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Zmuda, Allison – ASCD, 2010
When you hear students say that what they learn in school doesn't have much to do with life, or that getting the answer right is the most important thing, or that learning is only about getting good grades, what they're doing is reflecting a general set of expectations that are reinforced by schools themselves. Here's a book that boldly contends…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Prior Learning, Educational Change, Brain
Lickona, Tom; Schaps, Eric; Lewis, Catherine – Character Education Partnership, 2007
There is no single script for effective character education, but there are some important basic principles. This document presents eleven principles that schools and other groups can use to plan a character education effort and to evaluate available character education programs: (1) Promotes core ethical values and supportive performance values as…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Ethics, Values Education, Educational Principles

Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Reports on what proved to be one of the more challenging issues raised by the feedback to principles and Standards for School Mathematics: Discussion Draft and how that feedback was used to create a more effective final document. (KHR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education

Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Reports on what proved to be one of the more challenging issues raised by the feedback to "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: Discussion Draft" and how the writers used that feedback to create a more effective final document. (KHR)
Descriptors: Criticism, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
Grant, Jim – Crystal Springs Books, 2007
This book is a survival guide as well as a valuable tool for making our schools more effective and appropriate places for students to learn and achieve. Exploring the often complex, multifaceted, and co-occurring problems in the education system, the book addresses specific problems, discusses the real reasons they developed and persist, describes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Restructuring, Instructional Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Wiggins, Grant; McTighe, Jay – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
An essential part of moving forward with the Understanding by Design[R] framework is to make sure its principles and strategies are reflected in all aspects of your school improvement efforts, including curriculum planning, leadership, teacher professional development, and action research. Here's a book designed to help you. From creating your…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Action Research, Educational Change, Leadership
Sanders, William A. – 1990
This paper lays out a set of general principles and philosophical assumptions for an educational program for Coast Guard officers. The central theme is the assumption that decision-making in a broad range of contexts is the key feature that characterizes the function of commissioned officers. The concept of educating future officers to make such…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles

Cornell, Barry; Carden, Nigel – British Journal of Special Education, 1990
A British special school's experience in developing an aims-based curriculum for disabled pupils is described. Overriding aims, or first principles, were spelled out and translated into more pragmatic terms, which were analyzed to constitute a curriculum. Methods for linking the aims-based curriculum with the National Curriculum are outlined. (JDD)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Principles
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1990
The goal of gifted and talented education in South Carolina is to identify and nurture potential through the development of specialized curriculum offerings modified and adapted to meet the unique learning styles, learning rates, interests, abilities, and needs of gifted and talented students. An appropriate program for gifted and talented…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Loomis, Linda Jacobsen; Prickett, Charlotte – 1985
This monograph is intended for use by vocational teachers, state supervisors, administrators, and curriculum developers as a resource guide in the development of sound curriculum for vocational programs in Arizona. It examines learning theories and principles and, where applicable, applies these ideas to vocational education. Chapter 1 introduces…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Principles, Educational Strategies
Maker, C. June – 1988
A framework for curriculum design and a set of guidelines for curriculum development in gifted education are presented. The major dimensions guiding curriculum development for gifted students are: content, process, product, and learning environment. Curriculum content should be developed in such a way that it becomes more abstract, complex,…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Economics Education

Ellis, Edwin S. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
Urges "watering up" the curriculum for adolescents with learning disabilities and identifies principles associated with making knowledge construction more meaningful. Offered are specific instructional techniques for use in inclusive settings, such as focusing on teaching big ideas, promoting elaboration, relating to real-world contexts, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)
Renzulli, Joseph S.; Reis, Sally M. – 1997
This book provides a detailed guide to implementing the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), a research-supported model originating in special programs for gifted and talented students but not extended to school improvement across the full range of school types, levels, and demographic differences. Individual chapters address the following topics:…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Anderson, Stephen A.; And Others – 1987
This document contains collected materials and guidelines developed by the Yale Public Schools in Yale, Michigan, in an effort to standardize the process of writing and reviewing curricula. The document is based on the notions that the written curriculum should also be the taught curriculum, that the taught curriculum should also be the tested…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Committees, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

Alberto, Paul; And Others – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1993
This article describes a program to prepare students with moderate to severe disabilities for later community-based vocational instruction. It offers general principles, suggested content areas, and examples of appropriate school-based vocational activities. Tables outline Department of Labor guidelines and recommended amounts of time for…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education