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Download full textTexas Education Agency, Austin. – 2001
The 76th Legislature authorized the Texas Education Agency to develop and conduct educational technology pilot programs during the 2000-2001 biennium. The purpose of the pilots was to use innovative technologies to deliver curriculum and improve student learning. The programs, implemented in 13 Texas school districts, utilized 28 different…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
South Plains Coll., Levelland, TX.
This pilot project, primarily concerned with upgrading licensed vocational nurse (L.V.N.) training in Texas, developed a program designed to increase L.V.N. training program productivity. The report lists the program objectives, presents the philosophy, and describes the basic program structure, and the classroom, lab, and clinical curricula. A…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Guides
Helton, Louise B. – 1973
To serve a population that had not been served in the past, the deaf of the North Texas area, a task force comprised of Dallas County Community College District personnel and interested community leaders recommended the establishment of a training program for technicians to train deaf students for suitable employment and to provide for their…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Certification, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedSchmidt, Kathy J.; And Others – American Journal of Distance Education, 1994
Describes a pilot program designed to teach algebra to Texas migrant students via audioconferencing. Discussion includes course development, design, and delivery and indicates audioconferencing to be a feasible alternative to on-site instruction, noting high class grade averages and students' increased mathematical ability. Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Algebra, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
North Lake Coll., Irving, TX. – 1995
This document reports on the second year of a project conducted to design a seamless training application model for infusing workplace skills into academic and occupational programs at the secondary, postsecondary, and apprenticeship level using the components of SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills). For this pilot project,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1985
This report presents results of evaluations of elementary and secondary level bilingual education programs in nine Texas school districts, focusing on ways to serve the needs of limited-English-speaking populations. Differing evaluation procedures were used, and the results reflect a wide range of procedures. The report consists of a description…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
Hollenback, Kathryn; And Others – 1984
A project consisting of two followup studies, a literature review, and a pilot study was conducted to evaluate the occupational orientation curriculum and occupational orientation teacher education programs currently in existence in Texas and to recommend changes needed to update them. Various survey instruments were administered to participants…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Change Strategies
