Early childhood is a crucial stage in a child's life, and aspects of the environment in the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and health and safety domains all play important roles in shaping children's development during these early years. Having a valid and reliable measure of the quality of these aspects of children's care settings is…

Leadership is a mindset, not a position. Rely on this resource as you nurture your leadership skills and grow as a lifelong learner. Ideal for book studies, "Leadership at Every Level" shares real-world examples and research-based strategies for strengthening leadership capacity at the classroom, school, and district levels. You'll learn…

An effective teacher workforce is a diverse teacher workforce. As of 2017, only 5% of Ohio's teachers identify as teachers of color. As more teachers from diverse backgrounds enter the teaching profession in Ohio, they will encounter mentors who do not look like them and may not understand some of their struggles. The purpose of this guide is to…

Whole-school or whole-class programs designed to promote positive behavior can enhance the likelihood that effective teaching and learning occur for all students. This practice guide is intended to help elementary education educators, as well as school and district administrators and parents, implement and support effective prevention-focused…

Communities across the country are grappling with different approaches to improving their schools. Introducing or expanding charter schools is one of the approaches that states and school districts have considered or implemented. Charter schools serve more than 5 percent of public school students nationwide and make up close to 7 percent of all…

The Comprehensive Education Data and Research System (CEDARS) is a longitudinal data system that will allow Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to collect, store and report data related to students, courses, and teachers in order to meet state and federal reporting requirements and to help educators and policy makers…

A school psychologist offers suggestions for combating the tensions of teaching, particularly the "roadrunner syndrome" - the feeling of always being in a hurry. (SJL)

Offers strategies in teacher education by giving as much attention to attitudinal characteristics of teachers as is currently given to subject matter and teaching methods. Suggests focusing on teacher of teachers; taking internal frame of reference; selecting supervising teachers carefully; using group processes frequently; conducting integrative…

This handbook reports on some experiences with competency-based teacher education (CBTE) and is designed to serve as an instrument for self-examination and change. Chapter 1 presents 22 generic teaching competencies, which are a result of a reexamination of the 1973 Interim Inventory of 66 Generic Teaching Competencies (Generic 66). Chapter 2…

Focusing primarily on the humanistic components of the educator's role, this document was developed as a resource to assist educators with the process of self-evaluation for use as a basis when planning professional development goals. The three major categories included are interpersonal relations, intrapersonal relations, and management. The…

Presented is the participant's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled. The manual is divided into five units (with sample topics in parentheses): parent teacher conferencing (typical sequences of parent reactions), reporting to parents (methods and scheduling), the home training program (developmental…

This inventory of social studies teaching competencies was developed to serve as a model and guide for social studies instruction in Pennsylvania elementary and secondary schools. It is designed to aid teachers in developing competency-based programs. The inventory is a combination of ideas from six regional workshops attended by teachers,…

Presented is a workbook for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled. It is explained that the workbook contains problems and exercises related to specific information provided in the participant manual (EC 081 043). Each unit concludes with an assessment of unit objectives. Answers to each unit assessment are…

The instructor's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled contains answers to the exercises, unit assessments, criterion assessment examination and the pre- and posttest found in the accompanying workbook (EC 080 144). Also reviewed are 12 suggestions for teaching the course. (CL)

Recommended teaching techniques for instructing disadvantaged students are presented in this manual. A general definition of a disadvantaged student is given in the introduction, followed by a specific listing of characteristics which a student in the State of Virginia should exhibit in order to qualify for a special program for disadvantaged…