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Crawford, Joe – Corwin, 2011
Now that most states have adopted the new Common Core State Standards, the next major challenge is to simplify and implement them by 2014. That is why it is important to begin this work now. Joe Crawford, Milken Award-winning educator and author of "Using Power Standards to Build an Aligned Curriculum", shares his proven process for…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Alignment (Education)
Giler, Janet Z. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
"Socially ADDept" helps educators and parents teach the hidden rules of social behavior to children with limited social skills, notably those with special needs like ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger's and high-functioning autism, Tourette Syndrome, and nonverbal learning disabilities. The author provides all the information parents and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Nonverbal Communication, Social Behavior, Autism
Whitten, Elizabeth; Esteves, Kelli J.; Woodrow, Alice – Free Spirit Publishing, 2009
What is Response to Intervention (RTI) and how can it benefit your school? Find out in "RTI Success", an all-in-one resource that provides information on this innovative model as well as step-by-step administrator guidelines and practical teacher tools for implementation. Despite ongoing federal initiatives meant to increase the profile…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Individualized Instruction, Staff Development
Bishop, Kay – Linworth, 2011
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the topics that are currently relevant in K-12 curricula, including the school librarian's role in dealing with these issues, collaborating with teachers, and connecting to classrooms. The role and responsibilities of the library media specialist in the 21st century continue to expand. Since the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education
Diamond, Linda, Ed.; Thorsnes, B. J., Ed. – Consortium on Reading Excellence (NJ3), 2008
This book contains a collection of formal and informal reading assessments for use with students in Grades K-12. These assessments assist the teacher in targeting areas of strength and weakness, in monitoring student reading development, and in planning appropriate instruction. Unlike large-scale achievement tests, the majority of these…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Systems Approach, Bilingual Education Programs, Program Effectiveness
Meyers, Carole Terwilliger – 1976
This book is intended primarily as a guide for parents interested in setting up a babysittint cooperative. Some material presented may be useful to existing co-ops. Chapter headings are as follows: (1) What is a Babysitting Cooperative? (2) Reasons to Form or Join a Babysitting Cooperative, (3) Ways to Recruit Members, (4) First Meeting - Getting…
Descriptors: Bookkeeping, Child Care, Child Caregivers, Cooperative Programs
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqui Farmer – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
To support K-12 students with significant disabilities and get an accurate picture of their skills and knowledge, schools need to implement effective alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS). This is the guidebook every team should have--not only to develop successful AA-AAS linked with grade-level content standards,…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness
Armstrong, David G.; Pinney, Robert H. – 1977
One practical consideration in the implementation of individualized instruction is the development of a record keeping system. It should reflect the characteristics of the instructional system it serves by (1) tracking the progress of the learner through stated objectives; (2) providing diagnostic data of proficiencies and deficiencies; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Objectives, Individualized Instruction
Cable Television Information Center, Washington, DC. – 1975
Intended to assist franchising authorities with the process of selecting a cable television system operator from franchise applicants, this document provides a framework for analysis of individual applications. Section 1 deals with various methods which can be used to select an operator. The next section covers the application form, the vehicle a…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Cable Television, Certification, Commercial Television
Murphy, Joseph A. – 1977
This is a description of a mythical election of mythical school board members in a mythical district in Illinois. The law, however, is based in Illinois statutes and court cases. The book is divided into four major sections, each of which is addressed to one of the important functionaries in the election process. The largest part is addressed to…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Elections
Diaz-Maggioli, Gabriel – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
It's true that students gain more from learning experiences when they're encouraged to plan their activities, share their knowledge with one another, and tailor material to their own needs. So why not create a professional development program that gives teachers the same range of options? This book provides the framework and steps to help…
Descriptors: Peer Coaching, Mentors, Writing (Composition), Action Research
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
This book is intended to provide development officers at not-for-profit organizations with comprehensive standards and definitions for preparing fund-raising activity reports of yearly fund-raising results, as well as management and activity reporting standards for fund-raising campaigns. Section 1 presents gift-income reporting standards for use…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accounting, Definitions, Fund Raising
Burke, Jim – Firsthand, 2006
"50 Essential Lessons" is the result of the lessons Jim Burke learned while asking himself how to teach his students the skills they needed to succeed in school and in the larger world. Anchored in standards shared by a range of national literacy documents, these lessons focus on the core cognitive and personal skills--reading, writing, speaking…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Notetaking, English Instruction, Language Arts
Seldin, Peter – 1984
A guide to understanding and improving faculty evaluation procedures at all types of colleges and universities is presented. The causes of today's crisis in higher education and survival strategies are reviewed, and the search for solvency is related to major changes in assessing faculty performance. The proliferation of court challenges to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Employment Practices
Dersh, Rhoda E. – 1979
This book is a revision of a 1976 book entitled "The School Budget Is Your Business." Like the previous book, this is an attempt to demystify the school budget and the budgeting process so that lay community members can understand and make changes in both. Chapters explain what can be learned by an examination of the budget, what a school district…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Check Lists, Citizen Participation
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