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Into Teachers' Hands: Creating Classroom Success. The SDE Sourcebook. 11th Edition.
Reed, Meredith, Ed. – 1998
This compilation of resource materials includes article and book chapter reprints, checklists, and other materials of potential interest to early childhood and elementary school teachers. The book's seven sections are: (1) "Issues"; (2) "Multiyear Education"; (3) "Early Childhood"; (4) "Upper Elementary"; (5) "Assessment"; (6) "For Further…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Resources
Creating the Multi-Age Classroom: Organization, Curriculum, Instructional Strategies and Assessment for the Multi-Age Classroom Plus Considerations for Getting Started and Techniques for Classroom Management. Revised Edition.
Banks, Janet Caudill – 1995
Intended for teachers who have asked for information on how to manage a multi-age classroom, this book outlines the ideal classroom as it exists when all of the multi-age components are put in place. Opening sections of the guide discuss creating the multi-age classroom, and the advantages and principles of multi-age instruction. The next sections…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Educational Strategies
What Is Montessori Elementary?
Kahn, David, Ed. – 1995
This short booklet describes Montessori elementary education methods, materials, and environments. The booklet discusses 6-year-olds as inquisitive individuals seeking to make sense of their existence and experiences. It also presents a cosmic educational perspective which emphasizes a global world view. Storytelling is discussed as a way to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy
The Multi-Age Classroom. Professional's Guide.
McClay, Jodi L. – 1996
Multi-age education is most similar to the one-room schoolhouse approach. The teacher creates an environment for students of different ages to learn and prosper. The students, working independently and collectively to learn topics of relevance and interest, have increased self-esteem and a more positive attitude toward school. This volume looks at…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Making Big Schools Feel Small: Multiage Grouping, Looping, and Schools-within-a-School.
George, Paul S.; Lounsbury, John H. – 2000
Increasing numbers of middle school educators believe that the education of young adolescents can be enhanced when teachers and students are members of classrooms and small team groups characterized by long-lasting relationships. This book describes how to offer students the benefits of smallness within increasingly larger schools by ensuring…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
It's Elementary: Special Topics in Elementary Education.
Crawford, Patricia A., Ed.; Burriss, Kathleen Glascott, Ed. – 2002
As elementary teachers work to educate and meet the needs of the students in their care, their job has become increasingly challenging and demanding. This volume addresses a variety of issues and topics related to elementary education around eight sectional themes relevant to the work of elementary teachers: celebrating diversity, classroom…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Diversity (Student)
The Multiage Classroom: A Collection.
Fogarty, Robin, Ed. – 1993
Noting that the recent call for holistic models of schooling dictates a thorough investigation of more natural groupings of students, this collection of articles reviews available literature on multiage, nongraded, continuous progress classrooms. Divided into six sections, the chapters explore the overriding concerns and the pros and cons of such…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Classroom Environment
Creating Nongraded K-3 Classrooms: Teachers' Stories and Lessons Learned.
Hovda, Ric A., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Based on the experiences of teachers, principals, and parents involved in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), this book is a collection of accounts and reflections by teachers or administrators who have engaged in developing and implementing nongraded primary education programs. The articles in this book are: (1) "Reforming the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices