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Acheson, Lingma Lu – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
Learning is most effective when accompanied by doing. If someone desires to become a baseball player, being told how to play the game, watching others play and even understanding the rules of the game are mostly ineffective if the individual never "swings the bat". This paper outlines the implementation of this method (swinging the bat)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Computer Science Education, Industry
Varah, Leonard J. – 1985
A description is presented of a model teacher induction program that has been evaluated as very effective. When the first-year teacher signs a contract in a participating school, the Induction Support Team is formed immediately. This team consists of a school administrator, a mentor teacher, and a University consultant. The purpose of the team is…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors
Del-Val, Patricia B.; Griffin, Carol Lee – 1981
The paper reviews the experiences of special education administrators in Quincy (MA) Public Schools regarding compliance with P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Noted are the decentralized model of Pupil Personnel Service Teams, the administrator's role in guiding teachers to set priorities in academic and vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Guillory, Joan; And Others – 1995
These materials present information on implementing a collaborative team model in the delivery of transition services to students with disabilities. The materials provide charts and forms outlining strategies to be used by a local interagency transition team to assess its existing level of collaboration, to conceptualize its jointly endorsed…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Vasa, Stanley F.; And Others – 1984
The paper provides guidelines for establishing and operating teacher aide programs in special education. Chapter I considers legal aspects of using paraprofessionals with emphasis on the stance of the Nebraska Professional Practices Commission. A second chapter outlines the roles and duties of teachers and aides, offers sample job descriptions for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Loesch-Griffin, Deborah A.; And Others – 1986
A report is given of the problems and successes of an evaluation team engaged in examining a 9-year community research demonstration project. The project, the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program, was designed to develop effective health education programs and to institutionalize these programs through community organizations so that they are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Development
Whitten, Elizabeth – 1982
The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) special education programs function with a multidisciplinary team called the Child Management Committee. The Child Study Committee, which usually meets once a week, develops, implements, and monitors comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment procedures; summarizes assessment results in written…
Descriptors: Dependents Schools, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Kruse, Gary – 1987
The Staff Development Team of the Columbus City Schools (Nebraska), composed of three teachers and three administrators, emphasizes the need for long-range planning in its design of an inservice model for the school district. Emphasis was placed on identifying and addressing the unique needs of teachers within the school district. The model also…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Models, Needs Assessment
Field, Teresa Turner – 1991
This paper describes the strategies, issues, activities, and interactions associated with establishing six professional development schools (PDS) as part of the Benedum Project in West Virginia. Establishment of the PDSs was a collaborative project, a school-university partnership between West Virginia University and local school districts. The…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
McFadden, Glenn – 1990
Schools in the Toronto (Ontario, Canada) area have established a Resource Teacher Service (RTS) to provide necessary educational program supports for physically disabled students, their teachers, and their schools when community school placements are indicated. The principles of intervention emphasized in the RTS include pragmatic forms of…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Dickson, Richard L. – 1982
Effects of participatory planning on internal consistency within the special education referral, planning and placement process and the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) were investigated. A stratified representative sampling procedure was used to select 114 handicapped students enrolled in one district's special education program. Referral…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Program Development
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McCormick, Floyd G. – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1985
The author gives his view of the role of the adult agricultural educator. He examines the expansion of functions represented in this role, the importance of strong undergraduate programs, setting an example for students, program improvement and adjustment activities, and the team approach. Suggestions for revitalizing the profession are given. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Agricultural Education, Higher Education, Program Development
Camino, Linda; Heidrich, Katheryn W. – 2000
In 1997, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation launched an Initiative titled "Building Bridges between Practice and Knowledge in Nonprofit Management Education," which aimed to improve the practice of and build the knowledge base for nonprofit management education. This study was designed to examine dimensions of practitioner-academic partnerships as…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Departments, Educational History, Futures (of Society)
Johns, Antoinette; And Others – 1982
The presentation reviews the evolution of a summer special education assessment team. The interdisciplinary team grew from a due process specialist and occupational therapist to include a speech clinician. Their roles changed from processing students for special education to facilitating the transition of students and their families from private…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Acquisition
Grosser, Rene C.; Flisher, Alan J. – 1996
This paper reports on efforts underway in New York State to develop the Individualized Needs for Services Assessment (INSA). The INSA is a set of standardized procedures and data definitions to guide assessment of service needs for children with serious emotional disturbances (SED). The INSA procedure for children with SED is designed to be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Emotional Disturbances
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