Discusses difficulties of, hindrances to, and the necessity for school restructuring. (SR)

Discusses "intensive scheduling" as an alternative to the concurrent method of arranging high school students' classes. Defines intensive scheduling as the placing of students into one class for three or four hours a day for four or five weeks. (FL)

The Teacher Center is a tangible product of teachers' demand for self-determination and their disenchantment with existing graduate and recertification programs. Like other innovations, the Teacher Center has its share of problems, which may be summarized as lack of experience, lack of coordination, and lack of funds. (Author/SJL)

Explores the history of educational innovation and explains why it has so often failed to produce the desired results. (FL)

Discusses the Philosophy for Childen program, which uses specially written novels to teach philosophical concepts. Advises teachers to create their own lessons for philosophical study. (FL)

Suggests coping strategies for dealing with the anxieties caused by unfamiliar technologies. (HOD)

Urges educators to engage in higher-order thinking about at-risk young people in an effort to develop interrelated communities of caring and learning. Argues that middle-level schools can provide a sense of community and provide a place where young adolescents practice "cooperative individualism." (SR)

Describes three systems of interactive satellite instruction for high school credit: German by Satellite, offered by the University of Oklahoma; Accelerated Learning of Spanish, originating in Utah; and the TI-IN network, which broadcasts 14 different high school courses from San Antonio, Texas. (JC)

Suggests that substitute teachers be eliminated and that schools establish a pool of well-qualified, talented "guest teachers" to replace them. (FL)

As with previous educational fads, each promoted as the answer to all educational ills, brain-theory principles have been used by effective teachers long before the "discovery" of "brain-compatible" teaching methods. (Author/SJL)

The author presents an overview of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) movement, including the impetus for it and its advantages and disadvantages. (SJL)

Discusses briefly current trends and innovations in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for middle school mathematics. (SR)

Describes personal teaching efficacy. Notes that a positive personal teaching efficacy is fundamental in accomplishing change, and is a powerful influence in altering classroom practice. Discusses four strategies for enhancing efficacy in schools. (SR)

Proposes that the development of the next generation of teachers begin in special charter schools (grades 9-12) devoted to careers in teaching. Argues that the charter school is an ideal place to institute unique educational reform and prepare better-qualified teachers with a sense of social responsibility. Outlines objectives, basic design…

Addresses the fact that a very small number of programs in science education were identified as outstanding in the field by the National Science Teachers Association. (NKA)