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Gee, Geoff; Worth, Jack; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2015
This election factsheet highlights the following points: (1) Academies receive their funding directly from the government, rather than through local authorities like other state funded schools; (2) There are two types: converter academies (those previously with "good" or "outstanding" Ofsted grades that have converted to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Career Academies, School Effectiveness, Institutional Characteristics
Hart, John T., Jr. – Music Educators Journal, 2014
Ensemble directors have a special interest in helping students learn to practice effectively. Practice is also an essential component of musical development. Music educators need to both teach effective practice strategies and guide students toward meaningful, thoughtful practice. Metacognition strategies are one way to accomplish this. Current…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Educational Practices, Drills (Practice), Teaching Methods
Berry, Barnett; Hess, Frederick M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Extended learning opportunities have emerged as a useful way to rethink how schools are organized and funded. That includes reconsidering who teaches and how they go about their work. That effort should be guided by four key policy considerations and goals: 1. Reengineer the role of teacher. 2. Rethink K-12, higher education, and community-based…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Program Length, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Afterschool Alliance, 2014
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to before-school, afterschool, and summer learning programs. Each state education agency receives funds based on its share of Title I funding for low-income students at high-poverty, low performing schools. Funds are also…
Descriptors: Community Centers, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Federal Aid
Afterschool Alliance, 2014
Afterschool programs have been operating for decades in communities across the country, and federal investment in afterschool has increased dramatically since the mid-1990s. However, even more investment in the field of afterschool, which includes before-school, afterschool and summer learning programs, is needed to keep up with the growing…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
James, Terry L. – 1987
Two combined preparation and induction programs for teacher candidates at Memphis State University (Tennessee), the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and the Lyndhurst program, utilize a mentoring approach to professional development for program interns and beginning teachers. Each candidate has two mentors: a pedagogical mentor from the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Grossman, David L. – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1983
If teachers are to change school curricula to reflect a global perspective, they must participate in long-term inservice training programs. Workshops at four levels are employed by the Bay Area Global Education Program, focusing on: (1) global awareness; (2) imparting information and concepts; (3) developing teaching skills; and (4) curriculum…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach

Weslander, Darrell; Stephany, Gene V. – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
An evaluation of a Des Moines program, in which the relationship of student background and program achievement was examined, is summarized. It was found that more instruction in English was beneficial in the first year of schooling, but had diminishing effects during the second and third years. Implications for similar programs are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon – 1989
This paper focuses on different ways of conceiving and carrying out teacher preparation. It examines some ideas about how teachers should be prepared and offers some frameworks for looking at distinctive approaches and alternatives. It also discusses the state of the art concerning programs of initial teacher preparation and indicates where…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Fundamental Concepts
Porter, Robert M. – 1983
Oneonta and the campus of the State University have been the principal home of the Saturday Seminar Program from its beginning in 1958. Oneonta is the center of a sparsely-settled rural region of New York and the area has many small schools with an average size, K-12, of about 400. Since smaller enrollments often limit the range of course…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bus Transportation, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Enrichment
Robbins, Jerry H. – 1989
In this assessment of the status of teacher education in Georgia, teacher education is used in the broad sense as any program of studies, or portion of a program of studies, that leads to fulfilling the requirements of the Georgia Board of Education for licensure to practice some aspect of the program in the public schools. The regulations…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Christine – Perspective, 1995
The second language education program of Glastonbury, Connecticut, considered to be an exemplary program in a modest community, is profiled and discussed. Since the 1950s in this system, all students study at least one foreign language, beginning in elementary school. Course offerings, which have changed little since that time, include Spanish,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Educational Trends