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Killion, Joyce – Learning Forward, 2013
Finding time for job-embedded professional learning is one of the most frequently cited challenges with implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). With "Establishing Time for Professional Learning," practitioners and education leaders use tools to identify current allocations of time for professional learning, analyze how that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Time Management, Teacher Collaboration, Academic Standards
Allin, Marleen; Bassegio, Barbara; George, Cathy; Hand, Ada J.; Macy, Susan; Zettel, Jeffrey – 2000
This report provides guidance and information on resources to assist elementary schools, parents, community members, and policymakers in implementing a systemic approach to standards-based education. It makes clear recommendations on how schools can achieve a coordinated system in which standards, assessment, accountability, and curriculum are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Illinois State Office of the Secretary of State, Springfield. – 2001
Prepared by the office of the Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian, this manual describes the components and basic start-up steps of successful volunteer literacy programs. The 17 short sections provide an overview of the following topics: (1) purpose and mission; (2) determining need in your community; (3) recruiting students; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Programs
Henderson, Anne – Education Law Center, 2004
During the summer of 2003, a statewide committee of representative educational stakeholders on "cooperative rulemaking" was convened jointly by the Department of Education and the Education Law Center. The Supreme Court in "Abbott X" had directed the establishment of this committee to develop new regulations more consistent…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Parent Role, Resource Materials