Suggests activities that reading staff developers can use to "unfreeze" staff members, building an interest in and a state of readiness for the program steps to be discussed. The suggested activities call for the active mental and physical involvement of staff members. (GT)

Cooperative learning encompasses both a teaching philosophy and instructional methods that encourage students to work together to maximize learning. This article examines the rationale for incorporating cooperative learning in health education, reviews cooperative-learning basics, and provides an example of cooperative-learning technique in health…

This paper discusses cooperative learning, a technique in which students work in small heterogeneous learning groups. Following a definition of cooperative learning, the paper describes the most widely used cooperative learning methods, including Student Teams-Achievement Divisions (STAD), Teams-Games-Tournament (TGT), Jigsaw, Learning Together,…

This study examines the roles of freedom and play in creativity instruction. A trial operation of a creativity training program is described including a workshop with 18 sixth- and eighth-grade students. The program emphasizes three basic concepts: freedom, playfulness and warm interpersonal relationships. Group activities and dramatic techniques…

Selected literature pertaining to the frequency and effects of competitive and cooperative classroom situations among different age groups is analyzed and summarized focusing on student and teacher attitudes, the influence of teacher attitudes, the need for cooperation, and teacher selection of goal structure. (JMF)

A recent Pennsylvania case, "Student Coalition for Peace v. Lower Merion School District Board of Directors," has established the principle that outsiders who are not invited by student groups have no right of access to school facilities under the Equal Access Act. (TE)

Describes the Child Development Project in California, which holds that academic and character education are equally important goals for schools. The project has been established to produce long-lasting effects on children's "prosocial" development. (MD)

Noting that careful selection of assemblies can result in meaningful programs functioning as supplements to classroom learning and bridges to the community, this article describes one principal's assembly planning considerations and procedures. (MJL)

In three British studies of classroom group work in the lower three forms, researchers found that in 35 lessons, when teachers did use groups, they used them primarily to organize their classes and not to achieve specific educational objectives. Teachers usually assigned individual learning tasks. (AM)

Described are graphing activities which can be instrumental in introducing the mathematics concepts of counting, sorting, grouping, and comparing on the primary level. On the intermediate level, these activites can be used to introduce collecting and sorting unorganized data, and creating graphs to represent the data. (Author/TG)

Students play the role of members serving on a Wisconsin school forest advisory committee. Through these roles students begin to explore and understand the complex considerations that influence the management of an imaginary school forest, including both educational and forest management needs. Analytical, problem-solving, and consensus-building…

The use of cooperative learning to teach mathematics to students with learning disabilities is explored. Cooperative learning components are described, including lesson preparation, lesson instruction, and lesson evaluation. An example of using cooperative learning to teach mathematics is provided, along with a table of examples of cooperative…

Provides suggestions to help choral directors avoid creating unhealthy singing habits in their choir members. Focuses on topics such as the importance of a well planned repertoire, signs of unhealthy singing, and listening to student thoughts about their singing. (CMK)

This article describes the activities of the Continental Mathematics League, which offers a series of meets for children in grades 3 though 9. In addition, a Calculus League and a Computer Contest are offered. The league allows schools to participate by mail so that rural schools can participate. (CR)

This article includes a rationale for including affective objectives in instructional goals, a discussion of literature related to the affective domain, and several learning activities that utilize outdoor education to address affective objectives. (IAH)