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Research for Action, 2017
There are more than three dozen systemic community schools initiatives currently underway nationwide, with even more communities considering the reform. Yet few tools exist to help school districts, government agencies, and communities at large track their progress. To address this gap, Research for Action (RFA), with generous funding from the…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Development, Progress Monitoring, Educational Indicators
Mohee, Romeela; Perris, Kirk – Commonwealth of Learning, 2021
This guide and tool has been designed to support higher education institutions to review, or audit, their readiness to offer blended learning courses. Users of the guide and tool will benchmark their institution's status with blended learning across a range of categories that includes policy, infrastructure, partnerships, learner support,…
Descriptors: Guides, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Open Educational Resources
New Jersey Department of Education, 2004
The "Preschool Teaching and Learning Expectations: Standards of Quality" sets a standard for preschool learning outcomes and serves as a benchmark for determining how effectively the classroom curriculum is being implemented. It provides the focus for curriculum determination and instruction for all preschool children ages three and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Standards, Educational Quality, Benchmarking
Day, Christopher; Sachs, Judyth – Open University Press, 2005
This Handbook brings together theoretical and empirical research on purposes, policies and practices of teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) over the last twenty years. It provides a unique collection of regional writing from key professionals in different regions of the world, featuring: (1) A review of current CPD literature; (2)…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Case Studies, Theory Practice Relationship
Shelton, Carla F.; James, Edward L. – Corwin Press, 2004
The recent wave of accountability reform movements has largely overlooked the needs of middle and high school counselors, yet has generated daunting pressure for guidance programs to be standards-based and data-driven. Written from the perspective of a practicing, certified counselor, this guide contains essential information needed to implement…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Comprehensive Programs, Career Education, Stress Management
Virginia Department of Education, 2003
This document is the Virginia Board of Education's "Reading First" application. Funding of this grant request will provide the commonwealth the capacity to award local educational agencies sixty to seventy- five school level subgrants that are based on model classroom and professional development criteria. The document contains 2…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Board of Education Policy