reflects upon rekindled enthusiasm by teachers for children's literature and upon the lean years when teachers stressed reading skills and disdained the use of literature in class. (EL)

Distance education course designers should be careful to ensure that the instructional materials they create are not only oriented towards the learners, but also that they do not make exorbitant demands on the teachers who are expected to use them. The materials should help the teacher to take advantage of the media available without undermining…

Imagery and metaphors for language teaching, language teachers, and language students that appear in the literature of language teacher training do not reflect a sense of mutual teacher-student cooperation or complementarity, but may instead show why most second language students seldom achieve more than minimal language proficiency. Terminology…

Knowledgeable teachers, enhanced environments, appropriate programs and materials, appropriate technology, adequate assessment, and sophisticated notions of individualization are suggested as factors that will provide a "least restrictive" environment for mainstreamed nonverbal handicapped children, as required by the Education for Handicapped…

Schools can help adolescents strengthen their decision making skills and sense of responsibility by 1) providing them with a wide range of opportunities to exercise these abilities, 2) employing staff who are positive models of constructive decision making and personal responsibility, and 3) utilizing curriculum that focuses on these areas.…