Career-connected learning is an educational strategy that combines high-quality academic instruction, skill-based learning, and real-world experiences to prepare students with the knowledge and skills that they need to pursue their college and career goals. Career-connected learning can be delivered in a variety of ways, including in core content…

The term "newcomers" is commonly used to describe students who have recently arrived in U.S. schools. Depending on usage, newcomers may mean students in their first 6 months in U.S. schools, in their first 4 years, or anywhere in between. A majority arrive speaking little to no English, most are from socioeconomically disadvantaged…

The report contains presentations delivered at the Rhode Island State Department of Education's conference dealing with the identification of gifted students, the importance of pupil personnel services in programs for gifted youth, and the need for an interdisciplinary approach (administrators, counselors, classroom teachers, educational…

Vocational educational needs at the secondary level in the Fresno City Unified School District are evaluated as part of PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. The main sources of information used in the study were reports of the city and county of Fresno; conferences with school administrators, supervisors, teachers, and students; and a…

This booklet describes the Model Observation Kindergarten and First Grade whose approach is based on the philosophy that education should be centered in the learner, that children learn at different rates and that children learn something only when they are ready. Many aspects of The British Infant Schools are incorporated in the program. Sources…

The supervisor facilitates the students' attainment of the instructional objective by (1) diagnosing the curriculum (in particular the behavioral objectives) and the teachers, (2) prescribing steps to remedy areas of concern with respect to the curriculum and the teachers, and (3) enabling changes in the curriculum to occur while at the same time…

One of the programs included in "Effective Reading Programs...," the Continuous Progress Reading Program is structured by specific performance objectives and corresponding diagnostic test items within each of 17 sequential levels. Begun in 1971, the program serves first through sixth grade students in a number of schools. The students…

The model program described in this Title III project report was developed "to eliminate the need for segregated classes for handicapped children in remote school systems." The underlying assumption of the program is that, if the regular teacher is (1) supported by a staff of specially trained resource personnel whole roles are clearly…

This report evaluates the second year of the Title III project in which one full-time paraprofessional was provided for each six professional members of the instructional staffs in one junior high and two elementary schools. The main sections contain description of (1) the use of teacher logs and teacher aide logs to determine the direct cost to…

An innovation approach to teaching elementary and secondary students about the world of work was developed under ESEA Title III funds in Atlanta using 39 television programs. This program guide was adapted from the Atlanta program for use in Florida schools. Although it is built around the 39 films, most of the information will be useful to the…

The workshops associated with the Evaluation for Individualized Instruction Project are planned to provide teachers an opportunity to improve their skills in construction and development of evaluation procedures. This is based on the premise that one successful initial approach to the improvement and individualization of instruction is through the…

To provide background material for those interested in tele-communication in education and for those planning to implement such programs in their schools, a research study was conducted to gather information from a variety of sources including educational and technical experts, conference participation, visits to schools conducting projects, and…

A Piagetian preschool emphasizes the child's active construction of mental images rather than passive association of words and pictures with real objects. The role of the teacher is neither to dictate good behavior nor to transmit ready-made predigested knowledge. Her role is to help the child to control his own behavior and to find things out as…

Project CREATES, an open school within the framework of a public school system, has been an attempt to develop a unique educational program with emphasis on role development of personnel and curriculum development. It is seen by parents and children as an important alternative to the self-contained classroom concept of education. Its goals have…

This report is one in a series of publications that comprise the initial phase for PROJECT DESIGN, an ESEA Title III project administered by the Fresno City Unified School District. The purpose of this study was to determine if the students in the district have the opportunity to be involved in a developmental, comprehensive, cocurricular program.…