When people once talked about culture, they meant knowledge, belief, art, morals, law and customs--the content of civilization. The word is still used in this way, for example, when referring to the cultures of different ethnic groups or nations. Today, when people talk about culture within organizations they often mean something more complicated.…

In the event of an influenza pandemic, colleges and universities will play an integral role in protecting the health and safety of students, employees and their families. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed this checklist as a framework to assist colleges and…

This document discusses the importance of maintaining the quality of DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) occupational analyses and presents a 2-page checklist detailing DACUM quality performance criteria. The introduction to the checklist discusses various "infractions" discovered during an analyses of some curriculum/program developers'…

Foster care cases involving an incarcerated parent can present unique challenges in planning and case management for caseworkers. Incarcerated parents are expected to maintain communication and contact with their children and caseworkers in order to prevent termination of their parental rights. Agency caseworkers are often not trained to navigate…

This paper helps all those concerned with keeping schools clean and properly maintained in adopting healthier cleaning and maintenance practices and promoting the purchase and use of environmentally preferable products which perform well and are cost effective. It explains how children are exposed to toxic chemicals in school cleaning and…

Noting that observing preschool children at play allows teachers to understand how individual children develop their social skills, this article describes different levels of social play and shows how teachers may use a running record and check list to assess such play. Children are described as engaging in onlooker play, solitary play, parallel…

An evaluation checklist is provided for assessing a school's strengths and weaknesses relative to the safety and security of buildings and grounds, as well as assessing development and enforcement of policies, the presence of intervention and prevention plans, staff development, parent and community involvement, opportunities for student…

This booklet outlines approaches to adult basic education Spanish literacy. It includes the following: explanatory note for English (non-Spanish) readers; general goals of a Spanish language literacy (SLL) program in Holyoke, Massachusetts; checklists; learning objectives for reading and writing; SLL lesson plan guide; outline for SLL curriculum…

This handbook is designed to help parents learn more about what is taking place in the schools their children attend and to help parents evaluate the effectiveness of the school's academic program. It offers tips for locating important information and identifies where assistance can be obtained. A checklist is provided to help parents identify the…

Article queried parents, teachers and students as to their choice of the ideal behavior for children. (RK)

Results of a checklist to determine teacher needs and interests in elementary social studies programs are used to plan in-service workshops. (Author/KM)

This article presents an interesting formula which organizes instruction for a course according to the proficiency to be attained at three different levels. (Editor)

These guidelines were developed to serve two curriculum development needs: a guide for schools, communities, departments, and school districts interested in updating their programs; and, a baseline from which to move in creative directions beyond what most regard as modern and innovative (Author/VW)

Presents a checklist for determining the presence in individual schools of the characteristics determined by research to be typical of effective schools. Suggests ways of improving schools by using the checklist, which covers administrator and teacher behaviors and instructional program characteristics. (PGD)