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Michaels, Sarah; Shouse, Andrew W.; Schweingruber, Heidi A. – National Academies Press, 2007
What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, curriculum designers, and school administrators need to know to create and support such experiences? "Ready, Set, Science!" guides the way with an…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Science Education, Elementary School Science
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Appell, Mel – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1990
This review of the 1989 Student Initiated Research and Field Initiated Research transition proposals considers the practical value of federally funded transition research. Proposals are analyzed by such criteria as importance, technical soundness, personnel, impact, and budget. Of a total of 54 proposals competitively approved, 5 dealt with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
RMC Research Corp., Denver, CO. – 1991
This kit contains a guide and materials for a workshop on the requirements of a schoolwide project under Chapter 1 (Hawkins Stafford Act of 1988). Included are the Presenter's Guide, nine transparencies, and one handout. Schoolwide projects are allowed to use Chapter 1 funds to upgrade the entire educational program of a school when several…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
Hansen (Shirley J.) Associates, Inc., Lake Jackson, TX. – 1982
This report analyzes a 1981 survey of public school districts receiving energy conservation measure (ECM) grants under the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, Title III, Cycle 1. The report contains charts of data, analyses of projects, and sections presenting study design, data treatment, findings, and conclusions. The survey's purpose was…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Thompson, Charles L. – 1982
The sixth volume of a 10-volume report, this document provides an analytic history of dissemination at the National Institute of Education, focusing on six dissemination-related programs supported by the Institute: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), State Dissemination Capacity Building Program, Urban Sites/Documentation and…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Diffusion (Communication), Educational History, Educational Resources
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications. – 1990
As requested by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Interagency Committee for Extramural Mathematics Programs (ICEMAP), this report updates the 1984 Report known as the "David Report." Specifically, the charge directed the committee to (1) update that report, describing the infrastructure and support for U.S. mathematical…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives