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Taylor, Donald Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In California, Algebra I is the 8th grade math content standard. The United States Department of Education found the annual 8th grade General Math California Standards Test to be out of compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 since it assesses 6th and 7th grade math standards and not Algebra I math content. In response to the…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Grade Point Average, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning
Yarnall, Louise; Toyama, Yukie; Gong, Bowyee; Ayers, Catherine; Ostrander, Jane – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Community college educators seek to infuse their workforce courses with more "real world" activities. This 3-year case study examined how 7 instructors and 78 students in California and Texas responded to the changes involved in implementing one type of reform program--the scenario-based curriculum (Schank, 1997). The study shows that…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Educational Change, Course Content, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Dougherty, Chrys; Zavadsky, Heather – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
In this article, the authors tell the story of how the Garden Grove Unified School District in California is taking on the challenge of preparing all students for college and skilled careers. Though every student may not plan to attend college, the district has decided that the opportunities made available to students should not depend solely on…
Descriptors: Career Development, Curriculum Design, Course Content, School Districts
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2010
This paper discusses the importance of institutionalizing practices that promote equitable outcomes for all students within the vast California Community College (CCC) system. The CCC system, which annually provides educational opportunities for almost three million students, exists at the heart of the state economy and future labor pool. Because…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Gomez, Manuel N. – Academe, 2006
This article explores the two events that took place at the University of California, Irvine campus on February 27 and 28 as part of the Difficult Dialogues Initiative of the campus. The first discussion was between the Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom, Manuel Hassassian, and Edward Kaufman, former executive director of the Harry S.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Debate, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Inquiry
W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2007
Research makes it clear that the critical factor in whether a student succeeds in college is the "quality and intensity" of the curriculum he or she takes in high school. For many Latino students, access to a high-quality, rigorous K-12 curriculum is limited. In those states where there was an existing movement to align the local P-16…
Descriptors: High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Access to Education
Chen, Deborah; Klein, M. Diane; Minor, Lavada – Infants and Young Children, 2009
This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an online professional development course designed to develop an understanding of the foundations, perspectives, and strategies used by key disciplines (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, early childhood special education, visual…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Early Intervention, Visual Impairments
McReynolds, Katherine D. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2006
A second semester biochemistry laboratory has been implemented as an independent projects course at California State University, Sacramento since 1999. To incorporate aspects of carbohydrate biochemistry, or glycobiology, into our curriculum, projects in lectin isolation and purification were undertaken over the course of two semesters. Through…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Student Projects, Undergraduate Study, Advanced Courses
Mehlman, Natalia – History of Education Quarterly, 2007
By December 1968, the Anaheim Family Life and Sex Education (FLSE) program, celebrated since its formal introduction in 1965 as one of the most progressive in the nation, was being smeared as communistic and perverse. Local activists in this Orange County city had been congregating in hotel rooms and homes, screening cautionary films for the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Family Life, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Change
THOMPSON, FRED A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A STUDY OF ECONOMICS INSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH REVIEW OF CATALOGS, COURSE OUTLINES, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY THE COLLEGES, AND THROUGH VISITATION AND TEST ADMINISTRATION AT SELECTED COLLEGES. ALTHOUGH 78 OF THE 80 INSTITUTIONS OFFERED A 1-YEAR PRINCIPLES COURSE AND APPROXIMATELY…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum, Economics

Hoehn, Robert G. – Clearing House, 1972
A California teacher discusses state standards and their relation to program content. (SP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Driver Education, Program Evaluation, Skill Development
Gray, James; And Others – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1978
The current danger in curriculum development is the emphasis on "who decides" to the exclusion of any emphasis on "what to teach"; effective reform programs, such as the Bay Area Writing Project, emphasize course content. (JD)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Student Centered Curriculum
Johnson, Robert C. – Speech Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Course Content, Ethics, Higher Education, Speech Instruction
WARREN, LEONARD M. – 1966
THIS INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE WAS WRITTEN TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND SKILLS OF ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA. THE CONTENT FOR EACH UNIT INCLUDES GOALS, A SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIT, AND SPECIFIC TEACHING SUGGESTIONS. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE COURSE IS A DUPLICATION OF THE TABLE IN DOLCIANI, BERMAN, AND…
Descriptors: Algebra, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Instructional Materials
Amaral, Olga Maia; Garrison, Leslie – Multicultural Education, 2007
This study examined the effects of a professional development program for teachers of social sciences for English learners. Results from pre- and post-measures of social sciences content indicated greater improvement in student achievement in these areas when scores from students from teachers who had gone through the training were compared with…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Social Sciences, Faculty Development, English (Second Language)