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Key Dimensions of School Life.
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Martinez, Miriam; Perez, Bertha; Cook, Gillian – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Discusses the "Gardendale Family"--a vertically aligned team of K-6 classrooms. Notes that the family sought to develop a sense of community within the school; promote family involvement; develop a cognitively engaging and culturally connected curriculum; engage students in authentic learning; and develop programs to encourage individual…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Reflections/Selected Readings.
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Cook, Gillian; Gorman, Arlene; Junco, Carol; Martinez, Miriam; Perez, Bertha; Torres, Azucena; Tschoepe, Mary – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Offers reflections on lingering issues raised in this themed issue on the "Gardendale Family": maintaining the integrity of the family; issues of time; curriculum standards; and effects on the rest of the school. Offers a bibliography of works considering the global concerns which prompted the formation of the Gardendale Family. (SR)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Community Connections: The Madonna Center Project.
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Junco, Carol; Cook, Gillian – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Explores benefits derived from the "Gardendale Family" (a vertically aligned team of K-6 classrooms in which students remain throughout their elementary school careers). Highlights a community-based research project which served as a vehicle for fostering cross-age learning opportunities, connecting students' learning to their community,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Activities, Cross Age Teaching, Educational Change