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Planning Professional Learning
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Guskey, Thomas R. – Educational Leadership, 2014
Why does professional learning for educators have such a mixed history? Why is it so hard to find solid research evidence of professional development programs that actually improve student learning outcomes? Part of the answer, writes Thomas R. Guskey, is that professional learning experiences for educators are rarely well planned. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Planning, Program Development
PPBS: Hazard or Promise?
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Smith, Rodney P. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Outlines the two opposing views of PPBS. (MB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Management Systems
PPBS: What Should the School Dollar Buy?
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Cramer, Paula; Gilmar, Sybil – Educational Leadership, 1972
Describes how members of one community organization tried to get their school district to move toward an Educational Planning-Programming Budgeting System. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Support, Discussion Groups, Educational Planning
Back to the Basics of Whole Language.
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Routman, Regie – Educational Leadership, 1997
Controversy rages over whole-language/phonics approaches to reading instruction, giving critics great school-bashing opportunities. Districts that have successfully incorporated whole language generally have planned for change, involved parents, proceeded slowly, built in ongoing professional development, provided adequate resources, reassured…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Parent Participation
Differentiated Teacher Evaluation.
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Glatthorn, Allan A.; Holler, Richard L. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Calvert County School District, Maryland, has developed a differentiated teacher evaluation system that promotes collaboration among supervisors and administrators in rating teacher performance. Methods involve informal observation, rating observation, and nonrating observation. Implementation is accompanied by extensive formative evaluation by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
Instructional Improvement Through Personnel Evaluation.
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Thorson, John R.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1987
An instructional improvement program in Hinsdale School District, Illinois, succeeded by emphasizing formative evaluation, administrator evaluation, and long-range planning. Participants learned that a new program should be consistent with district goals, focus on staff development, and acquire top-level commitment and resources. (CJH)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Improvement
PPBS: Status and Implications
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Hartley, Harry J. – Educational Leadership, 1972
The professional literature contains many definitions and conceptualizations of PPBS, but basically it is a term applied to a set of interrelated organizational activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance
A Community-Based Indian Curriculum Development Program
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Coburn, Joe – Educational Leadership, 1977
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development
Lessons from a Comprehensive Performance Appraisal Project.
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Manatt, Richard P. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Describes lessons learned from a five-year comprehensive model evaluation program developed by school systems in Minnesota and Iowa. The learner's experience was planned through instructional and curriculum strategies. Performance criteria were established for teachers, and principals and students evaluated classrooms. Pre- and post-testing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education