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Teaching World History in the Twenty-First Century: A Resource Book
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Roupp, Heidi, Ed. – M.E. Sharpe Inc, 2009
This practical handbook is designed to help anyone who is preparing to teach a world history course--or wants to teach it better. It opens with Peter Stearns's essay "Where Did World History Come From?" and closes with Jerry Bentley's annotated bibliographic guide to the essential content knowledge for teaching world history. In between,…
Descriptors: World History, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Data Delivers a Wake-Up Call: 5-Year Plan Unites Teachers into a Collaborative Culture
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White, Sandra H.; McIntosh, Julie – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
Administrators at Findlay City Schools had been researching methods to improve student achievement. District administrators decided to work to form professional learning communities to focus on improved student learning. Findlay High School had recently added a freshman wing to help students transition to high school and allow teachers to focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Professional Development, Secondary Education, Educational Improvement
Staff Development: A Collaborative Planning Model.
Bishop, Thomas – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1987
Borrowing from Madeline Hunter, school districts should define staff development as school- or district-wide efforts to improve the quality of teacher decision-making. This article outlines a six-step process (including needs assessment, brainstorming, strategic plannning, communicating plans, coaching for effectiveness, and periodic monitoring)…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Participative Decision Making
Effective Management of Multiple Roles: Family and Work. Final Report.
Couch, Anna Sue; And Others – 1992
A model program was developed for helping parents, students, teachers, and businesspersons deal effectively with the interrelatedness of work and family responsibilities. Various research procedures, including focus group discussions and mail and telephone surveys administered to adolescent students' parents, and businesspersons in the Lubbock and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Employed Parents, Field Tests, Home Economics
Learning How to Learn: How Important Are Study Skills?
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Christen, William L.; Murphy, Thomas J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A survey of 479 graduating seniors from three different high schools reveals the majority of the students were not adequately trained in study skills. Includes a copy of the survey questionnaire. (MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
Output Measures for School Library Media Programs: Measuring Curriculum Involvement.
Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Describes a study of 13 techniques used to collect data from media centers in 11 schools on the school library media specialist's involvement in instructional consulting; student use of media programs; percentage of students that come to the center. Seven survey forms are reproduced and data collected from participating schools are given. (14…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Input Output Analysis, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Classroom Management in Business Education.
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Green, Eddie L., Ed. – Business Education Forum, 1986
This theme issue on classroom management in business education includes 17 chapters on such topics as combating teacher burnout, curriculum improvement, declining enrollments in business education, human relations in the classroom, team cohesiveness and the business department, communicating the essentials for the first week of class, and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Cooperative Education