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Taylor-Cox, Jennifer; Oberdorf, Christine – Eye on Education, 2006
Why should schools have a Family Math Night? It helps students learn essential math concepts. It gives parents a chance to serve as models of motivation, persistence and competence. It promotes math success in a supportive setting. With its step-by-step directions and suggestions for both teachers and parents, this book takes the worry out of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Middle School Students, Academic Standards, Parent Role
Ravitch, Diane, Ed. – 1995
On May 18, 1994, a groups of scholars, policymakers, educators, and interested observers met at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., to analyze a relatively new phenomenon in American education--national standards and assessments. The discussion took place a few weeks after Congress enacted Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the Clinton…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Conley, David T. – 1997
In education, the term restructuring is as notable for its ambiguity as for its meaning. This book draws from more than 600 sources across a wide spectrum of perspectives regarding restructuring. It provides a picture of many of the trends and issues in school restructuring and attempts to place these issues into a context that helps explain where…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Reed, Meredith, Ed. – 1998
This compilation of resource materials includes article and book chapter reprints, checklists, and other materials of potential interest to early childhood and elementary school teachers. The book's seven sections are: (1) "Issues"; (2) "Multiyear Education"; (3) "Early Childhood"; (4) "Upper Elementary"; (5) "Assessment"; (6) "For Further…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Resources
Stevens, Robert Bocking – 1983
The history of the American law school since the 1850s is discussed. During the period after 1800, the replicas of the English legal profession were almost nonexistent in the United States, and Jacksonian Democracy was characterized by a decline in formal standards for legal education. In the early 1850s, law began again to be seen as a learned…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Case Studies, College Faculty
Rossman, Jack E.; And Others – 1975
This book analyzes the effects of the Open Admissions Program at the City University of New York (CUNY) during its first year. The project undertook three tasks: (a) to clarify the issues surrounding the concept of open admissions in higher education; (b) to describe the curricula and programs developed by the various colleges of CUNY in response…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, College Programs
Harcleroad, Fred F. – 1976
The federal government is prohibited by the constitution from intruding into educational matters; state governments also have been reluctant to do so. The government has had to depend on voluntary accrediting organizations as evaluators of educational quality. These organizations assess educational quality and encourage its improvement.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment
Berg, Jill Harrison – 2003
This book makes a case for the value of National Board Certification (NBC), describing the components of the process. It emphasizes the importance of working in groups so that group members can provide multiple interpretations of student work or videos in ways that enrich a candidate's analysis as well as the group's learning. It also suggests…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Peggy L. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2005
Case Studies for "Inclusive Schools, Second Edition" presents a sampling of case studies that contain realistic problems concerning inclusion issues for teacher education students to solve. This format was chosen because the case study approach to learning is gaining in popularity as it provides students with an opportunity to apply information…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Technology, Inclusive Schools, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Smith, Stephanie M.; Thomases, Jean G. – 2001
This study collected information on 11 community-based organization (CBO) schools that had solid reputations for helping young people. These schools focused on youth who had been unsuccessful in mainstream schools to become engaged, challenged, and supported so they could succeed educationally and change their lives and communities. All 11 schools…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Charter Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Diversity (Student)
Duffy, Francis M., Ed.; Dale, Jack D., Ed. – 2001
Contributors to this book were asked to organize their chapters around the following question: "What do you think it will take to redesign entire school systems for success in the 21st century?" The book is therefore about redesigning entire school districts. The subtheme that emerged in the chapters was redesigning school districts as organic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Change
Worsley, Dale, Ed. – 2002
In this book, a team of teachers and staff developers discuss the transformations of their practice as they read and write in mathematics classrooms, introduce mathematical history and ideas into their social studies and English classrooms, design interdisciplinary projects, and assess student learning more thoroughly. The book also offers models…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation
Kuta, Katherine Wiesolek; Zernial, Susan – 2000
This book offers 60 stimulating, classroom-tested activities to instill a love of literature and help young learners develop as readers, writers, and speakers. By using picture books, novels, or even nonfiction readings as starting points, the reproducible worksheets in the book can be implemented to strengthen students' entire spectrum of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Wilson, Mark R., Ed.; Bertenthal, Meryl W., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2005
In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), "Systems for State Science Assessment" explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level. This book provides a detailed examination of K-12 science assessment: looking specifically at what should be measured and how to measure it. Along…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Science Achievement, Systems Approach, Scientific Literacy
Handleman, Chester – 1978
A major reason for the public's concern about curriculum and instruction at all levels of education has evolved because of the serious decline in student academic achievement. After two decades of innovation in teaching styles there are increasing complaints about academic grade inflation, functional illiteracy, and student inability to read,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Community Colleges