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Direct linkInverness Research Associates, 2007
This module provides a set of quantitative snapshots of the Community Science Workshops (CSWs) to complement the other reports that comprise the CSW Evaluation Portfolio--the Description of CSWs, the Benefits to Youth, and the Evaluation Brief modules--and to build a solid representation of the scope and scale of the CSW's work and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Disadvantaged
Inverness Research Associates, 2007
This paper takes a descriptive look at Community Science Workshops (CSWs). This paper discusses what CSW is, how it arose and spread, how local CSWs are structured and led, and what programs and experiences they offer to youth. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Disadvantaged
Download full textConley, David T.; McGaughy, Charis; Ward, Terri; Martinez, Mary – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2008
In April 2008, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) contracted with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) to facilitate a series of regional workshops and provide technical assistance to strengthen efforts to improve college readiness for all students. This final report summarizes these activities…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Workshops, Technical Assistance
Biggs, Susan Connell; Hodgson, Kevin; Penniman, Bruce M. – National Writing Project (NJ1), 2008
Between 1999 and 2003, the Western Massachusetts Writing Project experienced a series of changes that made it question whether it could survive as a writing project site. The convergence of retirement, unexpected death, and withdrawal of long-term financial support forced the existing leadership to develop a process to look deeply into the work of…
Descriptors: Internet, Inquiry, Program Development, Change Strategies
Inverness Research Associates, 2007
The people at Inverness Research Associates spent 12 years studying Community Science Workshops (CSW) in California and in six other states. They gathered statistics on the scale, scope, and cost-efficiency of CSW services to youth. They observed youth at work in the shops--taking apart computers, repairing bikes, growing plants, and so on--and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Science Activities, Workshops, Nontraditional Students
Oxford Public Schools, MA. – 1978
The School-Community Collaboration Project was conducted to train personnel to infuse career education elements into the ongoing educational process and to increase the involvement of parents and the employment community in the process. Five Massachusetts school systems participated in the project, including fifty-four educational personnel and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Fused Curriculum, Program Development
Heller, Harold W., Ed.; Schilit, Jeffrey, Ed. – 1979
Five model projects for providing continuing education opportunities to teacher educators in special education are presented. Background for the development of Project RETOOL includes a 10 step outline of the process. Implementation was designed in three phases: needs assessment of current special education teacher educators, development of…
Descriptors: Conferences, Delivery Systems, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
