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Reich, Justin – Educational Leadership, 2019
In recent years, educators have used the SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition) model to describe the ideal trajectory of teachers as learners with new technology. The very same general pattern can be found in Judith Sandholtz's research from the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow project in the 1980s and the five-phase model…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Models, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
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Kolbe, Grace C.; Berkin, Beverly – Educational Leadership, 2000
Although after-school programs offer many activities--from cooking classes to computer technology, homework assistance, and sports--they also provide an effective environment for health education and wellness instruction, especially pregnancy prevention. Exemplary programs for middle- and high-schoolers in Palm Beach County, Florida, are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Health Education, High Schools
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Corley, Troy Kathleen – Educational Leadership, 1998
Christopher, Illinois, a rural, economically depressed community of 2,800, is reaping the benefits from two innovative, community-based technology programs. The Christopher High School District established its award-winning technology program in 1995. The Christopher Elementary School District implemented a similar plan in 1996. Both initiatives…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Involvement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Haslinger, John; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1996
An inner-city Maryland school that serves 610 students coming from 37 different countries and speaking 25 different languages has created a caring, inclusive community by providing kids with incentives, stability, and a chance to celebrate their various cultures at a community exhibition center. Dedicated staff accept no excuses for truancy and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cultural Awareness, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pool, Carolyn R. – Educational Leadership, 1998
Alexandria (Virginia) Community Network Preschools is a private, nonprofit preschool system that serves over 125 low-income children and their families. Network Preschools follow the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation's principles for a superior early-childhood curriculum. The four schools use developmentally appropriate practices, enable…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Low Income Groups
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Johnson, Felton M. – Educational Leadership, 1994
The Results-Based Education Model is an outcomes-based program that unifies instruction, learning, and assessment while building in the greatest possible margin of student success. Delivery is via thematic, integrated, performance-based instructional units. This article explains how R-BEM transformed an impoverished school district in South Bronx,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Roberson, Katy – Educational Leadership, 1998
To serve poor youngsters and their families, South Bay Union School District developed its own preschool campus, the VIP (Very Important Preschoolers) Village. The program depends on strong administrative support, planned staff development, parent involvement, parent education programs, community partnerships, curriculum/assessment alignment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged
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Edwards, June – Educational Leadership, 1996
To help future teachers understand how problems of poverty, abuse, and indifferent medical care affect children's learning, the elementary education faculty at SUNY-College at Oneonta (New York) instituted a new graduation requirement called "Early Field Experiences." Elementary education majors must complete 40 hours of field…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Classroom Observation Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Majors