Will the Real Reform Please Stand Up?

An innovative biology teacher emphasizes conceptual understanding while her colleagues implement reform through field trips and discovery learning. The story focuses on her work with one special needs student who improves dramatically. However, [teacher name] strategies place in her conflicts with colleagues and she grapples with other professional and ethical issues.

Post-It Notes: Classroom Applications

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Traci Bliss, Project Director
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
335 Dickey Hall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-4127

E-Mail tblis00@ukcc.uky.edu


Joan Mazur, Technology Director
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
114 Taylor Education Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
606-257-4896

E-Mail jmazu00@ukcc.uky.edu