To support state education agency (SEA) leaders in establishing a statewide vision for serving the whole person, WestEd drafted and piloted the guide, "Serving the Whole Person: An Alignment and Coherence Guide for State Education Agencies," in collaboration with several SEAs. This case story describes Delaware Department of Education…

In 1986, following the mandate of the North Dakota Legislature, the Teachers' Professional Practices Commission recommended to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction a statewide model for professional development of educators. The model was developed in cooperation with educators, professional associations, state agencies, two state…

This publication provides a basis for effective structuring of health instructional programs at the local level within Texas state guidelines. Fifteen topics are covered under three domains: (1) individual personal health (dental and mental health, physical fitness, safety, and drug use); (2) consumer health and health services (family and social…

This report delineates the problems created by sex role stereotyping and recommends a plan for eliminating such practices. It recognizes the traditional independence of the local school districts in Wisconsin and attempts to persuade school districts of the desirability of undertaking such a plan. This report, with its recommendations and…

The Arizona superintendent of instruction established five statewide committees of thirty persons each to identify and prioritize the educational needs of the state. Each of these committees was composed of representatives of one identifiable group--parents; persons in business, industry, and labor; teachers; school administrators; and local…

The four year Teacher Development Program in Ohio features inservice programs which are based on adult learning styles; the learning is self-directed, experiential, job-related, problem centered, and individualized. Staff development activities encourage participants to be actively involved, allow flexibility and freedom of choice, use a variety…

Gender differences in achievement were studied in five academic areas: (1) vocabulary; (2) language usage; (3) reading; (4) mathematics problem solving; and (5) using sources of information. Standardized achievement test scores for a sample of 3,002 students (1,642 females and 1,360 males) who were tested in each of 10 consecutive years, grades 3…