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Johnson, Paige – Educational Leadership, 2009
Since 2002, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has been the leading advocacy organization in the United States focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. Its "Framework for 21st Century Learning," the result of a consensus among hundreds of stakeholders, describes the skills, knowledge, and expertise students need to…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Partnerships in Education, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Miller, Samuel; Duffy, Gerald G.; Rohr, Jean; Gasparello, Robert; Mercier, Sue – Educational Leadership, 2005
A partnership between the University of North Carolina and Hunter Elementary School in Greensboro attempts to close the achievement gap for low-income students and simultaneously the gap between the skills teachers should possess and the quality of training they receive. The partnership follows the professional development school (PDS) model and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Professional Development, Models, Partnerships in Education
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Scherer, Marge – Educational Leadership, 1996
The Baltimore New Compact Schools model offers schools an opportunity to cluster their resources, personnel, and funds. The Hirsch Core Knowledge Curriculum helps all three elementary schools compensate for disadvantaged students' lost learning time. The nonprofit Enterprise Foundation offers schools leadership, management, and technical support.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Blacks, Competition, Core Curriculum
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Olebe, Margaret; Jackson, Amy; Danielson, Charlotte – Educational Leadership, 1999
Describes the California Formative Assessment & Support System for Teachers, the largest state-supported instructional improvement effort. At the core of the program are mentoring relationships, new teaching standards, and formative assessment tools. Policy makers are setting new standards of teaching quality at the beginning of a teaching…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation
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Schmidt, Benno C., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1995
The Edison Project will reconfigure time, deploy truly professional teachers, and utilize technologies in powerful new ways. Other Edison design highlights include its research basis; clear, defining values; high universal standards; five-domain curriculum; proven, individualized instructional methods; creative organization; true accountability;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Educational Change
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Dunton, Sheryl – Educational Leadership, 2006
Talbot Hill Elementary School in Renton, Washington, uses the MicroSociety model to make learning relevant and engaging for its diverse student population. Three afternoons each week, every student participates in a for-profit business, a governmental agency, or a nonprofit organization. Teachers prepare students to participate in the school's…
Descriptors: Models, Economics, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education