This chapter describes important considerations for higher education administrators and other leaders as they design, develop, and implement a comprehensive hybrid learning initiative.

The purpose of this manual is to assist school leaders in beginning or developing the use of educational technology within their school or district. The manual covers topics: 1) advantages of educational technology; 2) types of technology used for learning and teaching; 3) how to make good decisions about the use of technology in schools; 4) the…

This book address a major gap in the current mentoring programs at the secondary level. Staff development resources are often concentrated on helping new teachers be successful in their early school experience. Yes, a good idea, but a limited vision. Meanwhile many veteran teachers go without the mentoring assistance they need to be effective…

"Building Your Program" is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and program leaders think through and develop Supported Education. The first part of this booklet gives you background information about the Supported Education model. Specific information about your role in implementing and sustaining Supported Education…

This guide is designed to help districts and schools evaluate reform efforts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including School Improvement Grants. It includes practical, how-to tips for conducting program evaluations, whether one takes a "do-it-yourself" approach or seeks outside assistance to evaluate reform…

Examines the linkage between technological forecasting and corporate planning and offers nine tentative findings to help managers make decisions in practical situations. (Author)

Basic guidelines are provided for planning a school fundraising project. (SJL)

Developed primarily to assist local administrators and teachers in planning and implementing secondary level vocational health occupations programs, this guide is also designed for vocational guidance personnel who assist students in making career choices. Section topics are as follow: trends in health care, health occupations education…

Designed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in conducting annual program reviews, the handbook focuses on evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. An annual review meeting guide discusses purposes and procedures of the review. The second section provides a background on the planning-evaluation process,…

This manual is the final report of a study on the development of methods and programs to promote physical fitness among police officers. In twelve chapters the following topics are covered: (1) principles of exercise; (2) research methodology used to compile this manual; (3) results of physical fitness evaluation of program volunteers; (4)…

Describes graphically a simplified version of PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique), an instrument for organizing, planning, and implementing work projects. (KJ)

The strategic and operational planning necessary to develop an effective college health service is discussed. (JD)

This checklist, one of seven related documents, presents the basic steps recommended for use by a project coordinator or steering committee during the implementation of a new project or program. The steps are divided into three major sections, implementation readiness, preimplementation, and implementation. Each section includes the steps, with…

This resource guide, one of seven related documents, contains practical advice for teachers and administrators about implementing a new program. Based on the experience of schools involved in a research and development project in Georgia, it tells other schools what to do and expect during the first year of implementing an adopted program.…