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Dick, Walter; And Others – Educational Technology, 1987
A training program for instructional materials selection has been implemented by the Florida Department of Education. Nine instructional modules and a trainer's guide have been developed and are used for training members of state and district level instructional materials councils. Reactions to the program have been positive. (MES)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Instructional Development, Instructional Material Evaluation
Knapp, Michael S. – 1997
This review assembles what is known from studies and analyses of large-scale systemic reform initiatives aimed at mathematics and science education, especially those undertaken by state governments and the National Science Foundation. The review concentrates on qualitative investigations, which reveal whether and how these initiatives converge on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Mathematics Education
Wildman, Terry M.; And Others – 1985
Intended for beginning teachers in Virginia, this handbook is designed to serve as a guide for negotiating the first few years of teaching. The concept of teacher as problem solver is promoted throughout the manual. The handbook is organized around the idea that the beginning teacher's main tasks are to: (1) discover how to learn from their own…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Frazier, Deneen; Kurshan, Barbara – Educational IRM Quarterly, 1994
Describes the status of educational telecommunications networks operated and funded by state government agencies to support K-12 programs. Summaries of a 1993 survey and other recent studies are presented together with recommendations for network infrastructure, instruction, transport, funding, and evaluation development. (Contains 12 references.)…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperation, Educational Development, Educational Technology
Russo-Converso, Judith A. – 2001
This research study focuses an historical case study on a large-scale intervention called Florida SchoolYear (SY2000), which was a visionary example of how the state of Florida tried to design and develop a means for delivering quality education. By studying the Florida SY2000 Initiative, this research study examined issue-oriented questions…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change
Roberts, Jane M. E.; Kenney, Jane L. – 1984
Maryland's School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP) program involves all 24 local education agencies in implementing one or more of the following research-based instructional models: Active Teaching, Mastery Learning, Student Team Learning, and Teaching Variables. Following a review of background information, state education agency…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Roeber, Edward D.; Carr, Robert A. – 1982
This is the first in a series of six monographs developed to help school district and building staff use and report Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test results. Determining the meaning and use of previous and current test results is a necessary part of a complete reporting process. The two major ways to use MEAP results are student…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Coleman, Geraldine J. – 1982
This is the third in a series of six monographs developed to help local educators use and report Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test results. These results provide reliable, objective information on the status of basic skills education useful in reviewing and revising the curriculum and instructional program. This review requires…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Ellison, Robert L.; And Others – 1982
In the third comprehensive Utah Statewide Educational Assessment Program, the public elementary and secondary education system is analyzed regarding factors which influence student and school characteristics, classification and demographic measures of the educational process in the schools and classroom, and instructional approaches and techniques…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aesthetic Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1991
This report on Phase I, of a four-phase study, of the California Educational Technology Assessment Program (CETAP) provides a descriptive analysis of 14 programs and projects funded by the Educational Technology Local Assistance Program, Assembly Bill 803 (Chapter 1133, Statutes of 1983), between 1984 and 1989. The information reported is intended…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Media
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1992
These guidelines and proposed program for Texas children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were developed by a legislatively mandated multidisciplinary committee. An executive summary notes that 2 to 5 percent of elementary school children meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and recommends strategies including: instruction…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1981
Program activities of the Connecticut State Board and State Department of Education for fiscal year 1979-80 are summarized in this report, with additional program data for the two preceding fiscal years. Introductory sections highlight the state's comprehensive educational goals and planning, its efforts to equalize statewide school expenditures,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Community Education, Educational Administration
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3
Sange-Walters, Peggy; And Others – 1987
A collaborative approach to solving school problems in Maryland emphasizes planned change through organization development processes. Organization development, a process of planned improvement in overall functioning, strives for sustained capacity in problem-solving by communication, goal-setting, conflict resolution, and commitment. The…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Reason, Paul L., Comp.; Foster, Emery M., Comp.; Will, Robert F. (Comp.) – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1953
This handbook contains the items, with their definitions, which comprise the common core of State educational information that should be available annually in each State department of education. Chapter one contains definitions of terms used in this handbook. These definitions explain general terms and not specific items for the collection of…
Descriptors: Definitions, Information Sources, State Policy, State Programs
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