Educatonal Censorship: elementary style.
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(8 pp) Efforts to make fundamental changes in public schooling for the 21st century face a number of obstacles. Among the significant threats to these efforts are challenges from conservative citizen groups objecting to particular instructional strategies and materials. Challenges by these groups to the public school curriculum are increasing dramatic; according to People for the American Way, the number of reported incidents was 50% higher in 1991-92 than in the previous school year Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Effective Approaches to Teaching
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A 5 page paper providings an overview of the perspectives of Vito Perrone as they relate to Fenstermacher and Soltis' Approaches to Teaching. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Effective School Leadership
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This 7 page paper discusses specific issues related to effective school leadership: maintaining high faculty morale, parent involvement, and inservice training. The writer begins with confirmation of the importance of the principal and how the role of the principal has changed. Sergiovanni's nine essential tasks of the principal are also mentioned. Teacher morale is approached with a study that illustrates some of the many behaviors that positively or negatively affect teacher morale. Ideas to improve morale are provided. The writer then discusses the importance of parent involvement and how principals and teachers might gain more involvement. Finally, the issue of the importance of staff development or inservice training is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Effective Technology Training For Teachers
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This 5 page paper discusses effective technology training. The essay begins with general comments, including some essential components of any effective staff development program. The writer then relates six different programs that were highly successful in training teachers to use technology. The essay concludes with tips to improve technology training. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGtcht.rtf

Effective Writing Through Knowledge Transformation
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This 9 page paper evaluates the concepts of knowledge transformation and knowledge telling. Ideas for effective writing are relayed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Eighth and Ninth Graders and Learning to Write -- Perspective of a Behaviorist
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This 4 page report discusses the processes associated with improving the writing skills of 8th and 9th grade students through a number of behavioral processes combined with actual skills development. The challenge is to establish a program, along with all the many other programs that middle school students and high school freshmen must deal with that will assist in enhancing written language skills. No bibliography.
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Elementary Principals' Views on Administration
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A 5 page paper discussing an interview with two elementary school principals. These principals feel that most of their students' parents care, and they are adamant that all of their teachers do. One pervasive problem is that everyone suffers time pressures today, and everyone - including children - experience frustration over how slowly improvement can appear. One gratifying attitude is that all involved, including parents, appear to be hopeful. Administrators, teachers and parents all are aware that practices need to change, though few have definite ideas of what form those changes should take. No sources listed.
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Elementary School Career Guidance Program Proposal
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This 5 page paper responds to a scenario provided by the student wherein students have noted they are bored with the career guidance activities and gender bias exists among the students. This is a proposal that begins with a short overview about today's thoughts of career guidance in elementary schools. The writer then proposes two activities and one career guidance program for the school. Each recommendation notes the objective and expected outcome. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGelcrg.rtf

Elements of Teacher Effectiveness
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This 5 page paper explores studies in teaching methodology and effectiveness. Some helpful strategies are included but the paper focuses on applicable literature.Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Eliminating Ethnocentrism In The Classroom
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A 5 page paper. Despite years of presenting multicultural curriculum, ethnocentrism still exists in our nation's classrooms. This essay discusses approaches and strategies that can be used at the elementary and secondary levels to eliminate ethnocentric attitudes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emotional Growth Boarding Schools: Beneficial or Harmful?
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A 5 page paper which discusses emotional growth boarding schools across the country. The paper primarily addresses the CADU schools. The paper presents information, examining whether these boarding schools are beneficial or harmful to students. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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English Education Over The Last 100 Years And Effect Of Drama
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A 20 page paper. Part A provides an overview of education over the last 100 years beginning with the Committee of Ten. The emphasis is on English education. Part B discusses how drama has been and is being used in English and language arts classes. Experts discussed include Heathcote, Spolin, Applebee, and Courtney, among others. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
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