Describes the implementation and evaluation of a program rewarding good teaching in the Catalina Foothills School District in Tucson (Arizona). Based on motivation-hygiene theory, which claims that money is not a motivator, the program funds teacher attendance at conferences and purchases of instructional equipment rather than teacher pay…

Describes the development and implementation of a day care center for children of the nursing and technical staff employed at the Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. (RH)

Recommendations for a successful working environment of the Paraprofessional Implementation Program, which facilitates the incorporation of paraprofessionals in the physical education teacher's classroom, are listed and described. (CJ)

Curriculum theorists should develop three classes of propositions: (1) definitional propositions, which involve the curriculum design and curriculum system; (2) normative or descriptive propositions, which involve goals in planning the curriculum and designing an evaluation scheme; and (3) predictive propositions, which involve the correlative…

Describes activities developed in promoting a statewide continuing education system. They included television and radio advertisements, a user's manual, and a logo. Program evaluation and implementation are also discussed. (CT)

Outlines the steps included in the implementation of a successful instructional television (ITV) program for gifted students: selecting personnel, conducting an ITV workshop, developing curricula, identifying students, implementing a pilot-based program, and implementing a daytime program. (Author/IRT)

The British Columbia Telephone Company's systematic approach to curriculum development, which relies heavily on the needs assessment step, is described along with its practical applications. This process allows training departments to focus their resources on the design and implementation of education to solve specific performance problems and…

Discusses the management perspectives of the transition to distributed support services for information technology at Rice University (Texas), focusing on the implementation process, changes that were required in migrating from a strong centralized organization to a distributed model, and the challenges encountered in the implementation. (MDM)

School programs in social and emotional education seek to increase student self-awareness, help students deal with their emotions and interpersonal relationships, and improve social decision-making abilities. A schoolwide social-education program at a Providence, Rhode Island, academy focuses on overall school climate, specially designed events…

Discusses the origins and development of the Government Information Locator Service (GILS) initiative as well as expectations for its implementation. In addition, it considers the contributions of the National Archives and Records Administration in establishing descriptive standards for GILS data elements to enhance public access. (Author/LRW)

Defines program implementation and discusses its implications. Describes eight components of effective program implementation which fall under four broad categories: (1) communication; (2) involvement; (3) evaluation; (4) commitment. Shows how these components can be linked directly to the six steps of traditional analytic problem-solving. (AEF)

El Paso-Juarez is the world's largest international border community. An independent consortium of educators created the Border Music Project, a radically different approach to classroom music instruction based on various local musical genres, including Tejano pop and other border-influenced styles. Introducing students to music and musicians aids…

Describes how the authors implemented a plan that involved building conceptual knowledge through the use of manipulatives and common threads in literature to teach a week-long unit on Rosa Parks. Notes that the students were guided to build conceptual knowledge as they personally connected with fictional heroes and real heroes, such as Rosa Parks,…

Describes Reading Eating and Discussing (R.E.A.D.), a teacher book club that was developed in the North Spencer (Indiana) School Corporation in 1997. Discusses several benefits of the R.E.A.D. program. Considers how the program has been an integral factor in increasing teacher-student conversations about reading. Concludes that the program has…

This final part of a three-part series on mentoring, outlines the implementation of systematic mentoring: (1) determine the organization's readiness and goals for mentoring; (2) establish selection criteria for mentors and novices; (3) train mentors and novices; (4) match mentors and novices; (5) use coordinators to support mentoring; and (6)…