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Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
This booklet is a program management tool designed for use by high school students and teachers participating in science research programs throughout the United States as well as overseas. The program consists of a symposium during which students are invited to conduct original research in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and computer…
Descriptors: High Schools, Models, Program Guides, Research Papers (Students)
Avery, Paul J.; And Others – 1982
Fishing Industry Specialization, or FINS, is a 2-year alternative education program designed in 1979 by the LaConner (Washington) School District to encourage high school completion by students wanting to enter the fishing industry. With encouragement from the Swinomish Indian Tribe and help from an active citizens advisory board, school officials…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Behavior Change, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
Stern, David; Dayton, Charles; Lenz, Robert; Tidyman, Susan – 2001
This document presents four case studies illustrating how selected high schools from across the country have implemented the career academy model schoolwide. The case studies profile the career academies of the following schools: (1) Ben Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); (2) Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California); (3) South…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Check Lists, College Preparation, Curriculum
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1973
Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Basic Skills, Career Education, Competence
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1973
Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Basic Skills, Career Education, Competence
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1973
Since 1969, the Oregon State Board of Education has undertaken to reverse the trend toward providing a single, rigid program for all students, regardless of their abilities, interests, needs, or learning styles. The new standards focus on the concept of providing students an opportunity to learn and demonstrate specific "survival"…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Basic Skills, Career Education, Competence
McMahon, Amanda Sodoma; Meeder, Hans; Rosen, Linda P.; Silver, Steve; Williams, Andra – 2001
This document is intended to help communities plan and implement initiatives modeled after Making Academics Count, a campaign that was launched in 1997 by the Business Coalition for Education Reform (BCER) to encourage employers to ask job applicants for their school records and thereby help motivate students to achieve at higher levels. The guide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Records, Attitude Change
2002
This guide is intended to provide local agricultural education tech prep programs throughout Colorado with a framework for updating their own curriculum and developing articulation with postsecondary institutions. First, a primer to standards-based education explains the role of the following items in standards-based education in agriculture: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering