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From a Nation at Risk to a Nation at Hope: Recommendations from the National Commission on Social, Emotional, & Academic Development
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Aspen Institute, 2019
The promotion of social, emotional, and academic learning is not a shifting educational fad; it is the substance of education itself. It is not a distraction from the "real work" of math and English instruction; it is how instruction can succeed. And it is not another reason for political polarization. It brings together a traditionally…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Academic Ability
Enacting FAIR Education: Approaches to Integrating LGBT Content in the K-12 Curriculum
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Vecellio, Shawn – Multicultural Perspectives, 2012
The FAIR Education Act (SB 48) was signed into law in California in July of 2011, amending the Education Code by requiring representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the social sciences. In this article, the author uses James Banks' model of the Four Levels of Integration of Multicultural Content to suggest ways in which…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Homosexuality, State Legislation
The CADRE Project: Looking at the Development of Beginning Teachers
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McGlamery, Sheryl; Fluckinger, Jarene; Edick, Nancy – Educational Considerations, 2006
The CADRE Project is a collaborative teacher induction effort between higher education and K-12 practitioners. It was designed to make a difference in the induction experience of beginning teachers. The evaluation of the CADRE project was designed to assess whether the needs of the beginning CADRE teachers were being met. In order to assess…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Orientation, Teacher Collaboration, Logical Thinking