To reach more students with excellent instruction, multi-classroom leaders (MCLs) lead small teams of teachers, and multi-school leaders (MSLs) lead small teams of principals. MCLs and MSLs are paid more, within their schools' regular budgets, and are selected for their record of leadership and excellence in achieving high-growth student learning.…

Although self-publishing designed to enhance student understanding is important to promote learning objectives and can contribute to the field of knowledge, self-publishing without peer review is generally not acceptable for promotion and tenure purposes. However, there is a growing trend that recognizes the use of self-published items to help…

This guide offers educators, program managers, administrators, and researchers a resource for building capacity for monitoring program outcomes. It provides concise definitions of program monitoring components and a framework for assessing program progress. Examples demonstrate the relationships among program components: outcomes, indicators,…

Are teenage girls being left behind in the technology race? According to author and professor Lesley Farmer, teenage girls are not embracing technology and all of its potential impact on their futures. In "Teen Girls and Technology", Farmer explores the developmental issues of teen girls, including the reality of girls and tech as it now stands.…

This handbook provides guidance about controlling and directing an academic career by suggesting systematic approaches to key areas of responsibility and activity. It explores management and leadership in higher education, developing and promoting research and teaching, and coping with the changing university environment. The chapters of part 1,…

This book is aimed at new graduates of music schools and conservatories who are emerging as professional-level performers and composers of classical music. It provides useful information for anyone trying to break into the music field. The order of the chapters corresponds to the general order of what is necessary to focus on when developing a…

Several prominent educators and counselors discuss the importance of career development for all citizens in this report. They present successful strategies for using the National Career Development Guidelines at the state and local levels to improve programs and to make them available to diverse groups, at all ages and stages of their lives. The…

This document presents South Carolina's Comprehensive Career Guidance Program for kindergarten through grade 12. The model presented provides a framework for local districts to use in evolving a program to meet the specific career development needs of their district's students. It attempts to organize, expand, and extend competency-based career…

This publication presents a step-by-step process for developing a career advancement portfolio. Chapter 1, "The Career Advancement Portfolio," describes the portfolio and explains why job applicants have found it so helpful in marketing themselves. Chapter 2, "Initiating Your Career Advancement Portfolio," provides step-by-step…

This book is a guide to the strategies, opportunities, and practicalities of developing an academic career within the British higher education system. Following an introductory chapter, the first three chapters discuss the nature and development of academic careers, while the remaining five chapters examine different academic roles or tasks. The…

This book contains analysis of and advice about work on committees in institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 is an orienting chapter, revealing what kind of creature a committee is; what it does in, for, and against the organizations in which it is embedded; and what the major kinds of committees are. Subsequent chapters deal with: (1) the…

This self-study manual was designed to help people who work in rehabilitation, education, and other helping professions to use the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) to assist persons with disabilities in preparing for and locating appropriate employment. The manual has four main sections: (1) a preface and introduction that explain how it…

Intended to show that English teachers' activities outside the classroom enhance their regular classroom work and permit them to teach new, larger audiences, the articles in this journal issue emphasize how English teachers can reevaluate their skills and express those skills in a language that businesses understand. Some of the articles explain…

The document outlines procedures for implementing Project CAST (Community and School Together), a community-based career education program for secondary special education students in Charles County, Maryland. Initial sections discuss the role of a learning coordinator, (including relevant travel reimbursement and mileage forms) and an overview of…

Women's participation in school administration is low and actually declining, despite legislation, affirmative action, and special programs. This article views the research guiding educational policy as useful, but concerned with ancillary issues. After a literature review of sex discrimination, administrator gender differences, role conflicts,…