NIUSI

part of the Education Reform Networks

Structure & Use of Time

• General Classroom Space. School Planning & Management
  The author illustrated how a Utah school district created classroom learning environments in their elementary schools that prepared students for life-long learning by teaching them in a collaborative, interactive, hands-on way. They pointed out that arrangements of classrooms as learning centers that foster a team atmosphere.
• Working Together:Grououpwowork, Teamwowork, and Collollollaborative Work Among Teachers
  This paper is one of the brief practitioner oriented pamphlets called On Points produced by the National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI). This On Point is for all teachers who want to explore issues around teamwork among educators.
• Urban school reform from a student- of-color perspective
  The author of this article looks at one school community's efforts to fundamentally alter the structure, curriculum and instructional practices in ways that would help to provide greater educational opportunities for all students.
• Seeing through Race, Gender and Socioeconomic Status
  The author of this paper discussed the history of discrimination in the United States and the length of time it took to abolish the legal support of racism. The author then discussed the problems of diversity in the United States.
• Data mining with a mission - Data-Driven Decision Making Is the Buzz Phrase of Choice for the New Decade. but Once We've Got the Information, How Do We Use It to Yield Results?
  The author discussed issues concerning data-driven decision making in the school setting. A key aspect of data-driven decision making involves looking at information over an extended period of time.