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Cooperative Learning

Creative and Critical Thinking

Dancing to Integrated Rythms: a Model for Active Academics

Diagnostic Evaluation

Early Childhood Education - Getting Off on the Right Foot

Integrating the Arts Across the Curriculum - Why and How?

Integrating the Curriculum

Multicultural Education - Celebrating Diversity

New Technologies and Integrated Curriculum

Non-Graded Elementary School - From Theory to Practice

Physical Education: More Than Just Games

Reading Strategies That Work

Study Skills

Successful Strategies for a Differentiated Classroom

Teaching and Learning the Skills of Peacemaking

Teaching with the Brain in Mind

The Neglected Intelligence - Body-Kinesthetic

The School Curriculum: What Changes are Needed to Meet Student Needs?

The Tyranny of Standardized Tests

Using Portfolios to Improve Student Thinking, Motivation, and Responsibility

Visual Arts for Classroom Teachers


Curriculum, Instruction and Evaluation
Professional Development Opprtunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Early Childhood Education - Getting Off on the Right Foot

Parents and teachers want children to succeed in school. "Getting Off On the Right Foot" emphasizes prevention, early intervention for children beginning to have difficulties in school and close home-school cooperation and support.

Topics:

Characteristics of the young child

Developmentally appropriate activities for home and school

Specific strategies that engage children's full attention

Facilitating language development through sensory-motor integration activities

Issues related to early childhood assessment, curriculum, evaluation and reporting practices