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Download full textAbell Foundation, 2011
Four years ago, the University of Maryland (UM) Board of Regents responded to the national crisis in the college experience--the high incidence of student failure and dropout, the cost of a college degree, and the number of years it was taking to earn one--by contracting with Dr. Carol A. Twigg, president of the National Center for Academic…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Improvement, Costs
Direct linkCrafton, Linda K., Ed.; Johnson, Nancy J., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of English, 2008
This issue of "School Talk" brings together the ideas of purposefulness and intertextuality together in a teaching practice called intentional intertextual inquiry. "Making Inquiry Intentional and Intertextual" (Karen Smith, Sarah Diaz, and Silvia Edgerton) discusses the framework that combines inquiry-based learning and intertextuality within…
Descriptors: Reader Response, Learning Experience, Inquiry, Intention
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) A Modest Proposal: Simplifying Articulation, Respecting Local Autonomy, and Responding to "Common Course Numbering" Mandates by Michelle Pilati; (2) Resolving the TBA Dilemma: A Tale of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Articulation (Education), Scheduling, Curriculum Development
Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
Across the country, educators in schools that have not met their targets for improved student learning are considering next steps. As a first step, a school improvement plan that is grounded in data and based on a comprehensive needs assessment can provide a framework for effecting change for a school's programming, student support systems, and…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Needs Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Educational Change
Forster, Cheryl; Joss, Meredith; Langlais, Karen – National Middle School Association (NJ3), 2005
One school district, the Ipswich (MA) Public Schools, has adopted a culture of collaborative leadership that recognizes the strengths of teamwork and commitment. This article looks at some of the history and philosophy, followed by the application of those two elements, and provides a snapshot of a district operating in a unique and innovative…
Descriptors: Leadership, School Districts, Constructivism (Learning), Workshops
Blair, Leslie Asher, Ed. – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2006
This issue celebrates Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's (SEDL's) history and touches upon new work. This issue includes an article on the need for educators to have access to relevant, high-quality research findings and to be able to apply those findings to their local settings. It also discusses briefly the three randomized…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Educational Research
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Adult Basic Education, Relevance (Education), English (Second Language)
