High-quality instructional materials (HQIM) can make a real difference in student learning. But purchasing HQIM is only the first step in the process of ensuring that students benefit. The Guide to the Implementation of HQIM synthesizes advice from practitioners and researchers about how to encourage solid execution of plans and realize the full…

As early childhood educators employ technology in their classrooms, it is important to have a process to ensure that learning needs are being met.

Research-supported guidelines to assist faculty with finding and evaluating online course tools and media that are accessible to learners taking online college courses in the United States are not generally available. The recent refresh to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794(d)) provides justification for…

Poetry has often been neglected as a favorable tool for language teaching. What is more, its role to expand human experience and create language awareness has not been fully realized. As a reaction to often-underestimated value of including literature in the language class, this article proposes a poetry-teaching (POT) framework for language…

The growth of technology and the inclusion of "digital natives" as students in the education world have created a demand pull for the use of Web 2.0 technologies in education. Dominant among these tools have been wikis, blogs and discussion boards. Distance education experts view the use of these tools as differentiators when compared to…

Toy selection is an important role for early childhood teachers. This research-to-practice article describes what research tells us about how toys can affect the social interactions and communication of young children including those with developmental delays.

This paper navigates into the "YouTube" website as one of the most usable online tools to learn languages these days. The paper focuses on two issues in creating "YouTube" language learning videos: pedagogy and technology. After observing the existing "YouTube" LLVs, the study presents a novel rubric that is directed…

The use of telephones--even mobile phones--in language learning is not unique (see Chinnery 2006). The literature is also The literature is also replete with imaginative ideas on how to apply Internet chat software like instant messengers (IM) to language learning. A more recent technological development of use to educators is Internet telephony,…

This brief represents part 2 in a series on fostering the adoption of evidence-based practices in out-of-school time programs. Many practitioners lack information on how to implement evidence-based practice(s) in their own programs or communities. A major reason for this gap is a lack of research on the process for implementing evidence-based…

The author identifies some guidelines for teachers to use in selecting and evaluating media. A criteria checklist in question format is included in an attempt to clarify potentially useful media for teachers. (SM)

Gives suggestions to media professionals for effectively providing for bilingual students, including a bilingual listening station, interest center, bulletin board display, and human resource file. Sources for the acquisition of foreign language materials are listed. (CMV)

This book charts procedures for the selection and purchase of instructional materials and related services for the public schools of the United States. It is addressed to school board members, administrators, teachers, curriculum specialists, librarians, and media specialists. Chapter 1 deals whith changing conditions affecting selection including…

Provides seven guidelines for evaluating films which teach specific verbal/visual information or concepts. (CMV)

The author is concerned with helping counselors make better use of simulated guidance materials. The role of simulated materials in the total scope of guidance services is discussed. There are suggested guidelines for their selection and evaluation as well as strategies designed to increase their impact on the counseling experience. (Author)