An interdisciplinary English-Social Studies-art-music seminar taught by several staff members is proposed in an article in the Maine English Bulletin. Required courses such as English and Social Studies represent the core of the program which is enriched by the introduction of art and music. The curriculum is constructed around broad questions…

A team-teaching program in ninth-grade world history at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts, is described. Developed by the teachers who share the course, the program emphasizes flexibility in classroom arrangement and learning group size in order to serve the needs of individual students. The goals of the team…

The Schenectady Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (I. R. I. T.) Program, funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III, is designed to provide intensive reading instruction to 135 students from eight elementary schools in the district. The students, mostly third and some fourth graders, are nominated by their classroom teachers…

Discusses a course intended to: (1) foster a two-way interaction and commitment between the university and the hispanic community; (2) acquaint students with the local resources for using Spanish and with local manifestations of Hispanic culture patterns; and (3) experiment with team teaching. (Author/NCR)

A high school pilot program is described in which 10 special education staff members provided services to 33 regular educators and 83 learning handicapped students in regular classrooms. Implications for defining the structure and service delivery of an effective program and the teacher competencies needed for successful implementation are…

A study investigated the effectiveness of a structured, collaborative co-planning model. Participants were 28 general education and special education teachers, who participated in extant team or co-teaching arrangements in grades 4-12 general education classes. The model was designed to increase: (1) the number of instructional interventions…

This study described the experiences of five interns and their cooperating teachers during internships in high school language arts classrooms that included diverse students and used team teaching. The study investigated participants' perceptions and experiences in this type of classroom versus previous experiences in inclusive classrooms without…

The authors' activities in co-teaching an engineering design course across the Atlantic, at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA, and at Delft University of Technology (DUT), the Netherlands, at the same time, required the use of information and communication tools for communication and collaboration purposes between students and between…

This volume explores the academic issue: what is knowledge and what gives it its authority. The book makes three related points: (1) colleges and universities must think of themselves not as stores of knowledge but as institutions of reacculturation; (2) college and university professors must view themselves not as purveyors of information but as…

To serve exceptional students effectively, all professionals involved must share responsibilities as members of a team. Other issues facing special education professionals include feelings of territoriality, opposition to mainstreaming, and strategies for change. (CJ)

The article describes two elementary level basic skills programs operating in Alabama, one tailored for and operating throughout the state, and the other funded for 10 Appalachian Alabama schools by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The article details the way two schools use their ARC funds. (SB)

Initial efforts at the University of North Carolina to develop a social science curriculum that is relevant to medical practice are reported. Descriptions of course content, format, teaching strategies, and course evaluation are included with a focus on the question of relevance. (Author/JMD)

A method for obtaining medical students' evaluations of multiple-instructor courses is described. Objectives of the evaluation method are: to increase response rate; to reduce administrative problems; to obtain evaluations at the time of the lecture; to avoid overburdening students; and to avoid confusion. (MH)

A beginning course in teacher education offered by the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Arizona is described. The course features team teaching with large and small group instruction and directed study, student contracts, and observation/participation in the local schools. (JMD)

Describes how teachers in Alaska are using the Natural Support Matrix and Cooperative Learning Planning System to fully include junior high students with disabilities. The model involves collaborative teaming by teachers, development of a student's individual natural support matrix which correlates general and special education services with the…