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Kealey, Robert J., Comp. – 2002
For almost 20 years, the U.S. Department of Education has invited schools to seek the Blue Ribbon School Award. A large number of Catholic schools have received this award. For this publication, the Department of Elementary Schools Executive Committee requested principals of awarded schools to write a short article on an exemplary school program…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Principals

Merttens, Ruth – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1995
Explores the gap between the ideological orthodoxies of mathematics education and the expectations and beliefs of parents. Three strategies are proposed: repetition and attention, narratives and stories, and giving instruction that credits students with their own intelligence. (MKR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction

Glenn, William H. – Journal of Geography, 1977
Provides a brief overview of current geographic ideas regarding continental drift and plate tectonics and suggests techniques for illustrating continental motions to elementary school pupils. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Climate, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Geographic Concepts
Arizona State Dept. of Public Instruction, Phoenix. Div. of Migrant Child Education. – 1975
The addition of a bilingual component enhanced the progress of "The Somerton Story." A Prominent part of the instructional program in migrant education, this component was initiated with 60 kindergarten children during the 1970-71 school year. These 60 children remained in the program as a grade was added each following year. Written by…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Instruction
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
Designed for the special needs of students reading below grade level at Juan Seguin Elementary School (Texas), this pamphlet presents an overview of the High Expectations reading program. The pamphlet identifies whole group instruction as the primary instructional method, although small group instruction is delivered when necessary. An effective…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Instructional Innovation, Program Descriptions
Hawke, Sharryl – 1975
Newspapers are extensively used as the primary source material in all classes at Emerson Elementary School, Granite City, Illinois. Textbooks and other resources are used to supplement the daily issues of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat received at the school. Learning activities and the role of the newspaper vary in each classroom. The newspaper's…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Instructional Materials

Bonnstetter, Ronald J.; Yager, Robert E. – Science and Children, 1985
Surveyed 114 teachers (100 percent response rate) associated with exemplary elementary science programs on longevity, confidence, professional involvement, familiarity of curricular materials, inservice, and teaching methods. Comparison with a national sample indicates these teachers have long-term program involvement, a great deal of confidence,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Raiskii, B. F. – Soviet Education, 1981
Describes two model four-year primary schools established in Siberia in the 1920s to help train teachers in new teaching methods. Demonstrations and field trips were utilized and clubs were organized. To make education relevant, newspapers were used. (AM)
Descriptors: Communism, Comparative Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational History

Calvert, Donald R., Ed. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1981
The special issue with 21 articles reports a study by the Central Institute of the Deaf (Missouri) to design a small, "ideal" program for elementary age deaf children, given the condition that cost, staff, materials, and space were no problems. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Deafness, Demonstration Programs
Howe, Robert W.; Suydam, Marilyn N. – 1989
Many school staff and their client communities are concerned about pupil achievement, skills, and attitudes related to mathematics. To respond to these concerns, staff need to determine how they can improve their elementary mathematics programs by modifying the content and skills emphasized in the curriculum, changing and supplementing…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1987
The Lucretia Crocker Program recognizes the importance and potential impact of teacher-initiated innovation in public schools. The program is named for the woman who set up educational programs for emancipated blacks after the Civil War and promoted educational opportunity for blacks and women. Brief descriptions are given of the following…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Games
LEWIS, WILLIAM P. – 1966
A SUMMER PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR EDUCATORS WHOSE INTEREST LAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NONGRADED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM. EDUCATORS FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS WERE INVITED TO OBSERVE THE PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL CONSISTED OF 80 CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD, AND A GROUP OF 20 CHILDREN 5 YEARS OLD. THE EMPHASIS WAS…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Griffin, Abbey; And Others – 1991
This paper describes the Gallaudet University Child Development Center (an early childhood program serving the children of university staff, faculty, and students), focusing on its model integration program at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (District of Columbia). The program uses a "split placement" model to promote…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Day Care, Deafness

Ringer, Alexander L. – 1970
A project is presented in which 10 American music teachers studied the Zoltan Kodaly teaching approach to musical literacy in Hungarian primary schools, helped adapt American musical materials to be used in a Kodaly-inspired teaching program in the United States, and tested these methods and materials in selected American elementary schools. The…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs
Silva, Peggy; McNevin, Wenda – 1994
Focusing on programs that successfully expanded primary education in rural areas and among young girls, this report describes a mobilizing project that assisted six local programs in documenting and disseminating their methods. The report discusses the six successful projects: (1) the PROPEL project in Pune, India; (2) the 900 Schools Project in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Cultural Context, Demonstration Programs