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NEGP Monthly, 1999
This issue of a monthly serial publication of the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP), which is available only online in PDF Format, examines efforts underway in Colorado, Maryland, and Montgomery County, Maryland to increase student achievement in reading (related to Goal 3 of the NEGP). After an overview, it discusses Colorado's efforts to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Professional Development, Reading Achievement
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Verloop, Nico, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2001
Focuses on "teacher professionalism" as the knowledge and skills of the professionals. Chapters of this special collection address issues pertaining to the importance of school culture on teacher professionalism, the role of on-line professional development, the professional knowledge base for teaching, and the development and use of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Professional Development, School Culture
Academy Update, 1992
This document consists of the first 15 consecutive issues of a newsletter published by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs (The Academy), a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The newsletter focuses on providing information and feedback on early childhood programs for early childhood…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
Carpenter, Thomas P.; Levi, Linda; Farnsworth, Valerie – In Brief, 2000
"In Brief" focuses on K-12 mathematics and science research and implications for policymakers, educators, and researchers seeking to improve student learning and achievement This brief highlights the learning gains of 240 elementary students involved in a long-term study in Madison, Wisconsin and their remarkable ability to reason with arithmetic…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algebra, Arithmetic, Educational Change
What's the Buzz?, 1996
A project was undertaken to design an information dissemination newsletter to meet the professional development needs of Pennsylvania's adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) practitioners. It was decided that an 8- to 10-page-long newsletter would be produced for 5 months that included information/articles from as many sources as could be…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs
Patterson, Catherine; Fleet, Alma – AECA Research in Practice Series, 2003.., 2003
Early childhood educators across Australia are starting to rethink traditional approaches to planning in early childhood education, including respecting children as powerful, competent learners; valuing families as partners; and developing new approaches to observation and record keeping that encourage dynamism and flexibility. This booklet…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation
Cityschools, 1998
This special issue is the final issue of "Cityschools," a magazine that reports on research regarding the transformation of urban schools and makes this research more accessible to practitioners in urban classrooms. The research is described through the stories of real educators who are finding solutions to educational problems. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Research
Wilcox, Bonita L., Ed. – English Leadership Quarterly, 2003
This 25th volume of "English Leadership Quarterly" contains articles on topics of interest to those in positions of leadership in departments (elementary, secondary, or college) where English is taught. Each issue focuses on a different theme. Articles in Volume 25 Number 1 focus on leadership and literacy and are: "Research Summary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, English Departments
Kiernan, Henry, Ed. – English Leadership Quarterly, 2000
This 22nd volume of the "English Leadership Quarterly" contains articles on topics of interest to those in positions of leadership in departments (elementary, secondary, or college) where English is taught. Each issue highlights a different theme. Articles in Volume 22 Number 1 are: "Collaboration: Making a Difference"…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
What's the Buzz?, 1994
A project produced and disseminated to adult basic and literacy education practitioners in Pennsylvania a newsletter containing relevant information designed to meet their professional development and awareness needs. It prepared and disseminated an 8-12 page newsletter for the months September 1993 through June 1994. Information contained in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Libbey, Maurice C., Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1985
The 20 articles in this issue of Illinois Libraries were written by practicing technical services librarians, library educators, and former librarians now involved in commercial enterprise. The articles are: (1) "The Development of Library Education in Illinois" (Anne V. J. Wendler); (2) "Financial Management in Acquisitions: Things…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Higher Education, Information Scientists, Librarians
Sadowski, Barbara R., Ed.; Lovett, Charles, Ed. – 1981
A conference of teacher center directors was held to explore the applications of computers to education. Three strands of the conference were presented: management, information systems and communications, and instruction. The papers given at the conference provide a primer for teachers and teacher center directors who are beginning to work with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education
Green, Judith, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Designed as a forum for issues pertinent to education at the two-year college level, this journal contains articles and dissertation abstracts by professionals at community colleges in New York. The articles are: (1) "Imagery, Visualizations, and Music: Implications for Learning Using the Right Hemisphere," by Shirley Aaronson; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Black Literature, Cerebral Dominance, Community Colleges
Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1993
This issue presents five articles on the theme of professional development of personnel serving infants and toddlers. The papers describe: experiences in the Training of Trainers Intensive Seminar and the City Training of Teams initiatives, an Illinois developmental training and support program, a Canadian 12-month training program, the use of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Practices, Ethics
Fly, Emerson H.; High, Katherine N. – Business Officer, 1984
The University of Tennessee's management training and development efforts are described. The program is designed to improve the performance of academic and nonacademic department heads (middle managers) and includes an 8-day workshop called the Institute for Leadership Effectiveness. In addition to the attention given to the formation of networks,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Department Heads, Higher Education
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