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Schachter, Ron – District Administration, 2009
It used to be that anyone who made it through the semester without cracking a textbook was supposed to be very brilliant or very lazy. But schools across the country--driven by concerns ranging from the financial to the pedagogical--are changing that stereotype, as they switch from conventional textbooks to electronic versions of the same or…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Educational Innovation, Instructional Materials, Electronic Publishing
Dessoff, Alan – District Administration, 2010
From replacing print textbooks with digital content created by teachers or gathered from outside sources to encouraging students to explore the world around them digitally, many districts are creating a new type of student-friendly teaching and learning environment that goes beyond just adding computers to classrooms. Through a wide range of…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Influence of Technology, Educational Technology, Textbooks
PRESSEY, SIDNEY L. – 1963
RESEARCH IN PROGRAMMED LEARNING REVEALS THAT IT IS USUALLY NO MORE EFFICIENT THAN THE USUAL STUDY-READING, AND IS ALWAYS MORE CLUMSY AND EXPENSIVE. TRIAL OF AN ALTERNATE AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE IS REPORTED. ISSUES OF LEARNING THEORY AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE ARE RAISED. A PROGRAMED SET OF 1110 WORDS WAS CONVERTED TO SIX SUCCINCT PARAGRAPHS…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Learning Theories
Berman, Sarah; And Others – 1980
To acquaint elementary school educators with instructional and resource materials available on cultural and global awareness, a guide has been prepared which: (1) discusses criteria for selecting materials for use in K-8 cultural awareness programs; and (2) includes an annotated bibliography of materials located in the Project Resource Center…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
SMITH, DAVID WAYNE – 1967
PRESENTED ARE A SELECTED GROUP OF PAPERS CHOSEN FROM THOSE GIVEN AT TWO INSTITUTES ON FOSTERING AND REINFORCING INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR IN SELECTED SCHOOL PERSONNEL. THE TOPICS PRESENTED INCLUDE--(1) THE VALUE OF RESEARCH IN THE CLASSROOM, (2) THE NECESSITY FOR TEACHERS TO BE INNOVATIVE, (3) THE FACTORS RELATED TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, (4) THE USE OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Administrators, Bibliographies