Table of Contents | July 2006
Editor's Note: Keeping Curriculum Whole
As NCLB gains momentum, schools and communities must fight against narrowing curriculums.
Letters: A Site (and Magazine) for Sore Eyes
Thanks!
Dispatches: Play Time: The Game of Learning
Fun must be a big part of the school day.
Sage Advice: Dinner with Margaret Spellings
You're sitting next to U.S. education secretary Margaret Spellings at a dinner party. What do you say to her?
Features
How to Create Your Own Curriculum
Options abound for going off script.
Outlaw Educators: Taking Education Outside the Box
Creative teachers mix unconventional methods into their lesson plans.
Drawing Art into the Equation: Aesthetic Computing Gives Math a Clarifying Visual Dimension
An evolving teaching method applies the theory and practice of art to computing and problem solving.
Teacher Preparation: Learn from the Masters
Wild kids. Demanding administrators. The NCLB. Preparing for the rigors of the classroom requires learning from a master teacher.
Cool Schools
Creative License: Using Art as a Medium for a Well-Rounded Education
At Oxbow School, art and research magically interweave.
Somewhere, Over in Crenshaw: Music Makes a Difference
A music academy teaches harmony -- for a song.
Design
Getting Beyond the School as Temple: What Do We Expect from Our Schools?
Our concept of community schools must evolve -- rapidly and intelligently.
Heart and Soul
Learning from the Pros: Experts Help Students Move from School to Career
Animation students link up with professionals for modern-day mentoring.
Muse: Kid Power: The Roots & Shoots Program
Children learn they hold an important place in this world, and that they can make a difference.
Head of Class
A Dropout No More: One Woman's Remarkable Comeback
A teenage Kimi Kean felt no connection with school. Now she runs one.
Extra Credit: Goodies for the Teacher and Student
Great things for the class -- tested in our secret underground labs.
25 Percent: Men Who Teach
The United States' grand total.
Next Stop: The Goldfish Bowl
Fun pet tricks.
Field Trips: Events for Educators
Places to go, people to see, things to do.
Recess
Sunny SoCal: Great Beaches, Great Food, Great Weather . . . Get Going!
So many pleasures, so little time, in San Diego.
On the Road, on the Cheap: Get Around Without Going Under
Teacher travel discounts let you journey lightly -- at least in the wallet.
All Bod, No Boat: Row Your Heart Out Without Getting Wet
The Concept2 Indoor Rower may provide the best at-home workout ever.
