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Reading Treasures. Phase I and Phase II.
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1988
Based on the premise that a school reading program must focus on the learner and the text, this guidebook is designed to serve as a resource for school districts, groups, or individuals involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating reading programs. The guidebook is divided into two phases. Phase 1, "Guidelines for Developing and…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Ensuring Lessons Teach the Curriculum with a Lesson Plan Resource
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Craft, Heddi; Bland, Paul D. – Clearing House, 2004
The Curriculum Leadership Institute (CLI) and classroom teachers working in conjunction with Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, developed the Lesson Plan Resource system. The CLI is a not-for-profit school consulting and publishing firm, also based in Emporia, Kansas, whose curriculum development model is used in over 1,000 schools in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, State Standards, Educational Objectives, Teaching Styles
The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction for Early Elementary-Age Students. Final Report.
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Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Palmer, Susan B. – 2002
This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project designed to enable teachers of young children (ages 5-8) with mental retardation, cognitive disabilities and other developmental disabilities to teach problem solving and self-determination related skills in multiple districts across Texas and Kansas. The project…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Beliefs and Attitudes of Rural Educators and Their Perceived Skill Levels in Using Curriculum Models for the Education of Gifted Learners.
Anderson, Margaret A.; Kleinsasser, Audrey M. – 1986
A year-long study investigated the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of rural educators concerning gifted learners and their educational needs. Participants were all K-12 teachers (43) and administrators (3) in a single, rural southeastern Kansas school district serving 518 students. During the study, conducted in school year 1985, teachers…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Gifted
Social Studies by Electronic Mail.
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Barr, Hugh – Social Studies, 1994
Maintains that the use of electronic mail to link students from other states and nations is an effective way to heighten student interest and improve instruction. Describes electronic pen pal programs linking students in New Zealand, England, and Kansas. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
Kansas Information/Word Processing Curriculum Guide.
Wingfield, Karen L.; And Others – 1981
This guide is intended to help teachers and vocational administrators incorporate word processing into existing office occupations education programs on both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Following an introduction (section 1) covering the need for word processing instruction, the guide contains eight additional sections. Outlining…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Equipment
The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools. Volume 1
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Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Civil Rights, Educational History, Private Education