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Miller, Andrew – Educational Leadership, 2022
College- and career-readiness skills can easily get lost if you don't have a clear school-wide plan for teaching them. While curriculum in schools is primarily meant to ready students for college and career skills, ensuring those skills actually transfer is another story. Andrew Miller lays out a system for teaching and assessing key…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
McTighe, Jay – Educational Leadership, 2021
In schools, a lesson functions as an individual building block to support the learning of new material. Experts have identified key elements in an effective lesson, and education leaders--including school based administrators, instructional coaches, department and grade-level chairs--usually look for these elements when reviewing lesson plans and…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Instructional Effectiveness, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Mayfield, Vernita – Educational Leadership, 2021
Colorblind ideology--grounded in the belief that race is not a determinant factor for economic or academic outcomes in the U.S.--can thwart teachers' learning in PD focused on equity and anti-racist education. Colorblind ideology deflects conversation from race and suppresses a group's ability to address racial issues. Mayfield spells out how to…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Racial Attitudes, Ideology, Faculty Development
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Loveless, Tom – Educational Leadership, 2013
The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. They enjoy a huge following of well-wishers and supporters who are optimistic that the standards will boost achievement in U.S. schools. Setting aside the cheerleading and fond hopes, what are the real chances of success? The most reasonable prediction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, State Standards, Professional Development, Curriculum Development
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Albina, Genie – Educational Leadership, 2012
A former Teach for America recruit who completed her training in a university-based program compares the two approaches to teacher preparation. In Teach for America, she learned how to design units and prepare lesson plans; in her university-based program, she had the time to learn from master teachers and build valuable skills, then practice…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Alternative Teacher Certification, Intermode Differences
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Wenglinsky, Harold; Silverstein, Samuel C. – Educational Leadership, 2007
National science assessments and international comparisons indicate that science achievement in the United States is stagnant or declining. Of the many steps needed to improve U.S. science education, the authors write, none is more important than improving teacher training and preparation. Analyses of scores on the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Teachers, Professional Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Edwards, Sara A.; Barnes, Susan – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes Research In Teacher Education (RITE), a staff development model that uses school district staff to train teachers and that identifies effective teaching and staff development practices. Information is presented on the model's characteristics and implementation, research contributing to the model, a field test, and San Diego's adoption of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Linking Agents, Program Content
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Patterson, June M. – Educational Leadership, 1971
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs, Program Evaluation
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Brandt, Ronald S. – Educational Leadership, 1978
The main implication seems to be that the national government should take care. If it wants to solve social problems at the level of the individual, the Follow Through experience offers no encouragement that it can be done through federally directed curricular reform. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
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Benjamin, Paula W. – Educational Leadership, 1978
Describes an inservice program used by the Los Angeles School District for training school administrators, program coordinators, and instructional staff members in developing plans for implementing and evaluating instructional programs. (JG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Inservice Education, Program Descriptions
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Klausmeier, Herbert J. – Educational Leadership, 1977
Describes the basic components of the Individually Guided Education (IGE) system of individualized instruction, and reviews some evaluation studies that show IGE to be a success. (JG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Junior High Schools
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O'Neill, Jan – Educational Leadership, 2000
In fall 1999, teachers of two Wisconsin elementary schools met to discuss setting specific goals that are strategic, measurable, attainable, results-oriented, and time-bound (SMART). Commonly used in government and industry, SMART goals are now helping educators evaluate their instructional processes and programs. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
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Bucknam, Ronald B.; Brand, Sheara G. – Educational Leadership, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT A meta-analysis of 80 third-party evaluations (all that were conducted) of Experience-Based Career Education programs shows that in the large majority of programs: (1) EBCE students made large gains not only in career skills and life attitudes but also in academic skills; (2) EBCE students gained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
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Estes, Nolan – Educational Leadership, 1977
Describes how the Dallas Independent School District uses the research and development concept of context evaluation to help direct changes in instructional systems, materials, and methodology. (Author/JG)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
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Kamii, Constance; Elliott, David L. – Educational Leadership, 1971
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
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