Book Review: Creative Learning From Inside Out: A collaborative learning and teaching approach for high school Multiple Intelligence Theory Application (MITA)

A practical blueprint for secondary educators, students, and parents who approach learning from the position of "How are you smart?" instead of "How smart are you?" Author Dr. Ellen Weber is familiar to readers of New Horizons' newsletter; her article "Curriculum for Success" which appeared in 1992, is reprinted in this issue.

Working Smarter Through Collaboration: The Maryland Assessment Consortium

In the issue's first article, Jay McTighe describes an innovative collaboration of Maryland school districts. Shared knowledge supports the goal of improving classroom use of performance assessments as a part of the instructional process. Also included are some recommended assessment resources.

Reinventing Living

We invite you to share your stories and wisdom here-- there's an e-mail box handy on this page.

Introducing The Center for Architecture and Education: Design of Learning Environments

This month we welcome the Center for Architecture and Education, based at the University of Washington. The Center has opened a floor in The Building to provide materials, resources, contacts and databases relating to the questions, problems, and research that impact the what, way, and space in which education is delivered in the 21st century. This month we are reprinting an article that appeared in New Horizons' newsletter in 1989, Perspectives on Architecture and Children by Anne Taylor.

The Abilities Center Serves Illinois Community

New Horizons Board member Gary Howlett told us about a community learning and training center in Rockford, Illinois that is serving people of all ages with a variety of innovative programs.Part of the Abilities Center, it includes a school and Head Start daycare center, a Mom's Clinic and more. The Abilities Center, complex was developed by Goodwill Industries which remodeled a donated food store convenient to the community it serves. The Abilities Center is also part of a national Goodwill Industries telecommunications networking project funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Instrastructure Assistance Program.

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