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Howard, Patricia – Florida Center for Reading Research, 2005
Anyone who has worked as a teacher or principal in an elementary school understands the value of reliable and valid assessments of early reading progress. In order to implement an effective reading program, schools should have a coordinated plan for using screening, progress monitoring, diagnostics and outcome measures to guide instruction and to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Reading, Program Evaluation, Management Systems
Shelffo, Andrew – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
One of the big fears digital technology provokes in people, perhaps those on college campuses more than anywhere else, is that its use will cause everyone to lose something unique to themselves. Assuming for a moment that this is true, it is a particularly dire vision for colleges and universities, where the institution's identity goes a long way…
Descriptors: Campuses, Governing Boards, Higher Education, College Presidents
Marcel, Kathleen W. – 2003
A study examined rural, low-income students' experiences with online advanced placement (AP) courses. Interviews were conducted with 30 students, their mentors, and school administrators at four rural high schools in two Western states; 25 students were low-income. Positive comments about the online experience mentioned interaction with other…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, Curriculum Design
Segall, William E.; Wilson, Anna V. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004
"Teaching in a Diverse Society. Second Edition" is written for students beginning their study in education. As the school population increasingly reflects the diversity of America's population, many prospective teachers, typically from the middle classes, will be unprepared for the diverse classrooms they will inevitably encounter. This…
Descriptors: Educational History, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism
Coghill, Carey Cox; Kirk, James J. – 2001
The question of whether the online job market reflects the trends predicted for the job market was examined in a study of a random sample of 690 Internet job postings over a 6-month period. Each listing was categorized by type of position, desired qualifications, salary, and job specifications. Of the human resources (HR) jobs posted, 7.2% were…
Descriptors: Certification, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Zamani, Rahman, Ed.; Guralnick, Eva, Ed.; Kunitz, Judith Ed. – California Childcare Health Program, 2003
"Child Care Health Connections" is a bimonthly newsletter published by the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP), a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. The goals of the newsletter are to promote and support a healthy and safe environment…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Health, Child Safety, Young Children
Dockterman, David A. – 1997
This manual is designed to help teachers gain comfort and confidence with the constantly emerging technologies that are entering the classroom. Teachers may not be able to control what technologies are put before them, but they can control how, and if, they are used. This book offers practical solutions for turning the computer into a valuable…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Berg, Susan; Benz, Carolyn; Lasley, Tom; Raisch, Dan – 1997
While the computer chip is revolutionizing society as a whole, its effects on education remain limited. This paper identifies and describes how exemplary elementary school teachers in Southwestern Ohio use technology in the classroom, and provides a model for the development of tomorrow's classrooms. Qualitative and quantitative data collection…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Change, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Boss, Richard W. – 1997
One of the most significant decisions in a library administrator's career is the decision to automate one or more of a library's operations. This book describes the present state of local library automation; the planning, selection, and implementation process; and the library administrator's role in the process. The bulk of the text provides a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Decision Making, Information Technology
National Council for Educational Technology, London (England). – 1997
This videotape is designed to accompany the "Libraries of the Future Staff Development Pack." The clips are taken from the NCET-TV "Teaching and Learning with IT" series, first broadcast on BBC2's Learning Zone. It consists of three sections: (1) "Developing Learners' Skills" includes skills for multimedia authoring, enquiry-based approaches to…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Reagan, Michael J. – 1997
World Wide Web authors are often tempted to use the latest and sexiest means to present their information. "Hot" and "cool" sites use dancing graphics, frames, tables, specific fonts, and background and foreground colors to entice the reader and delight the eye. Sound clips often convey emotional content that cannot be…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Computer Graphics
Market Data Retrieval, Inc., Shelton, CT. – 1997
This report presents the results of Market Data Retrieval's (MDR) fourth comprehensive survey of the technology market in K-12 education. The survey gathered comprehensive, current, and consistent information on the use of various technologies in U.S. public schools during the 1996-97 school year. The survey reached all 85,000 public schools in…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
Bloomquist, Carroll R. – 1998
The TRANSCOM (Transportation Command) Regulating Command and Control Evacuation System (TRAC2ES), which applies state-of-the-art technology to manage global medical regulating (matching patients to clinical availability) and medical evacuation processes, will be installed at all Department of Defense medical locations globally. A combination of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 2000
The Advertising Division section of the proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "The Effectiveness of Banner Advertisements: Involvement and Click-Through" (Chang-Hoan Cho and John D. Leckenby); "Messages of Hope: Developing Health Campaigns that Address Misperceptions of Breast Cancer Held by Women of Color" (Cynthia M.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Agenda Setting, Audience Response
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 2000
The Communication Technology and Policy Division section of the proceedings contains the following 13 papers: "Reconceptualizing the Public Sphere: The Differential Role of Media Systems In Enabling Political Elites to set the Public Agenda" (Johnette Hawkins McCrery and John E. Newhagen); "Realizing the Potential Marketplace of…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Communication Research, Communications, Fair Use (Copyrights)
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