Examines the variety of approaches currently found in the teaching of French as a native language in the French elementary school system and in teacher colleges, in the wake of the rise of linguistics. (AM)

Muses on curriculum reform and standards. Proposes 12 possible courses (36 credits) which could be required for certification of elementary school teachers. (PA)

Four principles of authentic teaching include motivating students by creating assignments that are meaningful and substantive, helping students understand the difference between correct and good work, judging students' work by real-world standards, and preparing students to manage the ambiguous and complex problems of real life. Examples from…

Discusses negative/double meanings conveyed by eight statements often heard in preschool and elementary classrooms. Statements include: "Mouths shut, do your work, and don't look at your neighbor's paper"; "Sit in that time-out chair until you can learn to get along"; "Don't get smart with me"; and "I don't need lesson plans-I teach pre-K." (KB)

Interview with Thomas Guskey examines the benefits of staff development, presenting reasons for interest in the topic, advice for educators who want to trace the impact of staff development programs on participants and students, and the need for staff developers to identify some targets and monitor movement toward the targets. (SM)

An elementary teacher reflects on her students' diverse needs and how she meets them, suggesting that being sensitive to diversity and handling students' emotional and family issues are the main priorities. She recommends listening to students, parents, and colleagues and creating a climate of caring, individualization, and high expectations. (SM)

Internationally, English is the most widely taught and learned second language. Collaboration between English-as-a-Second-Language specialists and grade level teachers is advocated for educating second-language students. (Contains 10 references.) (LB)

Discusses how critical others can enhance teachers' roles. Critical events all have a critical agent plus critical others who provide significant input but have no formal role within the institution. They enhance teachers' roles by providing a charismatic quality and contributing toward the authenticity of teachers' work in many ways. (SM)

Suggests that educators must broaden their field of vision and learn to see professional development as a means of cultivating and harvesting the rich knowledge already present in schools. Discusses David Perkins'"Pocket Model of Intelligence"; dialog; writing for publication; group writing; and technology. (RS)

Discusses encouraging lifetime professional literacy for teachers via teacher-led workshops, collaboration between administrators and teachers, and school time allocated for reading and collaborating. (SR)

Public school art education in the United States has been around for over 125 years. Professional art education associations of one kind or another have been with us for at least 100 years. The National Art Education Association has provided information and support to art teachers for many decades, but the truth is that most public school art…

The major focus of the paper is devoted to describing a five-year study of the initial implementation of a nationally adopted integrated curriculum course as it was implemented in one university teacher education programme in Indonesia and, subsequently, the challenges faced in developing a field-based course that built on the university course.…

The changing nature of educational technology in our society provides elementary school teachers and other educators with numerous challenges and problems for the elementary school curriculum. One such challenge is to teach students how to solve problems and utilize the general education they acquire to arrive at realistic solutions. Elementary…

Reviews representative instructional studies of inference training, reciprocal teaching, and process training. Discusses both the concept of explicit comprehension instruction and potential difficulties in classroom implementation. Raises two important curricular concerns. (NH)