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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Core? The Common Core Standards and Out-of-School Time Programs
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Marten, Suzanne; Hill, Sara; Lawrence, Anne – Afterschool Matters, 2014
The Robert Bowne Foundation for out-of-school time (OST) supports the development of quality programs that offer literacy education in the out-of-school hours to children and youth of New York City, especially young people from disadvantaged communities. The foundation's networking meetings, now in their 10th year, offer quarterly forums in which…
Descriptors: State Standards, Out of School Youth, After School Programs, Alignment (Education)
Computer Literacy: An Introduction.
Carruthers, Robert – 1982
Varied views are presented in this report which addresses five primary issues: (1) What is computer literacy? (2) What does it cover? (3) Who is it for? (4) How should it be presented? and (5) Where can one get help in organizing a computer literacy program? The first section summarizes results of a survey of 14 educators who were asked their…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
The Status of Environmental Education in Northern New York.
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Tewksbury, Susan; Harris, Glen – Journal of Environmental Education, 1982
Evaluated effectiveness of environmental education (EE) in northern New York public schools, determining the extent of EE curriculum/instruction, ascertaining problems previously reported in the literature as hindering implementation of EE, and examining relationships between EE and environmental knowledge of fifth-graders and relationships…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Grade 5
Learning in Eden: The Philosophy of Outdoor Education of the SCOPE Outdoor Learning Laboratories Program.
O'Grady, Jerome – 1975
Designed as a guide in inservice preparation and as a reference in planning and conducting outdoor lessons, this statement of philosophy will help teachers who participate in the Outdoor Learning Laboratories program understand the aims and methods of outdoor education. To educate children is, of course, the ultimate purpose of outdoor education.…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Report on Pupils-at-Risk.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Elementary, Secondary, and Continuing Education. – 1984
This report on at-risk students presents a general overview of the extent of the problem in the State of New York and current responses to it. Pupils-at-risk are defined as those whose school achievement and/or social behavior is negatively and seriously affected by educational, family, societal, or personal problems. These pupils are not…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
The New York State Annual Evaluation Report for 1974-75 Fiscal Year. Section II: Achievement Summary. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Programs Evaluation. – 1975
This report presents a description of the Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act program in New York State. The report describes the evaluation of programs in reading, mathematics and bilingual education. The project participants were 150,000 Upstate New York children and 150,000 New York City children. Among the findings of the report are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods