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Internet Connections.
Lindroth, Linda – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Lists Internet websites related to articles in this issue. Topics include multiage classrooms, writing projects, and students learning English as a Second Language. (AA)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Information Sources
Multi-Age Classrooms: Teams and Themes.
Elliot, Ian – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Examines the efforts of an elementary school in Iowa to combine Basic School and multi-age instruction. Quotes from teachers to describe how (trying not just to educate children but to teach them how to manage their own education) the school's curriculum is structured around big ideas and broad concepts that provide multiple entry points for the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
In New York City There Are Schools That Work.
Raymond, Allen – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Discusses the origins and operation of The Manhattan New School, an alternative elementary school in New York City that opened in 1991, with a focus on the extensive staff development and literacy programs conducted by the school. (MDM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Schools, Excellence in Education
Multi-Age Classrooms: Families and Flexibility.
Elliot, Ian – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Discusses the organization and operation of multi-age classrooms in an elementary school in Nevada. Describes how teachers working with primary classrooms of first and second graders, and intermediate classrooms of third, fourth, and fifth graders, created an adaptive, flexible, and dynamic curriculum that could serve the needs of their…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Managing Your Multi-Age Classroom.
Wall, Bonnie – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Examines the advantages of teaching in a multiage elementary classroom and discusses specific techniques that work well with children of different ages and abilities. Suggests that teachers need to integrate material as much as possible, balance large- and small-group activities, and utilize cooperative teams made up of students from each age…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Teachers
Storytelling in an ESL Classroom.
Colon-Vila, Lillian – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Discusses efforts of an ESL teacher to use storytelling in a multiage classroom to bridge language barriers. Suggests that storytelling can be used to teach not only English, but also history and science, since storytelling develops imagination as well as oral and written communication skills, encourages the art of listening, and helps expand…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Cooperative Learning Centers in an Inner City Classroom.
Burpo, Dianne Childers; Wheeler, Pat – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Describes the use of cooperative learning centers (CLCs) in an inner-city fourth-grade classroom. These seven CLCs focused on mathematics, language, writing, learning with kindergartners, computers, interest group, and free reading, with students taking weekly turns at being the center "specialist" or group leader. The effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning