Three phases of pupil involvement with school radio are considered: (1) pre-listening preparatory phase, (2) listening phase, and (3) post-listening. The importance of the teachers role in creating an atmosphere conducive to children's enjoyment of school radio is stressed. (Author/STS)

Provides six questions for teachers to consider before celebrating holidays with their pupils in order to make each celebration a more meaningful learning experience. (BR)

Discusses the role of the teacher in providing children with the opportunity to celebrate holidays and special events in order to foster respect for differences and similarities in traditions. (BR)

Stresses the importance of teacher awareness in helping children cope with divorce. Curriculum activities which present different life-styles and situations are suggested. (Author/DB)

Reviews information suggesting that chemical additives in food can cause hyperactivity and learning problems in young children. Suggests approaches that teachers can take to improve the diet of their pupils. (GC)

Describes how to use student-led class meetings to motivate student interest, class participation, responsibility. Includes how the practice works, steps in preparing for student-led meetings, and what teachers need to do to sustain their effectiveness. Also lists several community-building activities such as letters to students, before-school…

The role of regular elementary class teachers in implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for mainstreamed special education students was examined in a three phase study (student records review, teacher survey, and followup interview). The approach, based on role theory, examined the statistical independence of ratings according to…

Tips to break the tension and make parent-teacher conferences productive are offered. A reproducible page with suggestions for parents entitled "How To Get the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences" is included. (MT)

Describes the development of a writing teachers' network. Discusses some of the successes and the causes of friction in the group, noting that encouragement must come from within the group. (HTH)

Teachers in the school setting need to emphasize quality handwriting across the curriculum. Quality handwriting means that the written content is easy to read in either manuscript or cursive form. Handwriting achievement can be assessed, but not compared to the precision of assessing basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.…

Briefly describes how one elementary school teacher handled the death of a pet. A short bibliography of children's books that deal with the subject of death is included. (JMB)

Contends teachers must resist the temptation to suggest that, while children can create stories and melodies, they cannot create mathematics. Quotes mathematician G. H. Hardy: "A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a 'maker' of patterns." Considers mathematics should be able to stand up for itself. (BT)

Describes how teachers can improve students' learning by teaching them developmentally appropriate learning strategies. (12 references) (PKP)

Discusses students' learning engagement and describes a study that investigated whether teachers could accurately judge elementary school students' learning engagement with educational software. Explains teacher's use of a seven-level taxonomy to rate the frequency of different forms of engagement among 42 students interacting with different types…