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Watkins, Robert – Clearing House, 1975
Author provided a brief discussion of some of the most important elements that need attention in developing an independent study program. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Independent Study, Program Descriptions, Program Development

Potts, Vernon; Kemper, Ray – Clearing House, 1974
This article described how certain junior high schools in Michigan utilized the micro-mini unit. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Instructional Programs, Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions, Program Development

Paine, Lawrence M. – Clearing House, 1978
A description of the development and operation of the home-school conferencing program at Frederick Roehm Junior High School in Berea, Ohio. (SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Junior High Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences, Program Descriptions

Seldin, Peter – Clearing House, 1975
Article described an innovative program that combined curriculum reform with inservice teacher training. (RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions

Milner, Joseph O. – Clearing House, 1997
Describes the three-year development of the Standards Project for English Language Arts. Discusses the context-centered framework, "bad news" from the Department of Education, funding from the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, working with a more linear structure, and uncertainties in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction

Chamberlin, Leslie J. – Clearing House, 1975
In considering the use of open education to meet the needs of present and future generations, this article attempted to answer a few basic questions: 1) Why will not the old ways do? 2) Where is it all leading? 3) What are the characteristics of this new system? 4) What should this new system be like? (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Grading

Salmon, Daniel A.; Wolf, Susan E. – Clearing House, 1982
Traces the development of the performance appraisal program of the Hicksville, New York, public school system, which was designed to improve instructional programs. Describes the strong opposition the program received from teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation

Morris, John E. – Clearing House, 1980
Described is a program, with developmental stages and focus areas, which has the potential for guiding supervising teachers, university supervisors, and coordinators of field experiences as they design and implement inservice programs directed toward improving the student teaching experience. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Higher Education, Inservice Education

Seldin, Clement A.; Maloy, Robert W. – Clearing House, 1981
As part of its Secondary Schools Project, the Greenfield (Massachusetts) Schools established an Office of Program Planning and Grant Writing to direct a grant writing team of teachers, administrators, community members, and university personnel. This article describes the development of the Grant Writing Office and its success in soliciting funds.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Innovation, Grantsmanship, Management Teams

Warchol, Kenneth J. – Clearing House, 1979
A program was developed in the Norwalk, Connecticut schools to smooth student transition between elementary, intermediate, and high schools. It includes spring orientation activities and staggered opening of school in September to give each new class full staff attention on the first day of school. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Orientation Materials, Program Descriptions

Cooper, Kelt L. – Clearing House, 1994
Discusses eight key elements that should be included in programs (in school districts along the United States-Mexico border) designed to boost immigrant parents' participation and involvement in their children's education. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Mexicans