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Peer reviewedBass, Jo Ann F. – Rural Educator, 1995
Discusses ways to integrate literature with rural themes into content-area teaching for rural elementary students, including such methods as read-aloud sessions, a classroom reading center, and sustained silent reading. Outlines 10 daily lesson plans integrating textbook and literature in an example of a fourth-grade social studies unit on the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Pastoral Literature, Rural Education
Peer reviewedMcClain, Ruth A. – Rural Educator, 1997
An English teacher at a rural high school discusses how she taught a literature class by having students stage a mock trial involving the characters Beowulf and Grendel. As a result, students gained knowledge not only about the literature but also about the legal system. Includes guidelines for using role-playing activities in the classroom. (LP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, English Teachers, Experiential Learning, High School Students
Peer reviewedRural Educator, 2002
In addition to her "never give up on any student" philosophy, Lois Rodgers has created an integrated, thematic curricular design that uses the brain's methods of transferring knowledge to long-term retention. She collaborates with community members, teachers, and students to improve teaching and learning. Her school is recognized…
Descriptors: Awards, Change Agents, Educational Cooperation, Rural Education
Peer reviewedClement, Mary – Rural Educator, 2002
An education methods teacher evaluated her own teaching while supervising two former students during their student teaching semester. She found that her students used some of her methods, but there were some things that only the cooperating teachers could teach. Cooperating teachers need more staff development and should work more closely with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedSumpter, R. David; Benson, Tammy – Rural Educator, 1995
AIDS education should not only focus on prevention but also promote decision-making skills and values as a basis for adolescent behavior. Activities that can be integrated with language arts for rural middle school students include role playing, reading and writing assignments about famous people afflicted with AIDS, round-table discussions, and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Decision Making Skills, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewedAram, Roberta; Breck, Susan; Saunders, Georgianna – Rural Educator, 2002
A summer professional development institute introduces middle school teachers to interdisciplinary work and development of local place-based units. Teachers learn to develop a common experience, use tools of inquiry for their own discipline, communicate their findings, and respect both disciplinary and shared interdisciplinary understanding.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Risk Students, Institutes (Training Programs), Integrated Curriculum
