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Plotner, Anthony J.; Trach, John S.; Strauser, David R. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2012
Vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals are critical partners in the transition process for students with disabilities; therefore, they are required to develop transition service delivery proficiencies. VR professional perceptions of transition competencies are seldom examined due to the perception that transition falls mainly on school-based…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Transitional Programs, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness
Cummins, H. J. – Wallace Foundation, 2013
What happens when teams from 57 cities building afterschool systems gather to discuss two key system responsibilities--improving afterschool programs and using data for informed decision-making? Lots of rich discussion. This report covers a national afterschool conference held in February 2013. It details what mayors, program providers, system…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Decision Making Skills, Management Information Systems, After School Programs
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Schneider, Melanie; Huss-Lederman, Susan; Sherlock, Wallace – TESOL Journal, 2012
When professional learning communities (PLCs) are developed to promote the academic achievement of English language learners (ELLs), the results can benefit not only ELLs but the whole school. This article examines the ventures of three high schools that implemented PLCs as part of a Title III National Professional Development Project. The authors…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, English Language Learners, Communities of Practice
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Ostergren, Carol S.; Riley, David A.; Wehmeier, Jenny M. – Journal of Extension, 2011
More high quality child care is needed in the United States. This article evaluates the Better Kid Care (BKC) program produced by Pennsylvania State University Extension. Child care staff in Wisconsin were interviewed about changes they had made in their early childhood programs following participation in the BKC program. Findings show that 2…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Caregiver Training
Fischer, John A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Designed to improve PK-12 professional learning and increase student achievement, Wisconsin's policymakers developed and implemented new educator licensing guidelines (PI 34) and a Professional Development Plan (PDP) system based on empirical research and national policy trends in 2004. As PI 34 and the PDP system are relatively new, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Guidelines, State Programs
Riley, Linda L. – 1991
The Equity Leadership Project provided technical assistance, coordination, training, and resources to equity projects developed in the process of implementing the Wisconsin Model for Sex Equity in Career and Vocational Education. The project served 108 school districts. The project's focus was on training regional equity leaders responsible for…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Improvement