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Ragsdale, Ronald G. – 1983
Two problems must be solved before an integrated curriculum, incorporating learning with, from, and about computers can be implemented. The first is the necessity for a design of how the program will function when it has been fully implemented, with all equipment and other associated materials and procedures. The second is a strategy for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Equipment
Download full textFloden, Robert E.; And Others – 1987
The future of academic content reforms relies on the relationship between policies and the decisions of teachers. Because the agreement of teachers with district policies is congruent with teacher autonomy, the dichotomy of district control and teacher autonomy is invalid. Districts execute instructional leadership by providing teacher autonomy or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Instructional Development
Jones, Beau Fly, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This collection of essays focuses on the "strategic teaching" model of cognitive instruction, a model which makes clear the complex thinking process that teaching is, highlights the importance of the teaching/learning connection, and aims at enabling all types of students to become successful learners. The papers consider the varied levels at…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development
Russell, James S.; And Others – 1985
This document reports the highlights from a study of effective and ineffective principal behaviors associated with effective schools and briefly summarizes the methodology of the study. The term effectiveness is defined as high academic achievement, low rates of vandalism and absenteeism, a sense of community, and a stable staff. The researchers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Awards, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Planning
Scott, Roger O. – 1983
Five years ago Los Angeles Unified School District administrators began efforts to ensure that teachers teach students what they are expected to learn and test them accordingly. The initial stage of this projected curriculum alignment was first of all to define the essential skills to be taught in the elementary grades and provide a list of these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Core Curriculum
Greer, W. Dwaine; And Others – 1993
This report documents the experiments by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to research and develop content and teaching practices in school visual arts programs. An 18-month Rand Corporation study, begun in 1982, investigated discipline based art education (DBAE) visual arts programs in 7 cross country school districts. The study's two…
Descriptors: Art Education, Attitude Change, Change, Course Content
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles hosted a two-day conference on "Paths to Excellence: Testing and Technology" on July 14-15, 1983. Attended by over 100 educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, day one of the conference focused on issues in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs
