| TABLE OF CONTENTS: DECEMBER 2004 • Volume 86 • Number 4 | ||
New for Members and Subscribers — visit the online version of the DEPARTMENTS 259 THE EDITOR'S PAGE, A Perennial Debate 260 WASHINGTON COMMENTARY, Spinning the Message on NCLB, by Anne C. Lewis 262 STATELINE, Keeping the Policy Burden in Check, by Kathy Christie 329 THOUGHTS ON TEACHING, The Theory of Everything and Yada, Yada, Yada, by Bobby Ann Starnes 331 RESEARCH, Value-Added Assessment Findings: Poor Kids Get Poor Teachers, by Gerald W. Bracey 333 TECHNOLOGY, Seasonal Shoppers' Guide, by Royal Van Horn 335 COURTSIDE, Foul Play?, by Perry A. Zirkel WEB WATCH,Understanding the Human Genome Project, by Sharon Grubka and Heather Jacobs, Inside Back Cover
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ON THE COVER Will you be prepared when "the Wedge" comes knocking on the door of your local high school biology class? Mark Terry, a veteran of more than three decades of science teaching, introduces readers to "the Wedge" and offers some advice on preparing to meet it. 264 One Nation, Under the Designer, by Mark Terry FEATURES A HOPEFUL LIGHT In these bleak days of December, Mimi Chenfeld shares stories of dedication, commitment, and -- above all -- hope. 271 Metaphors of Hope, by Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld ONLY CONNECT Marion Brady offers readers and their students a system for organizing and integrating the fragmented bits of information that the academic disciplines send their way. Bob and Sheri Vavilis share some conversations in which students come to see the importance of making just such connections. 276 Thinking Big: A Conceptual Framework for the Study of Everything, by Marion Brady 282 Why Are We Learning This? What Is This Stuff Good for, Anyway? The Importance of Conversation in the Classroom, by Bob Vavilis and Sheri L. Vavilis BULLYING 288 Interrupting the Cycle of Bullying and Victimization in the Elementary Classroom, by Karen Siris and Karen Osterman UNDERSTANDING MATHEMATICS As these two articles show, mathematics is about more than manipulating numbers. It's also about thinking mathematically, a skill that can be learned. 292 Real Math?, by Thomas C. O'Brien and Ann Moss 297 Supermath: An Alternative Approach to Improving Math Performance in Grades 4 Through 9, by Stanley Pogrow PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 304 The Looming Danger of a Two-Tiered Professional Development System, by Dennis Sparks NCLB 307 Stop the Insanity! It Takes a Team to Leave No Child Behind, by Sarah M. Butzin TEACHERS' POTPOURRI 310 I Want to Go Back to Jail, by Lynn Olcott 313 The Contents of My Backpack, by Arthur Goldman 318 From Votes to Dialogues: Clarifying the Role of Teachers' Voices in School Renewal, by Lew Allen 322 Political Glitches, by Robert Shaw REPORTING ON ACHIEVEMENT 324 The Case Against the Zero, by Douglas B. Reeves 326 The Communication Challenge of Standards-Based Reporting, by Thomas R. Guskey |
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