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Whitaker, Beth; Whitaker, Todd – Eye on Education, 2012
Written to accompany the second edition of Todd Whitaker's best-selling title, "What Great Teachers Do Differently," this study guide can be used by facilitators and participants in seminars, book study groups, or other professional development events. The variety of activities and strategies in this book will help teachers engage in critical…
Descriptors: Discussion, Group Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Study Guides
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2010
This guide is intended to stimulate professional reflection, dialogue and debate about mathematics and how to improve it. It draws together themes, features and characteristics of effective improvement in mathematics and descriptions of good practice. It offers a reference point for staff and teachers who are working together to improve…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Numeracy, Reflection, Mathematics Education
Berns, Barbara Brauner; Kantrov, Ilene; Pasquale, Marian; Makang, Doris Santamaria; Zubrowski, Bernie; Goldsmith, Lynn T. – 2001
This guide is part of a series of curriculum guides for the middle grades that use a special framework to examine and implement standards-based curricula. In this guide, for developing science curricula for the middle grades, a set of critical questions is posed for curriculum decision making that corresponds to a framework of three components of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement
Fennimore, Todd F.; Tinzmann, Margaret Banker – 1990
A redefinition of the concept of learning necessitates the development of a "thinking curriculum." Second in a series of nine video conferences, this guidebook describes components of a thinking curriculum, which is characterized by a dual agenda of content and process. Contents of the guidebook include pre- and post-conference…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1988
This guide for educators presents an educational continuum encompassing traditional approaches to developmentally appropriate practice. Children, parents, teachers, and the classroom are discussed in terms of resources they provide for the learning experience and the movement towards developmentally appropriate practice. For example, children can…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Bridges, Edwin M.; Hallinger, Philip – 1995
Messy, real-life problems provide the starting point for learning in a radically transformed instructional environment. In problem-based learning (PBL), students in educational administration classes--aspiring and current principals--jointly decide how to deal with the problems and learn leadership skills by facilitating collaboration and building…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Doctoral Programs
Brown, John L. – 1995
This book applies the foundational elements of the model for teaching and learning called Dimensions of Learning (DoL) to administrative practice. It explores the process of observation for DoL in a comprehensive way. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the key structural elements and group processes that should be in evidence in a school system…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment
Weiss, Suzanne, Ed. – 1995
This curriculum framework is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide for redesigning curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development around the new Colorado state model of content standards for K-12 geography education. The framework enumerates strategies and ideas for implementing the new standards at the district, school,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Miami-Dade Community Coll. District, FL. – 1989
In fall 1987, the Learning to Learn Subcommittee was formed at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) to help design a formal course in teaching/learning theory, to identify effective student behaviors and teaching strategies to develop critical thinking skills, and to identify strategies to implement the "learning to learn" concept across all…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development
Butler, Steve – Learning and Skills Network (NJ1), 2007
Self-assessment is an integral component in the life of any education and training organisation so as to ensure quality improvement. This publication illustrates an individual self-assessment tool developed by the Learning and Skills Network (LSN) which gives feedback and support to assist staff to enhance their teaching and learning through the…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Educational Technology, Information Technology, Telecommunications
Brown, Robert S. – 2003
Adult mentors have proved to be important contributors to the academic and personal success of many students. This publication reviews the literature on mentoring programs for at-risk students and presents information on both the goals and challenges of mentoring programs. It also describes key elements of effective mentoring programs. It begins…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Developmental Studies Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Cary, Stephen – 2000
This book aims to provide practical, research-informed answers to the questions most frequently asked by teachers of second language learners. Every question targets one of the key instructional issues teachers must address to ensure success for their second language students. Included among the questions are: How do I assess a student's English?…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
IMPACT II--The Teachers Network, New York, NY. – 1993
This book for experienced elementary and secondary school teachers was written by teachers and combines personal anecdotes and model program ideas with effective practical "how-tos." The first chapter asks the experienced teacher to assess how far he or she has come in years of teaching. The second chapter addresses learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Educational Resources, Elementary School Teachers
Moore, Sharon – 2001
This document is intended to assist new and experienced vocational education teachers in the United Kingdom who are delivering General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) and vocational A-levels. The following are among the topics discussed in the guide's four sections: (1) developing an approach to vocational learning (establishing links…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Curriculum Development