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Bodart, Joni Richards, Ed. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
This supplement/newsletter contains booktalks, news, and other information of interest to librarians, teachers, and readers. This issue includes plans for future issues of the newsletter as well as reviews of fiction and nonfiction books for elementary and secondary school students. Appropriate grade levels, popularity level, and quality level are…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Fiction, Futures (of Society)

Johnson, Howard M. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Reviews recent trends in grade organization and factors to consider in examining changes at the district level. Cites the lack of empirical evidence supporting any one form of grade organization as a reason for the range of patterns found in American school districts. Offers guidelines for accomplishing grade organization change. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Program Divisions
Kennedy, Keith – Curriculum Review, 1985
Discusses history of the development of computer software to determine material readability and general design of readability software. Tables present summaries of: (1) parameters used by selected readability scales and their grade level applications; and (2) microcomputer software programs available, including readability techniques included in…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Molitor, James A.; Dentler, Robert A. – 1982
By examining 12 new middle school programs in 7 school districts in various regions of the United States, this study focuses on how decision-making and planning processes were reflected in grade reorganizations. From interviews with decision-makers involved in each of the cases, the new middle school programs were observed first for their…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
This guide is one of a series designed for teachers, supervisors, and curriculum specialists in communication arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The series incorporates new topics and concepts from the corresponding New York State Education syllabi, and is intended to give educators a sense of the continuum within a particular subject…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Program Divisions
Electronic Learning, 1988
Based on questionnaires sent to educational software companies in January 1988, this directory lists 78 companies. Information given includes company address, curriculum subject areas for which the company publishes software, types of machines and operating systems on which the software operates, and grade level for which it is targeted. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment, Database Management Systems
Ediger, Marlow – 1999
This paper discusses grouping for instruction in teaching science. Suggestions include grouping students in science experiments and demonstrations, grouping by using videotapes and other audiovisual aids, flexible grouping, committee work, flexible discussion groups, minilessons, activity-centered teaching, modeling, individualized reading, and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Tremain, Karen – 1984
This overview of the literature on school district reorganization: (1) cites four reasons for reorganization; (2) gives two statistics on projected declines in student enrollment; (3) presents factors to be considered during the process of closing a school; (4) lists six administrative leadership skills needed during the school closure process;…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Instructional Program Divisions
Leles, Sam – 1985
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the fit between program elements described in curriculum texts that are used to identify program designs and those elements of a program used in classroom settings to teach or implement a program. A secondary purpose was to identify and describe qualitative research techniques that are usable to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of School Media Programs. – 1982
Intended for use as a guide in the preparation of a locally approved media skills continuum, this publication lists skills appropriate for grades K through 12 within five competency goal areas: (1) orientation and organization--the learner will demonstrate a working knowledge of the media center's organization and of procedures required to use the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Check Lists, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Schwartz, Mike – 1987
This report describes elementary and secondary private school tuition patterns in the United States for the 1985-86 academic year. The data cover tuitions of religiously affiliated and nonsectarian schools, as well as tuition charged at elementary and secondary grade levels. The patterns are based on data collected from a national probability…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Government Publications, Information Needs

Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
The guide provides both general and specific behavioral objectives for French native language instruction at each grade level in Alberta's elementary and early secondary schools (K-8). An introductory section gives an overview of the curriculum's design and use of the guide, instructional and evaluation principles, and some major bibliographic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1987
This document provides tables of enrollment and staff data among nonpublic schools in New York. One of the 11 tables compares public with nonpublic school enrollment. Most tables include notes of explanation and of criteria used for categorizing schools. Tables included are the following: (1) Nonpublic School Enrollment by Level and Affiliation,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Ethnic Distribution
Stedman, Lawrence C. – 1986
This review of the effective schools literature focuses on six teaching factors: the nature of instructional materials, lower versus higher order skills, classroom reinforcement practices, teacher selection, teacher training, and individual versus whole-group instruction. Different from earlier studies, the review concentrates on specific…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1986
The student performance standards of excellence in mathematics, science, social studies, and writing for Florida schools were developed cooperatively by the Florida Department of Education, local school district personnel and representatives of institutions of higher education. These standards and skills were reviewed by teachers and supervisors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
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