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Foreword, Tweed W. Ross
Foreword, Tweed W. Ross
Educational Considerations
Information technology has presented the educational establishment with a number of perplexing problems. To date most problems have been related to ways of effectively using these new tools to improve instructional delivery.
Some Questions About Distance Learning And The Role Of The University, W. Franklin Spikes
Some Questions About Distance Learning And The Role Of The University, W. Franklin Spikes
Educational Considerations
One can easily argue that the world of higher education is a microcosm of today’s larger society. While colleges and universities have traditionally been organized around what some suggest are the rather ethereal pursuits of learning, teaching, and research, today’s campuses are increasing being challenged by the same intense, substantial and practical social issues that are present in the more broadly defined world that exists outside of their boundaries.
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 27, No. 1, Fall 1999, Tweed W. Ross
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 27, No. 1, Fall 1999, Tweed W. Ross
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for the special theme issue on Technology - Vol. 27, no. 1, Fall 1999
Online Instruction As A Pedagogy: Implications For Higher Education Faculty, Edward L. Meyen
Online Instruction As A Pedagogy: Implications For Higher Education Faculty, Edward L. Meyen
Educational Considerations
Because online instruction incorporates instructional design and management, asynchronous learning, the process of communication, technology, and the opportunity for accountability in the teaching/learning process, it can be considered a form of pedagogy.
Collaboration And Conflict: Multi-Disciplinary Teams Developing Multimedia For Preservice And Inservice Education, Linda P. Thurston
Collaboration And Conflict: Multi-Disciplinary Teams Developing Multimedia For Preservice And Inservice Education, Linda P. Thurston
Educational Considerations
Interactive multimedia is becoming a fixed feature in the delivery of instruction at all educational levels. The process of multimedia places the learning potential of technology in the hands of the learner and such features as screen design, interactivity, audio and video elements, and learner control and navigation are educationally effective.
Linking Collaborating Special Education Teachers, Ann Knackendoffel
Linking Collaborating Special Education Teachers, Ann Knackendoffel
Educational Considerations
Few would disagree with the following statement: When students participate, they learn more. Yet, novice and experienced teachers alike can attest to many students being passive participants in their coursework.
The Great Stereopticon Revisited, G. Daniel Harden
The Great Stereopticon Revisited, G. Daniel Harden
Educational Considerations
In 1948 Richard Weaver, a somewhat reclusive professor of literature at the University of Chicago, produced what came to be the widely acclaimed and quoted book, Ideas Have Consequences. The work received critical commentary at the time from both enthusiasts and detractors.
Privacy, Information Technology, And The Educational Process, Tweed W. Ross
Privacy, Information Technology, And The Educational Process, Tweed W. Ross
Educational Considerations
In the middle of the Information Age (Toffler) educational institutions have focused on a wide range of issues relative to the application of new information technologies. Child safety on the worldwide has been a great concern for schools.
Information Literacy And The Internet: Transforming The Practice Of Teaching And Corresponding Ethical Consequences, Gerald D. Bailey, David Pownell
Information Literacy And The Internet: Transforming The Practice Of Teaching And Corresponding Ethical Consequences, Gerald D. Bailey, David Pownell
Educational Considerations
Technology pioneers have witnessed an interesting evolution of the computer over the last thirty years. In the 1970s, educators saw computers as a way of “crunching numbers.”
Promise Or Peril? Electronic Technologies, Equity, And Marginalized Students, Denise M. Dalamio
Promise Or Peril? Electronic Technologies, Equity, And Marginalized Students, Denise M. Dalamio
Educational Considerations
The ability to access electronic mail (e-mail), the Internet (Net), and the World Wide Web (Web) have become life skills for the 21st century. Internet users have almost instant access to facts, figures, databases, public archives, libraries, and information from around the world.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 27 (1) Full Issue, Tweed W. Ross
Educational Considerations, Vol. 27 (1) Full Issue, Tweed W. Ross
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 27 (1) Fall 1999 - Full issue
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 26, No. 2, Spring 1999, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 26, No. 2, Spring 1999, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 26, no. 2, Spring 1999, a theme issue on ESL (English as a Second Language)
Supporting Dual Calp Development Among Second Language Learners: The Two-Way Model Revisited, Richard Gomez Jr., Leo Gomez
Supporting Dual Calp Development Among Second Language Learners: The Two-Way Model Revisited, Richard Gomez Jr., Leo Gomez
Educational Considerations
The most common bilingual education programs, early and late exit transitional bilingual models, are consistently undermined by external factors.
