What's going on…

1977 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-32
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Home School ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Part C ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Title Iv ◽  
Oriented Activity

Home-School Math is the focus of a Title IV, Part C, grant in the St. Cloud school district. This project emphasizes materials for use by parents of children in grades K through 6 to help their children learn mathematics. Over 200 game-oriented activity kits for home or school use have been documented. The materials are available at cost. For additional information, contact Judith A. Maethner, Title IV Arithmetic Project, Seton Hall, 1204 Seventh Street South, St. Cloud, MN 56301.

What's Going On

1981 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 33
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
School District ◽  
Mastery Learning ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
School Year ◽  
Title Iv ◽  
School District Of Philadelphia ◽  
Learning School ◽  
Almost All

Students Master Mathematics in Philadelphia. The Division of Mathematics Education of the School District of Philadelphia, in cooperation with the Division of Affective Education, is providing inserv ice training in the techniques of mastery learning to several hundred teachers of grades 1-9. The basic assumption of “mastery learning” is that almost all students are capable of learning school subjects to a level of excellence, and that the primary goal of schoo is should be to define mastery levels and help all students reach them. Test results for the school year 1979-80 showed that 79% of the students using the mastery learning approach achieved the desired mastery. The project is funded through Title IV-C ESEA. For additional information contact Alexander Tobin, Director, Mathematics Education, School District of Philadelphia, Administration Building Room 310, 21st and the Parkway, Philadel phia, PA 19103.

Kindling the Spark

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Haroutounian
Keyword(s):  
Musical Training ◽  
Music Educators ◽  
Home School ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Specialized Schools ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Private Studio ◽  
Different Levels

Gathering perspectives of musical talent from the psychological, musical, and educational fields, Kindling the Spark is the only single sourcebook that defines musical talent and provides practical strategies for identifying and nurturing it. Joanne Haroutounian uses her experience as teacher, researcher, and parent to clarify central issues concerning talent recognition and development in a way that will easily appeal to a wide audience. The book describes the different stages of development in musical training, including guidelines for finding a suitable teacher at different levels, social and psychological aspects that impact musical training, and research on talent development by ages and stages from infancy and preschool years through the teen years. An important feature of the book are "sparkler exercises" designed to provoke observable talent behavior in home, school, and studio settings. The book also includes an Appendix of Resources which lists books, media, organizations, and specialized schools that offer additional information on musical talent, identification, and development. For music educators in both public school and private studio settings--as well as for parents and their musically inclined children--Kindling the Spark provides an invaluable summary of the research on talent and a wealth of resources for developing it.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS E. H. CHRISTOPHERSON LECTURESHIP ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH—1994

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
International Child

The American Academy of Pediatrics is requesting nominations for the 1994 E. H. Christopherson Lectureship on International Child Health. Nominees must be internationally recognized individuals (not necessarily physicians) who have made significant contributions to international child health. The nomination deadline is January 31, 1994. For additional information contact: Jean Dow, MEd, Director of the Division of Medical Journals, or Kyle Ostler, Division Secretary, American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Tel.:800-433-9016.

What's Going On…

1977 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 377-378
Author(s):  
Jane Donnelly Gawronski
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
State Department ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Mathematics Educators ◽  
Executive Secretary ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Department Of Education

Fractions in the mathematics curriculum is the subject of a position paper developed by a group of mathematics educators in Minnesota. Because of poor results in the topic of fractions on assessment programs, the participants recommended, among other things, that the teaching of the algorithms of operations with fractions be postponed until grades 7 and 8. They also emphasize the use of manipulatives in the development of concepts dealing with fractions. The paper was the result of a weekend conference cosponsored by the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Minnesota State Department of Education. For additional information, contact Helen Kock, MCTM Executive Secretary, MECC, 2520 Broadway Drive, St. Paul, MN 55113.

What's Going On

1978 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Jane Donnelly Gawronski
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Educational Needs Assessment ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Innovative Program

Educational needs assessment project in Wyoming is designed to assess discrepancies between the mathematical skills that Wyoming teachers believe graduating high school students should possess and the skills that such students can actually demonstrate. Fifty-six competencies were translated into test items that were administered to 869 of the state's approximately 6000 seniors. The students' performance on each item was compared with the expectations of the teacher committee, with a discrepancy of ten percentage points being considered “educationally significant.” For additional information contact Gayle Lain, Coordinator of Innovative Program Development, Wyoming State Department of Education, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002.

Health and Drug Education—How Effective?

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley Zimering
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Health Educator ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Study Team ◽  
Health Programming

The total study comprises over one hundred and ninety pages of tables, narrative, conclusions, and recommendations for the administrator and health educator. The essence of this article is to guide a school district in its attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of their health programming. The author will attempt to provide additional information and help upon request. Additional members of the study team are Michael Koss, Glenn A. Gorlitsky and Andy I. Bern.

What's Going On

1978 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Instruction ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Learning Mathematics

The Mathematics Learning Clinic at Arizona State University gives teachers experience in a clinical approach to the mastery of diagnostic/corrective theories and techniques of classroom mathematics instruction. The clinic also provides diagnostic/prescriptive help to a limited number of children experiencing difficulty in learning mathematics. For additional information contact Jon M. Englehardt, Mathematics Learning Clinic, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281.

What's Going On…

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Hanel
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
The Third ◽  
Title Iv

Microcomputers in Education. The Robbinsdale Public Schools in Minnesota are in the third year of a Title IV-C project to develop and test microcomputer programs for grades K-6. The programs are suggested by teachers, programmed within the project by students, and classroom-tested with the appropriate age group. Inservice training has been provided for all the staff and key teachers. All 120 programs run on the Commodore 8K PET, with selected programs available for the APPLE and ATARI. The programs are available for purchase. For more information contact Bill Heck, Microcomputers in Education, Robbinsdale Schools, 4148 Winnetka Avenue, N., Minneapolis, MN 55427.

What's going on

1976 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 603-604
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Geometric Constructions ◽  
Magic Squares ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Number Systems ◽  
Past Summer

Do students enjoy and benefit from attending mathematics workshops? Both the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers of Mathematics believe so. They are supporting Garfield Heights Junior High School in presenting Numbers Up-Numbers Down, a morning of mathematics workshops for students in grades five through nine. Students from the entire Greater Cleveland area may attend. The topics of the workshops are from the realm of recreational mathematics and include magic squares, Moebius strips, mazes, number systems, curve stitching, geometric constructions, topological puzzles, and so on. The unique feature of the program is that all workshop leaders and presiders are themselves students currently in grades eight through ten who spent time this past summer preparing for workshops. For additional information contact Joseph Kern, Garfield Heights Junior High School, 4900 Turney Road, Garfield Heights, OH 44125.

What's Going On

1977 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 27
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
La Jolla ◽  
Mathematics Department

Providing Nonstandard Instruction In Mathematics for interested fourth, fifth, and sixth graders was the purpose of an extracurricular mathemat ics club in the Solana Beach School District. Plans for this year include an extension course for kids and parents in the spring. Additional information may be obtained from John Wavrik Mathematics Department, C-102, University of Californ ia at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.

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