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Smooth Path at Rough Rock
Tunley, Roul – American Education, 1971
The progress made by the Rough Rock Demonstration School for Navajo Indians and the establishment of a community college are discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: American Indians, Curriculum Design, Demonstration Programs, Federal Aid
A Pioneer Program.
Fromboluti, Carol Sue – American Education, 1982
Describes a program for handicapped children in the Lubbock (TX) Independent School District. The program helps through the child's first three years and guides the parent to resources so that time is not lost before kindergarten. (JOW)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Experience, Infants
Teachers Hit the Road.
Neill, Shirley Boes – American Education, 1980
Describes the activities of National Diffusion Network (NDN) project directors, which include traveling to school districts, demonstrating validated educational programs, and training teachers in schools that have adopted NDN projects. (SK)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Demonstration Programs, Diffusion, Federal Programs
The Rochester Connection.
Brissenden, Barbara – American Education, 1981
Describes a federally funded program designed to build a wide range of services to attract deaf adults into continuing education. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adults, Continuing Education, Demonstration Programs, Hearing Impairments
Taking the Tough Route of Fairness.
Kesselman-Turkel, Judi; Peterson, Franklynn – American Education, 1981
Describes the mainstreaming efforts of the Madison (Wisconsin) School District, where every moderately and severely retarded student is instructed in four curricular areas: vocational, community, leisure recreational, and domestic. (LRA)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Saving a Neighborhood School.
Horn, Yvonne Michie – American Education, 1981
Describes how, with the help of the federal government, a community in Portland, Oregon was able to rebuild a local elementary school following integration. (LRA)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Community Involvement, Community Support, Demonstration Programs
Starting Smart Consumers Young.
Bonn, Myrtle – American Education, 1980
The Saint Louis Urban Consumers' Education Project involves community resource persons in the preparation and teaching of consumerism in fifth-grade classrooms. A demonstration program supported by the Office of Consumer Education, the project has improved attendance, math and reading scores, and school-community relations. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Consumer Education, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Schools that Mean Business.
Worthington, Robert – American Education, 1982
The winners of the Department of Education's Awards for Outstanding Vocational Education Programs are profiled. Eligible programs are either secondary or postsecondary, and address the areas of economic development, youth employment, equal access for women and minorities, and energy conservation. (SK)
Descriptors: Awards, Conservation (Environment), Demonstration Programs, Economic Development
Involvement in Arithmetic.
Scheffler, Winnie – American Education, 1980
A widely adopted National Diffusion Network program, Diagnostic Prescriptive Arithmetic, teaches elementary arithmetic skills through games and other concept-building activities. Practical math applications and problem-solving techniques are emphasized. (SK)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Teaching, Demonstration Programs, Educational Games
Georgia's Rutland Center
Hoyt, Jane Hauser – American Education, 1978
In working with severely emotionally disturbed children from infancy to age 14, Rutland Center utilizes a developmental approach through which program work is matched to a child's particular state of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. Based on 146 objectives, the curriculum deals with behavior, communication, socialization,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Stages, Educational Strategies