ie ‘ ; ; , oN % ue, Hs i x : ew 4 ‘ i 4 i pore oe er - } ah x % X My s ‘ 4 E : _ iy iy : *’ y tr aege RE pony en a ! i) _ ByEDHUNT king” \ ers caching ing. problems or working eet ¥ are being set up to keep time — \data involving hours spent by conventional and team teachers. Intensive efforts will be made to refine and evaluate the present “new” curriculum over the : next two years. out learning more quickly C than The } a Weber District Bi At the completion of the re-— \ results of the © study will be published locally © and perhaps state-wide. Assisting in the project are al- search project, has would be possible for one teach- ready pioneered in buildings \con- new data: = Is the “forward-loo They even meet Saturdays to er involved with a large class with flexible space arrangecept of team teaching used in plan, evaluate and discuss team alone in the conventional way. ments to accommodate almost the Weber School District an \efcontrols. and methods g n: f\teachin atio fective tool in the educ Learning In depth which is any size group from 150 to one van Last summer the seven partici- possible for fast-advancing stu- at any specific moment. space age children? — in a lengthy workshop, Objectives of the project in- This is a question that may be pated and during the Christmas vaca- dents is another satisfactory re- clude the comparison of results ‘answered accurately through a sult of the team method, accordspent three full days devis- ing to Mr. Jarrett and his teach- obtained by present and past state-supported research pro- ie g changes program gram now spearheaded by. the improvement. to insure GYS 0 ee team teaching: methods used in — Wahlquist Junior High School in All team members agree| that | A student who desires may the Weber District, and a rere & _ Marriott. read widely in supplemental view of the logical sequence of pi the group teacher method, Seven especially dedicated students discipline problems di- texts including college books if subject matter units and speteachers in this school answer minish to a great extent. They it fits into the general context cial suitability for such a teachmg method. the question from their personal attribute this to the fact that ofthe work. 2 points of view with a loud and students recognize and under_ ALSO CHECKED © LIMITS REMAIN» Clear aves! stand the purposes for which “He is not given a free hand - Provisions for various ma_ Dr. William R. Boren, superin- they work. Maes. with no limits or guides,” the terials for different pacing of pti a8 tendent of the Weber District, Each teacher not only has a school official said, “‘but we do students and opportunities for also has a strong faith in the major field in education but is not place any obstacles in his individual learning in the new future of team teaching, which also an eekert in some. specific path if he can absorb supple- teaching situation are also being is utilized to some extent in all subject and\can be utilized for mental material. ee : evaluated. — of the district’s junior high large class my res. This means | Record keeping instruments “It requires a certain maturee SCNOOISE that all teacher skills can be ity for a student to cover ground “J Jook for this method of more efficaciously used. -|by himself, ask his teachers for | teaching to become general,” he tests when he is ready for them, THE LINEUPS — oh to learn by desire Team members are: Mrs. and continue into it any faster than effective rather than motiviation from JolJudith teachers can be found or traine Clarence Ledingham, ae of himself,’ Mr. Jarrett TWO TEAMS. ‘ - Seven teachers in two teams working closely together are involved in this program of teaching English and social studies to about 700 grade students. eighth and ninth — ley, Collene L. Keyes, and Melvin Cheney, English;. Robert Colvin, Vernal Bench and Bruce Griffin, social studies team. Dr. Boren said that one drastic revision in administrative thinking on team teaching has been made since starting of the t s until 6 or 7 p.m., discuss-| ¥ —— ‘more teachers of the | uy. gv ie” aS +" < ~ ¥] @ Gia 1gas Ee Eres OP. 0 mS | a Wika aS hy a 2-8 A/ students all having the same problem or who are going at | JUST: ABOUT: Read peers Ps . the same rate of speed through erat)ae § | F | NEEDS EXTRA the material. They can help Batty Bote Le ear TCD ea Uh| Ae ea them move along the path of State University, and Dr. Wil- | liam Slager, professor of English, University of Utah. Each is spending a minimum of 15 daysa year on the project. — Half of the time is to be used the sessions with days full in teachers, the rest for develop- — ment and improvement of de- — sig afd anavsis. 3. | Graduate students from Utah | universities are also being trained by the consultants to collect data on teaching and time ae Cee studies. are unanimous that use of the J. Ray Jarrett, Wahlquist prin- team can meet witha group of}; cipal, said that the group becomes so interested in new techniques that its members frestay on regular school quently e Helmut Hofman, professor of education and psychology, Utah Teachers and administrators Cm or cation, Harvard University; Dr. — | Said, new concept as it becomes more refined will prove to be a most effective way of educating children for the’modern world with its many exacting demands. method at Wahlquist in 1958. The Wahlquist team seems to. “At first we thought that this believe that further changes in concept would result in teach. curriculum and school buildings ing larger groups, but instead see result in widespread use we found that best results were the team t eaching methods. achieved with smaller groups of Ce even down to: individuals,” he}, said. 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