Discusses a master class (conducted at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English) that focuses on supporting student responses to literature within the context of an undergraduate or graduate course in children's literature. Notes that at the conclusion of this successful session, participants generated numerous strategies…

This formative evaluation report documents the progress made by the Holliday Montessori Magnet Elementary School (Kansas City, Missouri) during the first year of implementation of Montessori themes. The evaluation was based on the goals established by the Holliday Montessori Site Plan and the Long-Range Magnet School Plan. Examined were enrollment…

This paper reports the results of a statewide survey of elementary school principals by the Illinois State Board of Education to obtain information on the status of early childhood education in Illinois public and nonpublic schools. Such information has important implications for principals developing policies and programs, for determining the…

This publication contains reference materials and activities for teachers in a staff development program in New York City, teaching grades 3 and 6. The program combines content and methodology. Sections in the publication include: (1) Student Verbalization Resources; (2) Manipulative Resources; (3) Probability, Statistics, and Graph Resources; (4)…

A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT OF IMPROVEMENT IN LEARNING FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, SCHOOLS UNDER A FORD FOUNDATION GRANT. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE METHOD OF CHOOSING THE 28 PROGRAMS, THEIR GOALS, THEIR ORGANIZATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE PLANS OF EACH. THE LIST OF PROGRAMS BY NAME INCLUDES--(1)…

The opportunities and role of the counselor in education are expanding, partially due to the increasing numbers of Mexican American students and their demands for equal education. While many researchers have traced the problem of poor education for Mexican American children to their cultural and family background, both teachers and counselors have…

This book tells the stories of teachers who, guided by evolving understandings of constructivist mathematics learning, are meeting the challenge of reconstructing their teaching practice. Although the stories all reflect the experiences of a single in-service program, SummerMath for Teachers, each exemplifies an aspect of the change process…

In order to ensure that American students are technologically functional, teachers and others concerned must provide students with the environment necessary to maximize learning in the area of science and technology. Recognizing a critical need for teacher training, innovative strategies, and materials for integrating technology into the…

This paper presents a review of the literature and results of a study on regular teacher attitudes toward mainstreaming of students with disabilities in regular classes. Emphasis is on mainstreaming experiences in Illinois, especially Chicago, public schools. These efforts are related to concepts of the least restrictive environment and the…

The two British authors visited a conference for primary mathematics teachers in Belgium. This paper records synposes of the four principal lectures given, and a discussion of the differences between British and Belgian views of the nature of mathematics and mathematics education. (SD)

Six necessary considerations to be dealt with when planning individualized elementary school mathematics programs are described. (SD)

The counselor may not be able to change student attending behavior directly but can improve teacher understanding and skill in meeting the needs of problem students through guidance-based staff development. This article describes an experience in providing an in-service teacher program. (Author/HMV)

This article reports how a coeducational family life and sex education project was initiated at the elementary level and integrated into the Health and Family Life Education Project of the Cleveland Public Schools. (Author/JA)

This study sought to identify differences and similarities between principals' and teachers' perceptions of the elementary reading program and staff development. Subjects of the study were 245 primary and intermediate teachers and 51 elementary school principals. Data for the study were gathered by means of two sets of questionnaires which were…

This study examined teachers' beliefs about how reading takes place and how reading processes develop. Subjects, 25 first-, fourth-, and sixth-grade teachers in five different Venezuelan schools, were administered protocols that consisted of a researcher/teacher conference, classroom observation, and an inventory designed to identify beliefs about…