This 10th edition toolkit was developed for use in states and districts taking part in Wallace Foundation-funded efforts to improve school leadership. It includes rubrics on candidate admissions, course content, pedagogy-andragogy, clinical practice, performance assessment, and graduate performance outcomes, and was designed to help principal…

The Tarleton Model for Accelerated Teacher Education (TMATE) is a collaborative teacher education program between Tarleton State University and public school districts in Texas. The program was designed to expedite the certification of persons already holding a bachelor's degree. Summer school at the university--including 3 weeks of teaching in…

The Businessperson-in-Residence program at Trenton State College in New Jersey is described. It is a four-part program designed to build better long-term relationships between the college and business community. The overall program was planned by a joint business-college task force to meet mutual objectives. The businessperson, working out of a…

A project developed a model program philosophy and curricula for postsecondary marketing programs to establish a consistency among Missouri institutions offering these programs. Project activities included a research review; analysis of the scope of offerings of current postsecondary marketing education programs; development, administration, and…

Teachers who get an "inside look" at business and industry through internships and summer jobs are much better equipped to prepare their students for the rigors of the workplace and postsecondary education. Teacher internships followed by the revision of course content, instructional plans, and assessment strategies can change school and…