The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) reviewed data on 21 states' principal licensure requirements, conducted structured interviews with experts on principal preparation and professional development in 7 states, and spoke with staff at the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Institute for School…

In 1999, things were dismal at Lebanon, Pennsylvania's Harding Elementary School. Many kids in this former coal town started at a disadvantage and never seemed to catch up. They were bored with books about "frogs on logs," says then-new principal Cheryl Champion. Since they were not engaged, they acted out. Harding's classroom…

Describes a "Visual Arts Day" held in an elementary school in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Art students from Kutztown University create an in-school field trip by coming to the school to display, demonstrate, and discuss their art work. Points out the possibilities for positive dialogue concerning the purposes of art. (KO)

MANY SHORT ARTICLES DESCRIBING AND EVALUATING WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE FORD FOUNDATION GREAT CITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ARE INCLUDED. SEVERAL SHORT ARTICLES CONCERNING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF THE STAFF, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND PUPILS INVOLVED SUPPLEMENT THE EVALUATION. THE ARTICLES…

A COLLECTION OF THE MAY 1961 NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED BY THE FOUR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT CITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA DURING THE 1960-61 SCHOOL YEAR ARE PROVIDED. THE SCHOOLS ARE DUNBAR, HARRISON, AND LUDLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WANAMAKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR "HIGH…

AS PART OF THE GREAT CITIES SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, HIGH ROADS PROJECT IN THE DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE PUPILS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES THROUGH EFFECTIVELY MOBILIZING AND UTILIZING THE TOTAL RESOURCES OF THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. PLANS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE SCHOOL…

INCLUDED ARE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY NEWSLETTERS PUBLISHED IN MAY, 1962, BY THE EIGHT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE FORD FOUNDATION GREAT CITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA. SOME OVERALL VIEWS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROJECT ARE EXPRESSED BY THE PERSONNEL MEMBERS DIRECTLY INVOLVED.

This trainer's manual focuses on facilitating collaboration in an educational setting. It begins with tips for trainers to involve training session participants, answer questions and respond to challenges, and evaluate their own performance, along with sample agendas and worksheets used in collaboration training. Each of the next six sections…

This paper describes a pilot project designed to facilitate coordination among Chapter 1, Pennsylvania Special Education, and Pennsylvania Regular Education services, with the goal of providing a more integrated support system for students. The project, named C.H.A.P. (for Chapter 1 Special Education Helping At-risk Programs), served 282 educators…

The causes of reading failure are numerous and complex. If instruction provided by the school is ineffective or insufficient, even some otherwise capable learners will have difficulty learning to read. Improving literacy instruction through professional development is an ongoing process involving all of the members of a schoolwide literacy team in…

This article describes the implementation of a state-funded grant, the challenges that emerged, and the lessons learned. This yearlong grant, Technology[superscript 3], provided the resources for university faculty, teacher candidates, and cooperating teachers to integrate technology. Findings from the grant did not indicate significant changes in…

The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…