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Direct linkRhodes, Holly G. – National Academies Press, 2018
Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science education--an enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to individuals and society. As states and districts move forward with adoption and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or work on improving their instruction to align with "A…
Descriptors: Workshops, Science Education, Instructional Materials, Instructional Design
Download full textIntercultural Development Research Association, 2015
English language learners make up the fastest growing segment of the student population, but they are one of the lowest academically performing groups of students and the achievement gap widens as students progress through school. Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos, the Intercultural Development Research Association's (IDRA's) inaugural Jose A.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Equal Education, Excellence in Education, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedSimonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2015
For the thirty-eighth time, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Online Courses
Harmon, Hobart L.; Smith, Keith – Edvantia (NJ1), 2009
As a follow-up to a 2007 Edvantia, Inc. report entitled "A Legacy of Leadership and Lessons Learned: Results of the Rural Systemic Initiatives for Improving Mathematics and Science Education," (ED531892) Edvantia, Inc. sought and received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hold a forum in the nation's capital that…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Poverty, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Western Montana Coll., Dillon. Montana Rural Education Center. – 1994
This document summarizes presentations and discussions on school consolidation that took place at the 1994 Rural Education Conference held at Western Montana College. The summaries cover the following: (1) a panel discussion on the politics of school consolidation (influences on public opinion, need for balance between state and local control, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Conferences, Consolidated Schools, Educational Change
1975
Reported are proceedings of a 1975 meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges for Teacher Education at which educators questioned what valid and feasible criteria are available to test educational accountability. Four presentations are reprinted that focus on the following topics: accountability on the school district level; valid and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Colleges, Conference Reports, Measurement Techniques
Bell, Warren; And Others – 1979
This paper includes presentations and discussions of the second annual conference for facilitators of organization development in education. Eighty persons attended the conference, held February 1-3, 1979, in Eugene, Oregon. Organization development is defined in this paper as a sustained effort at system self-study and improvement, focusing…
Descriptors: Conferences, Directories, Organizational Development, School Districts
Gall, Joyce P.; And Others – 1980
This report describes proceedings of the third annual conference for facilitators of organization development in education. Forty persons attended the conference, which was held January 31-February 2, 1980, in Eugene, Oregon. The format of the conference, summarized here, was a mix of presentations to the total group, small group interaction and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Directories, Organizational Development, School Districts
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Office of Policy Research and Improvement. – 1988
Restructuring of the Florida education system calls for fundamental changes in curriculum and instruction, authority, staff accountability, reward and incentive systems, and the relationship between schools and others. Five examples of the current school restructuring initiatives were presented at the Florida Conference on School Restructuring:…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Development
Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, Phoenix. – 1979
Forty-four representatives of American Indian tribes and the state of Arizona participated in the 2-day conference on reservation school districts. Terrance Leonard explained the legislative history and workings of Johnson-O'Malley funding, described supplementary Johnson-O'Malley programs, and commented on the Indian Education Act. Dr. Kenneth…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Stalford, Charles B., Ed. – 1980
This volume is a compendium of local level practitioners' papers about testing and evaluation issues in the schools. Excerpts from 13 papers and a summary of the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Education's Testing, Assessment and Evaluation Division are included. Titles of the papers are: (1) Testing Concerns of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1982
The views of local education agency (LEA) evaluators tend to be underrepresented in the evaluation literature. This symposium was organized to fill this gap. The non-LEA symposium participants (Carol H. Weiss and Bruce Thompson) were asked to pose questions to the LEA participants (Steven Frankel, Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools; Freda…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, Program Evaluation
Peck, Hugh I.; And Others – 1982
These papers were presented at the symposium "Using Statewide Basic Skills Tests to Make Promotion Decisions: Political and Psychometric Issues." The development of basic skills testing and the legislative mandate that needed to be implemented for minimum competency testing in Louisiana are discussed by Hugh I. Peck. Rebecca S. Christian…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1981
Developed to share information presented at a Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Regional Exchange (SEDL/RX) conference, this document includes reports and related materials on educational computing applications in southwestern school districts and states. Basic computer terminology is defined, and software evaluation instruments are…
Descriptors: Competence, Courseware, Evaluation Criteria, Microcomputers
Suh, Jenny; Pechman, Ellen – 2001
The Program for Student Achievement (PSA) focused on improving urban middle-grades student achievement in participating districts in Texas and California. Districts were asked to establish performance targets for eighth graders in core academic areas. The PSA conducted a quantitative evaluation of districts' progress and produced an annual report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Improvement, Grade 8
