This brief is designed for school-based and community-based organizations interested in implementing evidence-based early childhood curricula. It provides practical guidelines and tools for four stages of implementation: (1) Preparing the system; (2) Hiring and training coaches; (3) Getting teachers ready to implement the curriculum as intended;…

This publication is the new edition of EDC's popular 2011 guide by the same name, completely revised to include lessons learned over the last decade, including the massive move to online learning during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Drawing on data from 188 countries and nearly 700 publications, this comprehensive guide explores distance education…

This document is the fourth volume on the subject of integrated science education in the UNESCO series "The Teaching of Basic Sciences" and reviews the area of evaluation of integrated science education programs. Presented is a thorough review of current knowledge and practice in the field and a wide coverage of material and ideas. The…

This document addresses itself to designing and conducting the various aspects of planning a comprehensive environmental education program. The intent is to provide a methodology to be used as a guide for those responsible for developing statewide environmental education programs. Among the various components are background information on the…

One of 16 self study and evaluation guides developed by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies servinq the Blind and Visually Handicapped, the document focuses on curriculum planning and evaluation. Standards are set forth for planning and organization (covering such aspects as individualized education programs), curriculum development,…

This instructional systems planning guide presents specific criteria for developing a complete instructional program, as well as a method for designing the program. Chapter 1 presents an overview of curriculum development. Chapter 2 provides a brief description of each major activity in the process of curriculum development, which includes…

The following elementary mathematics curriculum development projects are described in this report: Madison Project, Arithmetic Project for Teachers, Nuffield Project, Individually Prescribed Instruction - Mathematics (IPI), Individualized Mathematics System (IMS), Patterns in Arithmetic (PIA), Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching Project…

This curriculum guide is intended to help California community college educators understand and develop a vocational program in health care, community care, and school food service. It establishes the general need for such a program, and provides guidelines to help educators determine if there is a need for such a program in their geographic…

This self-evaluation manual assists local school systems in undertaking a comprehensive examination of their curriculum, facilities, and supporting services. The primary thrust of the Maine program, however, is to promote long-range planning for improved educational opportunities based upon reliable data and a careful assessment of available…

This field-oriented guide is designed to assist college personnel, particularly those involved with two-year occupational programs, in the planning and evaluation of curricula. The guide consists of four parts. Part I, the Checklist, is divided into seven sections (program identity, articulation, resources, students, employment, support,…

The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Human Sciences Project developed, produced, and field tested 13 interdisciplinary, non-traditional, non-text science curriculum modules for early adolescents, ages 11 to 14. The Human Sciences Data File- HSPALL (ED 211 383) contains evaluation data from the 1973-1976 field testing of the Human…

The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Human Sciences Project developed, produced, and field tested 13 interdisciplinary, non-traditional, non-text science curriculum modules for early adolescents, ages 11 to 14. A codebook (ED 211 382) contains the frequencies for the value of 23 variables for each of the 3,173 student-activity…

The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) Human Sciences Project developed, produced, and field tested 13 interdisciplinary, non-traditional, non-text science curriculum modules for early adolescents, ages 11 to 14. The Codebook for Human Sciences Activity Characteristics on Reviewer Evaluation File--HSACRE (ED 211 384) contains 8 variables…

Presenting four basic adventure education concepts as defined by Project Adventure (a Demonstrator/Developer Project within the National Diffusion Network and operating out of Massachusetts), this book describes a number of successful high school and middle high adventure programs. Major adventure education concepts are identified as: adventure…

Designed for teams evaluating the reading component of teacher education programs, the guidelines in this paper contain statements to use in determining the degree of understanding that students in teacher education programs have regarding 30 concepts and techniques relating to reading development. The statements are grouped according to the…