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Brimberry, Alice C. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1996
Discusses how study teams at one Texas elementary school function in helping the individual student, and provides an evaluation of this approach based on three examples: (1) the case study team; (2) the reading study team; and (3) the quality of life team. Lessons learned from this approach are explored. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Murphy, Mike; Arellano, Monica; Bryant, Heather; Christiansen, Maria – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
One Texas elementary school's teachers uncovered a straightforward method to raise achievement for every child who wasn't succeeding.
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Community Schools, Academic Achievement, Individual Needs
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Main, Melody; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Profiles a 16-week learning unit that led students to develop literacy in their native Spanish, as well as academic and computing skills. The reading and writing assignments incorporated grammar, geography, and local and family histories to create a sense of pride in the students' community and culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Traits, Elementary Education
Allen, Alma A.; Mountain, Lee – Computing Teacher, 1992
Describes a study that provided innercity fourth grade African-American students in Texas with hardware to participate in a telecommunications network to determine whether participation would increase their scores on statewide fifth grade math tests. Time online, content of programs, connections between math and language arts, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks