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Grant, Jim; And Others – 1996
Looping is a very simple concept, whereby a teacher moves with his or her students to the next grade level, rather than sending them another teacher at the end of the school year. Schools all over the country are finding that this simple idea is having a profound effect on their students. This handbook describes the many benefits of looping and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Looping (Teachers), Nontraditional Education
Rillo, Thomas J. – 1985
Outdoor education provides a setting in which students learn to discover things for themselves and should be an integral part of school curriculum. Beginning as soon as students and teachers step beyond the classroom, outdoor education employs methods of observation/discovery, research, and reflection. Small group instruction allowing full use of…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Enrichment, Discovery Learning
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1995
Off-campus education is an experiential method of learning that integrates a student's classroom studies with on-the-job experiences obtained at an employing organization. Off-campus education programs are based on a partnership among the school, the parents, the student, and the employing organization, with each of the partners sharing the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Innovation, Educational Methods
Schifani, John W., Ed.; And Others – 1980
The text is designed for special educators or others involved in providing services to handicapped children. The book is organized into three parts, and preceded by an introductory chapter, "Perspectives for Change" by R. Anderson et al. and followed by a paper entitled "Mainstreaming A Decade of Debate and Action" by G. Ensher et al. Part I…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Support, Diagnostic Teaching
Lyman, Lawrence; And Others – 1993
This book provides practicing educators with strategies for the successful implementation of cooperative learning in the classroom. Chapter 1 discusses the components of cooperative learning and how this practice meets the needs of students. Chapter 2 explains the process of restructuring the classroom into a cooperative environment. An 11-step…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Scarborough, Jule Dee; Ellis, Joseph R. – 1984
The second year of a project that developed and implemented a model for on-bus instruction during travel time from two high schools to area vocational centers demonstrated that such an innovative delivery system was viable and effective. All units from Pollock's "A Curriculum Guide for Pre-Employment Skills" were adapted for use in the project.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Audiovisual Instruction, Bus Transportation, Delivery Systems
Wircenski, Jerry L.; Sarkees, Michelle D. – 1990
This final report and curriculum guide are products of a project conducted to improve existing at-risk programs through cooperation between vocational and academic personnel by coordinating lesson plans. The following project activities are described: (1) a literature review on the diverse needs of at-risk students enrolled in an alternative to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills
Scott, Joyce; And Others – 1983
This module, the first in a three-volume series, deals with dropout prevention, and is organized in two parts: a trainer's manual and a participant's resource manual. It is designed for inservice training of teachers, counselors, and administrators in vocational schools. Addressed in the individual chapters of the trainer's module are the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Counseling Techniques