Surveys of cooperating and student teachers examined what cooperative teachers were already teaching student teachers about classroom management. Results indicated that cooperating teachers were generally not aware of specific authors or books about classroom management and were not going to teach a specific knowledge base about management to…

Devised an instrument to screen for attitudes toward systematic supervisory behavior, perceptions of factors impacting supervision, and beliefs about preferences for and styles of supervision. Surveys of physical education cooperating teachers only found significant results on one subscale: cooperating teachers who coached, taught high school, or…

Describes professional development programs that lead to the creation of successful inclusive school programs, arguing that traditional professional development is often not effective and recommending that if professional development is to result in significant changes in teachers' classroom practices, these programs must be tailored to the…

Describes a research project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education which involved over 100 classrooms. The project targeted variables essential for successful inclusion and described the relationships among teachers, classrooms, and school characteristics necessary for effective inclusion. Lessons learned emphasized developing teacher…

Describes a model class for instructing general and special educators in best practices in inclusive education. The class emphasized cooperative learning and decision making, highly structured problem solving activities, and use of in vivo case studies involving children with disabilities in local schools. These components were designed to model…

Argues that full inclusion capitalizes on emotions, and differences among students are very real. Some students need very structured environments not provided by full inclusion. Referring to the history of U.S. special education, the paper expresses concern that full inclusion would undo previous progress and concludes that it is impossible to…

Examines historical perspectives, current practices, and research on the inclusion of students who are deaf and hard of hearing in general education settings, noting that the direction and impact of the inclusion movement is still to be determined and explaining that there will never be one model of inclusion that is the solution for all children…

Relates the experiences of a young, disabled Amish woman in a teacher preparation program, emphasizing the cultural conflicts and personal sacrifices she encountered while pursuing her teaching degree. This student's story emphasizes the ongoing need for appreciating multiculturalism in the United States, examining the responsibility of educators…

Provides an overview of gifted education as viewed by contemporary leaders and researchers in the field, who responded to questions about past, present, and future issues, focusing on the accomplishments of gifted education, core non-negotiables about educating gifted children that all teachers should know, and future challenges and directions.…

Followed four gifted and talented students over several years to examine the nature of their educations and the differentiation offered to them. Based on problems in their programs unearthed through the case studies, systematic interventions were implemented to improve differentiation for each student personally. Results support personalized…

Describes the experiences of elementary students and teachers embarking on a mathematics differentiation project in which teachers received training in curriculum modification. Data from interviews, focus groups, and observations suggest that a modified or enhanced curriculum unit, with appropriate, escalated learning goals and authentic resources…

Ten suggestions for weaving information on gifted students into various preservice experiences include: a unit in other education courses, a guest lecture in colleagues' classes, a course project, guided reflections in observation and/or field experiences, short course for credit, independent study, workshops, local conference presentations,…

Describes the experiences of four veteran teachers who came to teach in a residential high school for gifted adolescents and participated in peer coaching, study groups, and mentoring. This faculty development exposed them to advanced content and higher order thinking strategies, which were the very same skills they were encouraged to use to…

Analyzes three common learning style inventories (LSIs)-- 4MAT System, Dunn's LSI, and Renzulli and Smith's LSI--matching them to the most compatible teaching strategies. The paper presents tables to help teachers select the most appropriate teaching strategies, makes suggestions for selecting and designing LSIs, and discusses practical…

Describes a project called Teaching and Learning Together, which brings preservice teachers into direct dialogue with high school students with the goals of helping preservice teachers see the students behind any cultural stereotypes the teachers may possess and teaching them to attend to high school students and analyze the pedagogical…