The 10th anniversary of Common Core's launch offers the opportunity to take stock of the impact these nearly national standards have had on student learning, as well as their future prospects. In this article, Morgan Polikoff shares his view that the standards movement in general, and Common Core in particular, have achieved all they are going to…

When it comes to improving student achievement in mathematics, a core belief is that curriculum materials are of the utmost importance. However, the link between a curriculum program and student learning is affected by the ways in which teachers use resources to design learning experiences. In the first half of this commentary, I raise questions…

Distance education is institutional concept of education centered round self-directed learning by means of correspondence courses with an integrated element of communication technology and facilitated with tutorial sessions, seminars etc. to meet need for enlargement of teaching force, improved professional standards and modernization of teaching…

Discusses teacher overload, learner underinvolvement, and learner training to support a switch of emphasis from teaching to learning materials and concludes that questions about materials should be related to conception of the whole of language teaching and learning as the cooperative management of language learning. (Author/BK)

Discusses India's National Adult Education Programme (NAEP), which was assigned the task of developing adult education materials. Details steps taken to develop these materials and to train administrators and teachers. (JOW)

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)

Presents extracts from an unrehearsed and uncontrolled conversation between Christopher Brumfit of the University of London Institute of Education and Donn Byrne, formerly of the British Council. (BK)

In order for microcomputers to be used in an efficient and effective manner in the classroom, the computer should not be used in trivial ways, such as utilizing it as an electronic ditto sheet or as a video textbook. Educators must take advantage of the computer's unique capabilities, including its branching capacity, its graphic mode, and its…

Discusses the evolution of the language used in French-as-a-second-language teacher training and the parallel evolution of teacher training texts and pedagogical models. (JR)

Examines the state of school science in the elementary grades and offers suggestions for those principals who have determined that their schools are weak in science instruction. (IRT)

If instruction's primary goal is helping students understand present experience, the traditional, highly fragmented secondary curriculum is inadequate. The disciplines might help segment reality for specialized study, but are inappropriate organizers for general education curricula and teacher education. Disciplines should remain healthy, but…

From 2005 to 2008, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a series of distance education (DE) studies in its Pan Asia Networking (PAN) region. Eight collaborative projects are under way in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The…

Describes the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), a private, non-profit, non-affiliated organization in Washington, DC (with a satellite division in Sarasota, Florida). CAL conducts a wide range of activities, including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and development of instructional materials,…

Provides an overview of primary education with multilingualism or multilingual education in South Africa. Taking the country's new language-in-education policy as a starting point, this article explores the rationale for the promotion of multilingualism in education and reviews work in progress with reference to teacher education, school-based…

Needs and projections in science education for hearing impaired students fall into eight areas, including needs for quality teacher education, exemplary materials, infusion of career education into science curriculum offerings, increased involvement of professional organizations, and development of fundamental mathematics skills within the context…