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Download full textMarshal Conley, Contributor; Catherine Green, Contributor; Michelle Perry, Contributor; Claudette Rasmussen, Contributor – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2014
This tool is a simplified version of the evaluation framework developed by Wenger, Trayner, and de Laat (2011), building upon Kirkpatrick (1976, 1994). These internationally recognized experts on professional learning and collaboration developed their value creation framework to address the dual challenges of attending to the diversity of types of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Professional Education
Contann Dabney, Contributor; Terry Hofer, Contributor; Beth Jackson, Contributor; Smriti Jacob, Contributor; Jeannine Medvedich, Contributor; Andrew Morrill, Contributor; Shakinna Patterson, Contributor; Joe Sassone, Contributor; Giselle Sherry-Marsh, Contributor; Andrew Swanson, Contributor; Ashleigh Tillman, Contributor; Susan Villani, Contributor; Melinda Wallace, Contributor; Noel White, Contributor – WestEd, 2025
This guide was developed for district leaders and leadership teams to use as a supplement to the "Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: A Systems Framework" and its related survey system. The Four Domains framework, from WestEd's Center for School Turnaround and Improvement, was created to assist states, districts, and schools as…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation, School Districts
National Center on Schoolwide Inclusive School Reform: The SWIFT Center, 2017
Years of data show many students exit the U.S. educational system unprepared for college and career. In response, the White House launched the "My Brother's Keeper" (MBK) initiative, calling for the closing of opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. SWIFT Center assembled a national task force to determine how SWIFT can…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Guidelines, Equal Education, Design Requirements
Direct linkMooney, Nancy J.; Mausbach, Ann T. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
Regardless of where you are in your school improvement process, here's a book that helps you make sure you have all the right elements working for you in the right way. The authors take you through the core processes that are essential for all school improvement efforts--from establishing your mission to differentiating your supervision based on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Data Analysis, Alignment (Education)
Peer reviewedCamp, William – CEFP Journal, 1985
In an attempt to correct for limitations in the Program Evaluation and Review Technique-Critical Path Method (PERT-CPM), the Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) has been developed. This management tool allows for evaluation during the facilities' development process. Two figures and two references are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Educational Facilities Planning, Formative Evaluation, Management Systems
McCann, Thomas M.; Jones, Alan C.; Aronoff, Gail A. – Corwin, 2012
Saying "teaching matters most" is easy, and seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy--in fact, it's messy. If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must change how they teach. They must transform the old "assign-and-assess" model into engaging, compassionate, coherent,…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, School Administration, Improvement Programs, Instructional Improvement
Collins, John – 1982
This handbook describes a workshop designed to help administrative personnel improve school system writing programs. The handbook contains agendas for one-day and two-day workshops, and modules that provide (1) a case study of a writing program coordinator; (2) a discussion of the basic elements of a writing program, including program philosophy,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Administrators, Program Administration
Peer reviewedDaresh, John C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Recent research suggests that principals can improve the content and delivery of staff development programs by selecting practical topics, involving teachers in topic selection and presentation, keeping teachers' experience levels in mind, emphasizing ongoing staff development processes, avoiding lecture-based programs, and encouraging personal…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Teacher Education
O'Brien, Mary; Watson, Peter – 2002
In their search for new ways to assess their agencies' success in working with children and families, child welfare administrators and senior managers are increasingly seeking regular and reliable sources of information that help them evaluate agency performance, make ongoing decisions, and provide an accurate picture for agency staff and external…
Descriptors: Agencies, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, National Standards
RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. Parent Involvement Center. – 1990
This guide aids Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center staff in conducting a brief (70-minute) workshop on parent participation in compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidaton Improvement Act. The goal is to clarify the attitudes and perceptions that are needed to expand or improve an existing Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Leaders Guides, Parent Attitudes
Berkey, Arthur; Sutphin, Dean – 1985
This document serves as a guide for establishing new supervised occupational experience (SOE) programs in agriculture and/or updating/improving existing SOE programs. It is designed for use by administrators, guidance counselors, agricultural teachers, advisory committee members, and others who have an interest in or responsibility for the school…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Guidelines, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Knoll, Michelle; O'Brien, Marion – 2001
Intended for use by childcare center directors, this guide presents the Quick Quality Check, a practical method for measuring and improving the quality of care in infant/toddler classrooms. The four chapters of the guide discuss the specifics of the Quick Quality Check method for both infants and toddlers, including the instrument development, as…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Infant Care, Infants, Measurement Techniques
Meador, Karen S.; Meador, Don B. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
This article applies the business concepts of cooperative partnerships between purchaser and supplier to improvement of programs for gifted students. It encourages systematic liaison between parent groups (the purchasers) and school and program administrators (the suppliers). (DB)
Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Philosophy
Johnson, Bassin, and Shaw, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1994
In June 1993, the Family and Youth Services Bureau brought together a working group to help local programs for runaway and homeless youth better meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population of young people. Strategies developed by this working group are shared in this guide. The introductory chapter provides a framework within which local…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Homeless People
Snyder, Thomas – Foundation Development Abstracts, 1993
Since most private and public sources of external funding generally expect increased effort and accountability, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) at two-year colleges must inform faculty and staff that if they do not expend extra effort their college will not receive significant grants. The CEO must also work with the college's professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Planning, Community Colleges, Financial Support
