The purpose of this study was to inform the deliberations of a policymakers' working group by investigating what key actors in the materials' marketplace are doing to align digital and print-based materials with the Australian Curriculum and what steps need to be taken to deliver aligned materials to schools. Content analysis method was used to…

Selection of new curriculum programs on the basis of cost and effectiveness requires a careful process of identifying needs, establishing program selection criteria, analyzing and comparing alternative programs, and selecting the most appropriate programs. This document presents techniques and worksheets for use at each stage of this process. A…

This step-by-step manual presents a problem-solving technique for developing or improving educational programs. Used in Michigan by more than 40 school districts, the process is intended for use by school district curriculum development committees, curriculum selection committees, or other groups--especially those with individuals who have…

This evaluative checklist for the evaluation of educational media programs in higher education is designed so that it can be self-administered without extensive inventory of all resource items within the program. Fundamental elements included in this checklist are assumed to be common to most educational media programs. These include (1)…

This evaluative checklist for the evaluation of educational media services in public schools is designed so that it can be self-administered without extensive inventory of all resource items within the program. The elements contained in this checklist are assumed to be common to most educational media programs. These include (1) administrator and…

This publication contains the analysis instrument developed by the California Ethnic Heritage Program to analyze ethnic studies curricula K-12 and discusses procedures for using the analysis form. The instrument is intended as a training aid to prepare teachers and other persons concerned with education to understand and internalize certain…

This booklet shows teachers and administrators how their school districts can use the Reading Authority List of the Reading Information System I (I-RIS), an analytic process for making decisions about language arts curriculum materials. Following an outline of I-RIS, pages of the Reading Authority List are accompanied by guidelines for using the…

A national survey investigated curriculum processes in programs serving deaf students. The survey was part of a larger project undertaken by the Systematic Collaborative Outreach Project Effort (SCOPE). A representational sample of teachers (N=308) and administrators (N=47) from small, medium, and large day schools and from medium or large…

This report begins with a summary and discussion of computer programs on site prior to fall 1983, classroom computers, mainframe computers, and major goals for computing. A chart summarizing methods of achievement of the system-wide computing plan details its goals, objectives, and actual or projected completion dates. An overview of…