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Direct linkPennell, Colleen – Eye on Education, 2020
As your school district undertakes the process of evaluating its K-12 reading program, literacy curriculum, or literacy instructional practices, this book will be your go-to resource. Pennell offers a step-by-step guide for educators, school leaders, or professional learning communities to evaluate high-quality instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Instructional Materials
Download full textRutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Grossman, Amanda; Cullinan, Dan – MDRC, 2014
For the nearly 39 million U.S. adults who do not have a high school diploma, the General Educational Development (GED) programs and exam have served as the main avenue for improving individuals' skills and helping them earn a high school credential. However, few students who start these programs ever get this credential, and even fewer advance to…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Tests, Thinking Skills, Writing Skills
Forte, Ellen; Kuti, Laura; O'Day, Jennifer – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
The 2001 reauthorization of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)," represented a turning point in federal policy for the education of English Learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools. At the center of the changes in the 2001 reauthorization of the "ESEA" lie the English language proficiency (ELP) standards. These ELP…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
McKay, Martin D. – Technology Connection, 1997
The Cambridge (Ohio) City Schools have started an e-mail program that provides opportunities for correspondence and for developing social writing skills, while placing the responsibility for success and appropriate behavior on the students. Discusses successes, problems encountered, and future plans. (PEN)
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education, Letters (Correspondence), Planning
Robinson, J. Dennis – Executive Educator, 1981
Offers advice to principals on initiating a writing program, including tips on planning, teacher training, costs, and assessment. One cardinal rule: the administrator must also write. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Peer reviewedPenuel, William R. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2006
There are now a large number of initiatives designed to make laptops with wireless connectivity available to all students in schools. This paper synthesizes findings from research and evaluation studies that analyzed implementation and effects of one-to-one initiatives from a range of countries. Factors related to successful implementation…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Computers, Telecommunications, Research Methodology
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1981
This report is about the education plan of the District of Columbia Public Schools for the 1981-82 school year. The first chapter describes the philosophy, goals, and instructional and achievement priorities of the board of education and superintendent; outlines categories of student competencies; summarizes 1980-81 performance data on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Blake, Robert W., Ed. – Impact on Instructional Improvement, 1979
The five articles in this journal issue are intended for use by school administrators, and provide information on how to organize effective programs for achieving student writing competency. The first article discusses the development of New York State's Preliminary and Regents Competency Tests in Writing, analyzes sample student responses to one…
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Content
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1980
California's Pupil Proficiency Law requires each local school district to adopt standards of proficiency in the basic skills of reading comprehension, writing, and computation. Students are to be assessed in grades 4-11. Students not making sufficient progress towards meeting the district's standards are to be provided with remedial programs, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Computation, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of English Education. – 1986
Intended to help school personnel develop and implement a comprehensive, articulated writing program at the district, building, and classroom levels, this manual emphasizes writing as a composing process, describes the stages of the writing process, and outlines the composing skills expected of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Meredith, Vana H. – 1981
The aim of the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program was to meet legislative requirements, to improve instruction and to integrate instructional sensitivity into the state's educational programs for grades K-12 in the basic skill areas of reading, writing and mathematics. In their task of identifying, compiling and revising educational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Stringfield, Sam; Millsap, Mary Ann; Winfield, Linda; Brigham, Nancy; Yoder, Nancy; Moss, Marc; Nesselrodt, Pamela; Schaffer, Eugene; Bedinger, Sam; Gamse, Beth – 1997
This volume presents second year findings from a 3-year project that collected case study data on 10 promising strategies for educating disadvantaged children. The study occurred at 25 urban or suburban/rural sites. Participating schools had Chapter 1 programs or were eligible for Chapter 1. The sample included students in grades 1, 3, and 9 who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed. – 1989
This document contains papers from two NABE annual conferences: (17th, Houston, Texas, April 27-May 1, 1988) and (18th, Miami, Florida, May 9-13, 1989). Papers cover three categories: (1) bilingual education and bilingualism: realities in the twentieth century; (2) current ideologies and models in bilingual education; and (3) effective…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes
