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curriculum development and
instruction. Thus, Gardner
seeks educational reform at
three vital levels: what we
teach, how we teach, and
what tools we use to measure
knowledge and growth.
Research For Better Schools
(RBS), based in Philadelphia,
Pa., is a United States
government-funded
laboratory for staff develop-
ment and resources. Barbara
Presseisen, director of RBS'
national networking, ex-
plains, "We are trying to
teach teachers to be better
teachers of thinking." RBS,
one of eight such labs in the
country, assists schools in the
practical application of re-
search knowledge.
Ms. Presseisen directs a
network that reaches all 50
states, and works closely with
educators and psychologists.
RBS staff members imple-
ment the findings of research
studies by developing mater-
ials for hands-on use. The
premise is that if teachers
teach better, students will
learn better.
Higher student achieve-
ment is also the goal of Mary-
land School Performance, a
state-funded project that is
part of the RBS network. Jay
McTighe, coordinator of this
statewide reorganization pro-
ject, says, "There is an in-
creasing need to realize that
we are an information age,
shifting away from industry
and towards a more informa-
tion-oriented society." More
sophisticated thinking skills
must be cultivated among
students or they will not be
productive members of this
new society, adds Mr. Mc-
Tighe, a former teacher who
now works in the Maryland
State Department of Educa-
tion's gifted and talented
program.
Mr. McTighe contends that
the old IQ theory is outmod-
ed and basic skills taught 20
years ago are outdated. Like
Dr. Gardner, Mr. McTighe
seeks change in three areas of
education: curriculum, in-
struction and assessment.
"I believe that standardized
tests sometimes influence in-
struction the wrong way," Mr.
McTighe says. They are used,
he believes, because they are
easy to score and non-
controversial but they, don't
assess what is really impor-
tant — the application of con-
ceptual knowledge to current
times.
Maryland School Perfor-
mance focuses on alternative
assessment practices. "We
want to develop tests that
stimulate student thinking
and application of knowl-
edge," Mr. McTighe explains.
This past summer, the project
held a series of workshops to
inform teachers about its
goals, in preparation for the
Maryland School Improve-
ment Program being in-
troduced into school systems
this fall. The Program will
present new ways to assess
student performance and ac-
countability of educators, ac-
cording to Mr. McTighe. The
project will also sponsor a con-
ference in Baltimore this
December at which Dr. Gard-
ner will be the keynote
speaker.
Another project that is tied
into and strongly influenced
by Dr. Gardner's MI Theory is
The Key School in Indian-
apolis, Ind. The Key School
opened in 1987 with 150 rac-
ially and ethnically diverse
students chosen by lottery to
take part in a unique educa-
tional experiment. Eight
teachers, proponents of the
MI Theory, initiated and de-
veloped the school, which in-
tegrates into the environment
Dr. Gardner's seven intelli-
gences concept. Principal Pat
Balanos says, "Our program
is so rich. Children are lear-
ning without our placing pri-
Many educators
are responding to
the research that
the old IQ theory
is outdated. A
nationwide
educational reform
movement centers
on higher student
achievement.
mary emphasis on teaching
these particular skills."
The school has much stu-
dent-to-student and teacher-
to-student interaction. There
are cross-aged groupings
which offer a more consistent
development of interpersonal
relationships. Mrs. Balanos
explains that through this
interdisciplinary team ap-
proach, the school is fostering
cooperative group learning.
After three years of operation,
Mrs. Balanos contends that
the students' favorable test
results demonstrate the
school's approach succeeds.
The Key School is part of a
nationwide network of
schools that is redesigning
the educational environment.
Another member of this net-
work is the Coalition of Es-
sential Schools, based in Pro-
vidence, R.I. and chaired by
Ted Sizer, professor of educa-
tion at Brown University and
former dean of the Harvard