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Barnette, J. Jackson – 1980
The Pennsylvania School Improvement Program (PSIP) was created to assist local schools and school districts in the development of curriculum improvement strategies. The process involves the use of "linkers," curriculum specialists who work with teams from the local level to ascertain needs, then connect the local teams with the research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Peters, Leslie K. – 1980
The Pennsylvania School Improvement Program (PSIP) was created to assist local schools and school districts in the development of curriculum improvement strategies. The process involves the use of "linkers," curriculum specialists who work with teams from the local level to ascertain needs, then connect the local teams with the research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Brooks, Cormell – 1982
The Secondary Curriculum Improvement Program (SCIP) operated at two levels: at the school-site level, schools were encouraged to develop a coherent plan for assisting teachers in the implementation of mastery learning in their classrooms; and at the system-wide level, SCIP focused on staff development activities designed to encourage the use of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
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Berenson, Sarah; And Others – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1991
The results of a survey conducted on the background, education, attitudes, and practices of North Carolina's elementary teachers to develop a statewide inservice program are presented. Elementary teachers' perceptions of teaching language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science; use of instructional materials; and experiences and needs for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Arts, Mathematics
Stank, Peggy L. – 1980
The Pennsylvania School Improvement Program (PSIP) was created to assist local schools and school districts in the development of curriculum improvement strategies. The process involves the use of "linkers," curriculum specialists who work with teams from the local level to ascertain needs, then connect the local teams with the research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Soil Conservation Service (USDA), Upper Darby, PA. – 1975
Designed to aid educational institutions and community organizations in selecting, planning, developing and using outdoor learning areas as outdoor classrooms, this guide includes: (1) Learning by Discovery (scientific, cultural, and recreational goals); (2) The Initial Planning Effort (use of: a planning committee including teachers,…
Descriptors: Activities, Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Involvement
Stieglitz, Ezra L.; And Others – 1976
Volume II of the three-volume final report on the Right to Read Preservice Teacher Preparation Project is arranged into five appendices presenting learning, instructional, and evaluational modules in the reading and language arts fields. Appendix A appears in Volume I. Appendix B is a first draft of nine modules for a second undergraduate reading…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education
Jennings, Gerald D.; And Others – 1976
Development, implementation, and evaluation of a career education program in the high schools of Rome, Georgia are described. Evaluation of the career education program in tenth grade social studies and language arts courses was carried out through a subjective student rating and an objective analysis of Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) scores.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Counseling Services, Counselor Role
Lyons, Margaret F.; Whitebear, Anthony M. – 1978
System Development Corporation conducted an extensive project of conceptualization and planning of models for compensatory educational intervention for disadvantaged youth at the secondary and postsecondary levels. One of the initial steps in the planning process was the identification of components in programs presently being implemented in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth