FF 2000 Sessions on Curriculum and Instruction

The following sessions were given at Fall Forum 2000 in Providence, Rhode Island. In order to view session descriptions below and contact presenters, you must be a member the CES Interactive Area. Click here to join.

"A Taste of the Arts": Fostering Student Independence, Curriculum Diversity, and Community Connections in the Humanities

A Coalescence of Essential Systems: Our CES Approach to High School Science

Advisory All Day Long

An Epic Battle: State Graduation Requirements vs. Senior Projects

Anatomy of a "Novel" Novel: Constructing Innovative Lesson Plans Using Literature

Are Research Papers Worthwhile?

Artists as Educators, Educators as Artists: Arts Across the School

Authors' Cafe

Being There: How Fourth Graders Learned About Colonial America Through Journal Writing and Role Playing

Beyond the Dead White Men: Using Socratic Seminars With African American Males

Building a Bridge of Acceptance

Building on Excellence

Cities in Motion: History in Action

Conversation is Essential: The Paideia Seminar in a Working, Thinking Classroom

Creatively Cultivating Content Concepts

Crossing Borders: Integrating English and Social Studies Curricula Within a Study of U.S. Immigration

Developing Purposeful Lessons Around Essential Learnings and Standards

Dramatic Structures: Skills of Presentation for Lasting Learning

Dropping the Bomb: Using History and Science to Explore Ethical Decision-Making

Embracing the Common Principles in a First Grade Classroom Using the Four Block Literacy Program

Engaging Students in the Study of Ancient Civilizations

Envisioning Your School and Community: Using Pinhole Photography in the Core Curriculum

Equity in the Mathematics Classroom: Meeting Needs in a Heterogeneous Setting

Evolution in Any Environment! An Interdisciplinary Course Framework for Student Inquiry

Exploring Essential Moral Questions in the Classroom

Four-Subject Interdisciplinary Unit: 80 Students, October Sky, Rocketry and Effective Heterogeneity

From Conflict to Community: Counteracting the Effects of an "Argument Culture" on Inquiry-Based Learning

From Experience to Meaning: Facilitation Techniques for the Classroom

From Hip-Hop to Hamlet: Strategies to Develop the Voice, Skills and Habits of a Life-Long Learner

From Mickey Mouse to Photojournals: Embedding Our "Habits of Mind"

Getting Out of the Way: Implications for Teacher Practice and Student Achievement

Good Morning, Ted! Building a School Culture That Inspires Respectful and Independent Learners

History--Who Cares? Attracting and Maintaining Student Focus

How a Whole School Learns Together: Developing School-Wide Projects

How Does Integrated Science Work in High School?

Interdisciplinary Curricula That Works: A Music and Mathematics Model

Is It Mastery or Student-Centered Learning? Can It Be Both?

It's Human Nature: Creating a Safe, Open, Honest, and Intellectually Stimulating Classroom

Kid Writing: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Writing in the Early Primary Classroom


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