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Download full textRICHARDSON, JOY B. – 1967
THE FIRST PART OF THIS REPORT OF A SENATE BILL 28 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DESCRIBES THE SUMMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS WERE OFFERED (1) LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE THEIR READING ACHIEVEMENT, (2) AN INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICS COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE "DISCOVERY METHOD," AND (3) SPANISH-ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES TO ENABLE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Change, Cultural Education, Demonstration Programs
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
A detailed analysis of Utah's eleven 1979-1980 statewide special purpose educational programs are presented in this report. Each section includes statistical data, program information, evaluation processes, recommendations, and guidelines. The 11 areas covered under this report are bilingual education, career education, community education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Community Education, Compensatory Education
McWilliams, Joyce H. – 1979
The Indianapolis Cities in Schools program determined that a comprehensive career education program could best provide the vehicle for coordinating and implementing the education, programmatic, and social service components of the program at Arsenal Technical High School. Major goals were to be infusion of career education materials into existing…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Class Activities
California Univ., Berkeley. Lawrence Hall of Science. – 1978
The all-Spanish version of the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)/Mini-Corps Outdoor Activities set contains twenty education and recreational activities which provide a variety of outdoor biological experiences and incorporate language skills into outdoor education. Prepared especially for use by migrant children aged 10-15 in a…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biology, Day Camp Programs, Ecology
BARNES, EDWARD G. – 1967
IN THIS ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND METHODS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA ARE DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE EXTENSIVE STATISTICAL DATA WHICH CONSTITUTE THE BULK OF THE REPORT GIVE ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS, ATTENDANCE AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Attendance, Compensatory Education
Eddy, Peter A., Ed. – 1977
This collection of language teaching ideas is the result of a four-week intensive workshop held in July and August 1976 for language teachers in the Northwest. The participants, a group of secondary teachers of French, German and Spanish, attended courses in cross-cultural communication and language-teaching methodology, in which they acquired…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training
Huang, Su-yueh – 1997
A study investigated the following: the types of freshman English courses for non-majors offered at Taiwan universities in 1995 and the attitudes of faculty, students, and graduates concerning the language skills emphasized; placement of students in classes; use of standardized teaching materials; and need for summer courses. In spring 1996, 178…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Freshmen, College Graduates, Course Content
Taylor, Alison – 2003
In 2000, a government-supported foundation called Careers the Next Generation (CNG) in Alberta, Canada, began coordinating summer internships for high school students in information and computer technology (ICT). The participating firms represented a mix of large and small private and public organizations in high-tech and other industries in the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA. – 1999
This manual provides guidance for school and university Professional Development School (PDS) teams about their responsibilities during the summer and academic year of study and internship for Early Childhood or Middle Education licensure. The chapters include the following: "Mission and Priorities of the Graduate School of Education";…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, College Admission, College School Cooperation
PDF pending restorationMontas, Michele; Cannon, Luz – National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, 2003
This thematic unit was written by Michele Montas and Luz Cannon, middle school Spanish teachers, who were participants in a summer institute held at the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center in 2001. The institute, called "Temas Anejos: Recurring Themes in Ancient and Modern Latin America," brought together a talented group of professors.…
Descriptors: Runaways, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedWelch, Olga M.; And Others – Urban Education, 1989
Describes Project Austin-East EXCEL, a pilot college preparatory program for inner-city minority high school students in Knoxville (Tennessee). Develops an "academic ethos" through the following components: (1) reading, writing, and foreign language program; (2) "demystification" of the college experience; and (3) career…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Career Planning, College Environment
Peer reviewedHammrich, Penny L. – School Community Journal, 1998
Once a week, several classrooms of Philadelphia 4th-grade girls participate in Sisters in Science, an afterschool, intergenerational program sponsored by Temple University that provides hand-on activities exploring urban environmental issues. A two-week summer camp program helps these students explore the rivers of Philadelphia. Participants…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Career Education, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedDavis, Barbara H. – Young Children, 2000
An extended-school program for at-risk first graders was designed to accelerate each child's progress in reading and writing over the summer. The instructional framework for the class consisted of independent reading, shared reading, interactive writing, journal writing, a spelling activity, learning centers, guided reading, and reading aloud.…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, Group Activities, High Risk Students
Direct linkCostrell, Robert M.; Betts, Julian R. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2001
Standards-based reform is a strategy that includes specifying what is to be learned, devising tests to measure learning, and establishing consequences of performance for students and schools. Popular support remains strong for standards-based reform, according to national polling data as well as local data in the states implementing this strategy.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Education, Educational Change, Incentives
Wilkie, Carolyn J., Ed. – 1995
This publication contains 11 conference papers on topics in developmental education. "The Conation Cycle: From Goal to Finished Product" (Joanne Cree Burgert) is on motivation and a learning skills class. "Student Empowerment and Awakening Through Effective Placement Exams" (Robert Holderer) introduces the Modified Primary…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Curriculum Design, Developmental Studies Programs
