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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
Soto, Ivannia – Corwin, 2021
The need for powerful professional learning to enable Multilingual Learners reach their full potential is more profound than ever. MLL shadowing is a way to create urgency around the instructional and academic needs of Multilingual Learners. The MLL Shadowing protocol is used to collect data on MLL's opportunities for speaking and listening--the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English Language Learners, Educational Needs, Speech Communication
Noguchi, Fumiko; Guevara, Jose Roberto; Yorozu, Rika – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This handbook identifies principles and policy mechanisms to advance community-based learning for sustainable development based on the commitments endorsed by the participants of the "Kominkan-CLC International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development," which took place in Okayama City, Japan, in October 2014. To inform…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Community Education, Guides
Reform Support Network, 2015
How can States address the continual and extraordinary challenge of sustaining and adapting the reforms they have implemented to improve student outcomes? What steps can States take to do so in the face of inevitably evolving conditions--such as a change in resources (for example, the end of a grant), leadership (a transition in personnel or…
Descriptors: Educational Change, State Departments of Education, Outcomes of Education, Resource Allocation
Howes, Carollee, Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Improving teacher quality in early education is a major part of ensuring young children's school readiness and closing the achievement gap. This is the book decision-makers and administrators need to begin developing coordinated, effective teacher quality systems--ones that not only get teachers ready for the classroom, but also promote continuous…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Teacher Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Incentives
Achieve, Inc., 2009
Achieve has put together a set of materials--"Taking Root: Strategies for Sustaining the College- and Career-Ready Agenda"--that seeks to help states develop and implement strategies to support the sustainability of the college- and career-ready agenda. This sustainability audit was created for states to use to evaluate their own…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Sustainability, Educational Change
Alberta Education, 2010
Research continues to support the many teaching and learning benefits of one-to-one laptop learning. Benefits range from improved student engagement and teacher-student interactions to the attainment of 21st century skills and the transformation of teacher practice. Additional benefits include improved student writing skills, increased teacher…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Writing Skills
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Asian Centre for Educational Innovation for Development. – 1991
This book is the report of the UNESCO/APEID Regional Workshop on Science and Technology Education at Lower Secondary Level. Part I is the Source Book which has three chapters. Chapter 1 is on emerging policy and strategy aspects for science and technology education at the lower secondary level. Chapter 2 discusses the implications for teacher…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Shelton, Kaye, Ed.; Saltsman, George, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2005
An Administrator's Guide to Online Education is an essential resource for the higher education administrator. Unlike most books regarding online education, this book is not about teaching; it is about effectively administrating an online education program. Grounded in existing distance education theory, and drawing from best practices, current…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Administrators
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1975
This booklet presents strategies for making changes in educational policy to eliminate sex discrimination against girls and women. The first step is to organize, or form a coalition of organizations that provides credibility and resources. Second, to establish the case, a number of practices are listed that evidence discrimination in the areas of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Jarvis, Peter – 1993
This book is intended as an introduction to the political theory of the education of adults. Chapter 1 examines the relationship between adult education (AE) and civil society over the past several hundred years. Discussed in Chapter 2 are major theoretical and ideological perspectives about the state and AE, affinities between AE and political…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Citizenship
Preston, Jill – 1991
This book is intended to assist educational and research organizations and others interested in education/vocational training and/or research and development (R&D) in taking full advantage of the challenges and opportunities of membership in the European Community (EC). Discussed in Part 1 are various aspects of the policy context of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
Druian, Greg – 1977
Four case studies presented in this handbook demonstrate specific techniques which can be used to build citizen participation in a community education program. Based on criteria of adaptability, evidence of effectiveness, and significance, one project for each of the following four classifications of ninety-two relevant projects was selected for…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Change Strategies