This is one of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education. The minimum standards allow school districts to provide educational options to meet specialized student needs or interests; accordingly, the purpose of this document is to describe…

Four different methods for disseminating materials and activities used in a program to teach middle school students about aquatic environments were compared in Ohio. Six hundred teachers elected to attend one-and-a-half day workshops, 180 teachers attended workshops requiring 10 full days' participation, 200 teachers ordered materials by mail, and…

This report, written for the Ohio General Assembly's Legislative Committee on Education Oversight, outlines a model that depicts how quality education in seven Ohio school districts is maintained through a combination of available funds, community context, and schooling practices. Data were derived from Delphi-process surveys of a panel of…

This publication presents the reports of 10 schools which for two years have been involved in the Revitalization of Guidance Project. This project provided service and consultative assistance for guidance leadership teams from each of the 10 schools so that the schools could revitalize their guidance programs around a developmental…

"OATYC Journal," published by the the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of Volume XII present the following: (1) "Focus:…

To gain some perspective on the current interest in and use of educational technology, the Ohio Department of Education awarded a grant to the Cincinnati Public Schools to conduct a survey on the uses of new technologies in school districts throughout the state. The results of that survey are summarized in this report by the following topics:…

The puposes of the study are: (1) to provide a description of alternative programs within public high schools, (2) to compile a written history of these programs, (3) to provide information necessary to compare innovations in alternative schools within and without public school systems, and (4) to collect and disseminate information about…

Describes Partnering for Elementary Environmental Science, a collaborative project between Ohio State University at Mansfield, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio, designed to provide professional development opportunities for elementary teachers, improve science education in rural…

This paper explores efforts by Denison University to shift its service-learning efforts from service based on a charity model toward service based on collaboration and community-based social change. The author describes the institution's process of adaptation and a series of service-learning courses that draw upon participatory action research,…

The faculty learning community project at Howard University involved a diverse group of men and women, tenured, tenure-track, and future faculty across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The purpose of the group was to engage in the scholarship of teaching and learning by learning about teaching, reflecting on…

"OATYC Journal," published by the the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume X present the following articles: (1)…

More and more faculty members are using web-based instruction as part of their course or as complete courses, which has resulted in an entire web-based instruction programs and virtual universities. As such, web-based instruction is one of the major areas that are becoming key to the development of the Web. To the contrary, despite having…

In 1991, Ohio received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a Statewide Systemic Initiative called Discovery to reform science and mathematics education. Funding since that year has included a grant to identify barriers to science and mathematics education reform, particularly barriers such as community and school resources,…

The first section in this 31st annual report summarizes activities provided in Ohio through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during fiscal year 1996. Title I authorizes federally funded programs that prioritize educational needs of several groups of educationally disadvantaged children and deliver appropriate supplemental…

This report appraises a 3-year project that sought to develop leadership teams in 10 schools so as to assist schools in revitalizing their guidance programs around a developmental approach. The focus was to create a guidance curriculum that was proactive rather than reactive and for the program to be installed in the school's regular curriculum.…