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Direct linkHLP Writing Team – Council for Exceptional Children, 2024
High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) are a deceptively simple concept in the field of education. On the one hand it is amazing to have a list of key practices that all teachers should learn and be able to implement when teaching students of all backgrounds and ability levels, including those with disabilities. On the other, teaching is rarely simple,…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Students with Disabilities, Cooperation, Data Use
Agell, Charlotte; Kellogg, Molly – Prufrock Press Inc., 2020
"A Field Guide to Gifted Students" is a practical manual to the unique characteristics of gifted and advanced learners. Presented as a concise 32-page, full-color booklet available in sets of 10 print copies or a single eBook copy, this resource: (1) Can be used in teacher workshops and other group professional learning settings; (2)…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Needs, Faculty Development, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Download full textNebraska Department of Education, 2014
The goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School," is to provide four recommendations for teaching complex content to English learners while simultaneously building academic language and writing and oral language proficiency. This…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
Nebraska Department of Education, 2014
The goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School," is to provide four recommendations for teaching complex content to English learners while simultaneously building academic language and writing and oral language proficiency. This…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
Scott Baker; Nonie Lesaux; Madhavi Jayanthi; Joseph Dimino; C. Patrick Proctor; Joan Morris; Russell Gersten; Kelly Haymond; Michael J. Kieffer; Sylvia Linan-Thompson; Rebecca Newman-Gonchar – What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
As English learners face the double demands of building knowledge of a second language while learning complex grade-level content, teachers must find effective ways to make challenging content comprehensible for students. This updated English learner practice guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
Nebraska Department of Education, 2014
The goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School," is to provide four recommendations for teaching complex content to English learners while simultaneously building academic language and writing and oral language proficiency. This…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School" practice guide was developed by the What Works Clearinghouse™ (WWC) in conjunction with an expert panel to support teachers in providing language instruction. The practice guide provides teachers with guidelines and examples of ways to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
Langer, Judith A. – Teachers College Press, 2010
This book by Judith Langer--internationally known scholar in literacy learning--examines how people gain knowledge and become academically literate in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history. Based on extensive research, it offers a new framework for conceptualizing knowledge development (rather than…
Descriptors: Literacy, High Stakes Tests, Creative Thinking, Learning Processes
Edling, Walt H.; Loring, Ruth M. – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
The "Curriculum Integrator" designed to give teachers a framework for integrating vocational and academic curricula. Steps include: (1) establish a design team, (2) identify career clusters, (3) identify standards, (4) apply standards, (5) apply assessment strategies, (6) use standards for redesign, (7) develop an implementation plan, and (8)…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary Education
Gray, Kenneth C.; Herr, Edwin L. – Corwin Press, 2006
Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Colleges, Career Guidance, Academic Education
Peer reviewedHaddas, Elise – English in Australia, 2002
Shows what it was like for the author to move from teaching in a secondary school in Victoria, Australia to tutoring English for Academic Purposes in a university in London. Concludes that her identity as an English teacher had a new dimension--she had really entered into the world of both Academic English and Higher Education. (SG)
Descriptors: Academic Education, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center. – 1995
This packet contains 10 integrated academic and vocational education lesson plans developed by teams of high school teachers in Virginia. Six of the lesson plans were developed through collaborations of vocational and academic teachers. The other four, developed by teams of academic teachers, have strong vocational applications. The lesson plans…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Integrated Curriculum, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedProctor, Nigel – Educational Studies, 1987
Presents experts' and politicians' comments on the type of curriculum which would meet students' vocational education needs in Britain. Based on analysis of these comments, proposes a curriculum framework for vocational education in schools and colleges. (Author/AEM)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Dymczyk, Elaine; Dolan, Dorothy – 1991
This document describes a collaborative program between the English and Business Departments at New Britain High School (Connecticut) designed to respond to the rapid growth of the technological aspects of communication. Three student texts, six videos, two periodicals, and two resource text materials, computer hardware and software used, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Business Communication, Business Education
Schmidt, B. June – 1992
This paper summarizes strategies that have been successfully implemented at 3 of the 40 pilot sites working toward the goal of improving the academic competencies of students completing high school vocational programs. The strategies were culled from 30 interviews with academic teachers, vocational teachers, counselors, vocational directors,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies
