This article presents the evaluation of the Sustainable Big Bend Green Living Expo and Education Fair, which targets participants with a variety of learning opportunities. Evaluation was carried out using onsite surveys along with follow-up surveys and phone interviews. Results indicate that a 1-day sustainability event is a meaningful way to…

This paper takes a descriptive look at Community Science Workshops (CSWs). This paper discusses what CSW is, how it arose and spread, how local CSWs are structured and led, and what programs and experiences they offer to youth. (Contains 2 footnotes.)

Designed for use by those who intend to improve the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)-adult education linkage through staff development activities, this guide includes a description of CETA purposes, adult education programs, educational linkages, staff development considerations, and support material. The CETA-adult education…

This article describes an effort to create a teacher learning community in which university and local school teachers worked together to improve the teaching of writing at elementary and secondary levels. I describe how a university's National Writing Project (NWP) engaged in developing a cadre of selected teachers to share understandings about…

This is the final report of the Religion-Social Studies Curriculum Project in Florida. The committee: 1) surveyed the prospects and propriety for the academic study of religion in public education; 2) prepared and tested innovative instructional materials for the study of religion in secondary school social studies; 3) conducted two teacher…

This report provides a detailed description and analysis of the ESEA Title 5 Regional Curriculum Project undertaken by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The ultimate purpose of the project was to find ways of strengthening the instructional leadership roles of the six participating State departments of…