The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of an online discussion forum to support practicing elementary school teachers' professional development in mathematics. The forum is structured around teachers' sharing, discussing, and reflection upon the teaching of elementary mathematics. Third grade teachers (N=14) from three different…

Students find American History more interesting when they set out to make a movie of the gold rush. (GB)

This study investigated the effect of the presence or absence of a Videotape Recorder and the use of peer leadership versus supervisor leadership in critique sessions during the preservice training of elementary school teachers using microteaching. (Authors/JA)

This study raised the specific issue of whether or not there were differences between the ways in which elementary and secondary teachers diagnosed human relations problems encountered with pupils. In a comparative analysis, differences between the two groups occurred on seven of nine scales. (Authors/JA)

A program for prospective elementary school teachers was structured so that students' learning activities including continuous planning and evaluation, were metaphors for the experiences they wished to engender as professional teachers. The metaphorical principle is elaborated. (Author/JA)

Author feels that the new math programs still reflect the too-heavy input of the mathematicians to the comparative neglect of elementary school personnel and cognitive-development psychologists. (Author)

More children become more involved when right and wrong answers are subjects of inquiry. (Editor)

Teacher gets students involved in choosing and planning their class trips. (GB)

This article reports development of the Rochester School Competency Schedule, a 26-item factor-analytically derived inventory designed to measure the ways in which teachers catergorize student behavior. (Author)

Study of ordinary teachers working with their regular classes in a time period long enough to allow a judgment of stability. (Author/CB)

A new system of training elementary school teachers is proposed to meet demands resulting from a recent reorganization of elementary schools. (KM)

The project described here offers many teaching possibilities: it could stem from or lead into a study of architecture, and principles and elements of design; and stories based on the imaginary occupants of the house could bring correlation with language arts and creative writing. (Author/CB)

Article discusses the five units of the metric system that are most important for elementary school teachers. (GB)

In this study a significant relationship was found to exist between teachers' philosophy of human nature and nonverbal behavior used by teachers in the classroom. Specifically, high PHN teachers tended to use nonverbal communication of an indirect nature, while low PHN teachers tended to use nonverbal communication of a direct nature. (Author)

This study evaluated the objectives of the preservice elementary teacher education program at the University of Rochester; proposals for improvement of the program were also gathered. (BB)