Transform your school's grading practices with this updated second edition on evidence-based grading. The book provides a five-phase process for moving beyond standards-based and competency-based grading models. Administrators and teachers will gain understanding of the core principles of evidence-based assessment, refocus assessments on…

The goal of this toolkit is to give educators and school leaders the tools that they need to prevent bullying and harassment by fostering a positive school climate. This package is meant to be used as a guide for teachers and administrators in their work to develop a safe and healthy school climate and, in the process, prevent bullying and…

This brief serves as a practice-oriented companion to "Recommitting to Stewardship of Place: Creating and Sustaining Thriving Communities for the Decades Ahead" (Orphan & McClure, 2022)[ED627610]. Whereas the philosophical report provides a set of principles that constitute stewardship in a new postsecondary context, this…

This guide is designed to help teachers and administrators use data to continuously improve equity in schools. Educators can also use data to engage students, parents/guardians, the community, and others who want to make positive changes in schools to increase equity. The purposes of the guide are to: (1) Introduce MAEC's Equity Audit Tools as a…

Choosing whether to test via computer is the most difficult and consequential decision the designers of a testing program can make. The decision is difficult because of the wide range of choices available. Designers can choose where and how often the test is made available, how the test items look and function, how those items are combined into…

One of the most important factors in successful entrepreneurship is for education to nurture the right mindset within students. To develop this mindset, the inclusion of entrepreneurship in a student's education is essential and therefore must be included on the curriculum. This short Learning and Skills Network (LSN) guide identifies areas of…

This "Focus On" discusses curriculum mapping, a process that allows educators to align the curriculum both within and across grades and to ensure that the curriculum is in line with school, local, and state standards. It outlines the steps of the curriculum mapping process from planning the mapping initiative to creating and editing curriculum…

The National Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education were developed by a Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) task force made up of health, education, and sex education professionals. The group was tasked with formulating sex education concepts and guidelines within four developmental levels, from…

This booklet provides guidelines for determining sexist practices in various aspects of school life: curriculum, instructional materials, the library, the staff guidance and counseling, admissions, extra-curricular activities, and school environment. Sections on each of these aspects contain a discussion of the impact of sexists practices. Then,…

The document presents guidelines to help art educators in elementary and secondary schools develop and implement art education programs. The guidelines were developed by Nebraska educators along lines suggested by the National Art Education Association. Major objectives are to help students develop personal expression, qualitative aesthetic…

This manual is intended to serve as a basic guide for the partners in the Whitworth College (Washington) student teaching program--the student teacher, the cooperating teacher, the college supervisor, and the building administrator. It contains basic information about the education program, serves as a general reference for practicum procedures,…

This monograph includes an analysis of current statements of standards and criteria, promotes professional dialogue concerning the meanings of NCATE standards and criteria, and advances the cause of national accreditation in teacher education. An introduction offers a statement of purposes, reviews the significance of the accreditation process,…

The third element in the Internationalization of the Curriculum series, "Engaging Educators" offers practical solutions to help faculty members internationalize their teaching practices. The purpose of these guidelines is to set out and share the full range of practices which were identified by faculty who participated in the Canadian…

In addition to its significance to educators as a major revision of a Federal education and training program, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act contains many provisions that will have an impact on the relationship of vocational education to employers and the job training partnership community. The law requires that 43 percent of each…