Rivet Education developed a Professional Learning Partner Guide (PLPG), a searchable database of learning providers with expertise in the adoption and implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM), in response to the lack of resources and guidance available to support districts with evaluation of professional learning (PL)…

This package includes the final report and selected products of the Adult education eXpress Intercommunication Support (AXIS) project, which was conducted to facilitate communication related to professional development services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) and…

The handbook is intended to help those engaged in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) identify and effectively pursue sponsored support for research and other professional activities. It consists of four chapters. The first is an introduction to the world of sponsored support. Major sponsors are profiled and strategies for…

Using NASPA membership directories (n=6,579 entries) as reference points, this longitudinal, descriptive study shows that women have assumed senior level administrative positions, but not in number proportional to the increase of women entering the field. Found women still occupy a disproportionate number of nurturing roles in student affairs.…

This directory contains 379 discretionary projects addressing the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It was compiled from three volumes separately published by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY). The "Personnel Preparation" section of this…

Suggests ways in which the Internet can supplement traditional methods of professional development for librarians. Examples include electronic journals, discussion groups, electronic courses, electronic conferences, e-mail, networking, and coauthoring via the Internet. Services listed include Internet directories, education gophers, bibliographic…

During 1988-89 and 1989-90, vocational education special projects were funded at institutions within the California Community Colleges (CCC) through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. To meet reporting requirements, the Chancellor's Office of the CCC contracted with the Evaluation and Training Institute to conduct a third-party…