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Andrew Timothy Medearis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two approaches to professional development methodologies implemented in public schools. A quantitative, correlational research design was employed to determine whether the academic success in the core content areas of reading, writing, math and science could…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, Best Practices
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Augustine, Catherine H.; Unlu, Fatih; Ziol-Guest, Kathleen M.; Naftel, Scott; Gomez, Celia J.; Marsh, Terry; Akinniranye, Goke; Todd, Ivy – RAND Corporation, 2019
Research evidence suggests that summer breaks contribute to income-based achievement and opportunity gaps for children and youth. However, summertime can also be used to provide programs that support an array of goals for children and youth, including improved academic achievement, physical health, mental health, social and emotional well-being,…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Norris, Stephen P.; Phillips, Linda M.; Smith, Martha L.; Guilbert, Sandra M.; Stange, Donita M.; Baker, Jeff J.; Weber, Andrea C. – Science Education, 2008
This paper describes a comprehensive set of studies designed to assess the potential for commercial reading programs to teach reading in science. Specific questions focus on the proportion of selections in the programs that contain science and the amount of science that is in those selections, on the genres in which the science is portrayed, on…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Literary Genres
Boon, Richard T., Ed.; Spencer, Vicky G., Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2010
Written by expert teachers and researchers, "Best Practices for the Inclusive Classroom: Scientifically Based Strategies for Success" looks at field-tested strategies that teachers of inclusive classrooms need to implement to successfully teach all of the learners in their classroom. The purpose of the book is to provide both general and special…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Intervention
Gill, Wanda E. – Online Submission, 2011
The report, "The Ready to Teach Program: A Federal Initiative in Support of Online Courses for Teachers", describes the history of the Ready to Teach Program and its role as one of the solutions to the national need to increase the performance of teachers through professional development. The report describes selected findings from the Eisenhower…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Demonstration Programs, Program Effectiveness
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqui Farmer – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
To support K-12 students with significant disabilities and get an accurate picture of their skills and knowledge, schools need to implement effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). This is the guidebook every team should have--not only to develop successful AA-AAS linked with grade-level content standards,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes Austin ISD's state-funded Optional Extended Year Program activities for the 2006-2007 school year.
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students, Extended School Day
Harris, Roseanne Hiatt; And Others – 1989
Profiles are presented of 30 programs and practices that were developed by the 1987 recipients of the New Jersey Governor's Teacher Grants in the following categories: drama and music; reading and writing; science; social sciences; social skills/special education; study skills; and technology. Each profile provides essential information under the…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Demonstration Programs, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1985
The findings of an evaluation of the Chicago Public Schools 1984 Summer Basic Skills Centers program are presented. The program, which relied on the extensive use of youth tutors as well as trained teachers, was designed to extend participants' mastery of skills in the basic curricula of reading and mathematics. Participating students came from…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Limited English Speaking
Vitolo, Richard K., Ed. – 1987
This document contains 10 papers presented at a symposium on corrections education. The proceedings are organized in two parts; the first part contains six research and program reports, and the second part contains four papers on various instructional strategies. The papers in Part I are as follows: "The Politics of Rehabilitation: A Study of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1982
The Bronx (New York City) Multidiscipline Special Education Bilingual Program was designed to supplement the basic educational program for handicapped students with limited English proficiency in the Bronx Special Education Region. In 1980-81, the program served 132 Hispanic handicapped students in nine public and two private schools. Program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Lynch, Joanne – 1993
Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (Project CALLA) was a federally funded program serving 960 limited-English-proficient students in 10 Manhattan (New York) elementary schools in 1992-93 its third year of operation. The project provided instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), mathematics, science, and social studies in…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Jonesboro School District 1, AR. – 1991
The Jonesboro Area Vocational High School was the Arkansas pilot site for the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) initiative to improve the basic competencies of high school vocational students. The project aimed to revise vocational courses to incorporate academic content, to revise course requirements, and to encourage vocational and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The Competency Based Bilingual/Bicultural Project at Eastern District High School in New York City is an integrated bilingual demonstration project designed to develop English and native language skills as well as instill positive self concepts among high school students with Spanish-speaking backgrounds. In 1980-1981, the program provided…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Demonstration Programs
Bottoms, Gene; Mikos, Pat – 1995
The seven High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites making the most progress in raising student achievement between 1990-1993 are changing the high school system and succeeding with a group of students often considered hopeless. They use the HSTW framework of key practices to improve curriculum and instruction. The specific HSTW goal is to close by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
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