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Perkins-Gough, Deborah, Ed. – Successful School Practices, 2000
In this publication are three short articles on successful school practices. "Learning Is the Outcome; Test Scores Are Just the Measure" describes test-preparation efforts in Mesa, Arizona, public schools. The district has instituted a program to assist principals and teachers in aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
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Download full textParsons, Michael H., Ed.; Lisman, C. David, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Based on the idea that community colleges have a critical role in enhancing civic literacy through community-based programming and service learning, this volume provides descriptions of theoretical frameworks and practical models for incorporating community renewal into the college mission. The following articles are provided: (1) "Service…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Services
Holmes, Madelyn, Ed. – Basic Education, 1997
Articles on second language education include: "Foreign Languages in Schools" (Madelyn Holmes), an overview of the benefits of language instruction in elementary and secondary education; "Japanese across the Miles" (Elizabeth Reiken), describing a high school distance learning program in Japanese; "Teaching Spanish as a Community Service" (Rita A.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Communication Skills, Cultural Education, Distance Education
Gentry, Deborah, Ed. – Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family: Innovations in Family Science Education, Archival Print Edition, 2001., 2002
This document comprises the archival print edition of the first volume of a quarterly electronic journal providing a forum for information on leading-edge teaching innovations and research findings in the field of family science. The foci of the journal are the family science curriculum, instruction issues, evaluation and assessment, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Curriculum Design
Pula, Judith J., Ed. – Maryland English Journal, 1996
The two issues of this journal contain articles about aspects of English teaching and samples of student work. The Fall 1995 issue contains: "'I Want More Books Like It': Implementing a Reading Workshop in an Urban Classroom with At-Risk Students" (Rebecca Joseph); "Service Learning Prompt for the Maryland Writing Test" (Kathy…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