Meeting The Challenge Of Linguistic Diversity: A Comprehensive Approach To School Restructuring, Nancy L. Commins, Ofelia B. Miramontes, Adel Nadeau
Meeting The Challenge Of Linguistic Diversity: A Comprehensive Approach To School Restructuring, Nancy L. Commins, Ofelia B. Miramontes, Adel Nadeau
Educational Considerations
The theme of this special issue attests to the growing awareness that to be truly prepared for the 21st century, educators must be ready and able to address the needs of the increasing numbers of linguistically diverse students. In doing so, they will discover that while the challenges are many, these students bring a new richness to the communities in which they live and have had a positive impact on the schools they attend.
The False Dichotomy Between Esl And Transitional Bilingual Education Programs: Issues That Challenge All Of Us, Kathy Escamilla
The False Dichotomy Between Esl And Transitional Bilingual Education Programs: Issues That Challenge All Of Us, Kathy Escamilla
Educational Considerations
Over the past three decades, the number of culturally and linguistically diverse students in U.S. schools has grown at a rapid rate.
Family Storytelling: Involving Caregivers In Promoting Successful Early Language And Literacy Development, Catherine Gutierrez-Gomez
Family Storytelling: Involving Caregivers In Promoting Successful Early Language And Literacy Development, Catherine Gutierrez-Gomez
Educational Considerations
There is increasing evidence that reinforces the belief that having strong oral experiences prior to entering school is one of the predictors for later success in literacy learning.
Preparing Today’S Teachers For Tomorrow’S Children, Socorro Herrera, Robert Fanning
Preparing Today’S Teachers For Tomorrow’S Children, Socorro Herrera, Robert Fanning
Educational Considerations
Today’s social reality requires that educators throughout the United States face the challenges of teaching and preparing culturally and linguistically diverse students in the classroom.
Maximizing Technology In The Appropriate Instruction Of Second Language Learners: A Web Review, Della Ruth Perez
Maximizing Technology In The Appropriate Instruction Of Second Language Learners: A Web Review, Della Ruth Perez
Educational Considerations
In today’s global society, educators can use technology to equalize the distance that exists across cultures within and outside schools.
Plática As Critical Instruction: Talking With Bilingual Students About Their Reading, Leila Flores-Dueñas
Plática As Critical Instruction: Talking With Bilingual Students About Their Reading, Leila Flores-Dueñas
Educational Considerations
Throughout the time that I taught in elementary schools, I observed how countless bilingual learners were exited from language programs into all-English speaking classrooms as early as the 2nd grade.
Editor’S Foreword, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Editor’S Foreword, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Educational Considerations
This special issue of Educational Considerations focuses on emergent challenges and promising practices in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse [CLD] students in public schools, especially those in ESL classrooms.
Standards-Based Assessment For English Language Learners, Amie Beckett
Standards-Based Assessment For English Language Learners, Amie Beckett
Educational Considerations
What is the yardstick by which our students’ achievement is measured?
Cultural Influences And Interactions In The Esl Classroom, Otherine J. Neisler, Alyssa Nota
Cultural Influences And Interactions In The Esl Classroom, Otherine J. Neisler, Alyssa Nota
Educational Considerations
There are many students like Esperanza in American schools today. Cisneros’ character finds her identity anchored in her Hispanic name, yet is aware of the cultural diversity around her, particularly in school. Regardless of ethnic or linguistic background, students are influenced on a daily basis by cultural factors.
Effective Practices For English Language Learners, David Freeman, Yvonne Freeman
Effective Practices For English Language Learners, David Freeman, Yvonne Freeman
Educational Considerations
Effective teachers of English language learners follow sound principles as they develop curriculum.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 26 (2) Full Issue, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Educational Considerations, Vol. 26 (2) Full Issue, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol.26 (2) Spring 1999 - Full issue
Classic Impacts: A Qualitative Study Of Esl/Bled Programming, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Classic Impacts: A Qualitative Study Of Esl/Bled Programming, Kevin Murry, Socorro Herrera
Educational Considerations
In the last five years, educators in the state of Kansas have witnessed radical changes in their classroom environments which they have not been successfully prepared to address.