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How Do Secondary Teachers Benefit from PDS Networks? Lessons from a Social Studies and Global Education Learning Community.
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Chase, K. Sue; Merryfield, Merry M. – Clearing House, 1998
Describes a collaborative learning community called the Professional Development School Network in Social Studies and Global Education, in which university professors and social studies teachers from six school districts worked together to create a professional-development program and a certification program for teachers. Reflects on several…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Higher Education, Professional Development, Professional Development Schools
Middle School Staff Development.
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Whitfield, Edie L.; And Others – Clearing House, 1983
Argues that providing leadership and opportunities for staff members to become more effective in their jobs are the primary responsibilities of a school principal. Offers a number of suggestions for use in staff development. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Leadership
The School Development Program.
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Reising, Bob – Clearing House, 1995
Describes briefly the School Development Program, a long-lasting school improvement movement. Discusses in particular a research project at Neal Middle School in Durham, North Carolina, that will demonstrate what and how much students learn between elementary school and high school. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle Schools
Mainstreaming and Four Red Herrings.
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Dumas, Wayne – Clearing House, 1982
Discusses four reasons why mainstreaming has made slow progress. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming, Program Attitudes, Program Development
Perceivers and Non-Perceivers: Adaptation through Inservice.
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Van Cleaf, David W.; Reinhartz, Judy – Clearing House, 1984
Proposes the use of an adaptive inservice model, which describes the mechanisms by which educational change and professional growth occur. Argues that to implement effective inservice programs based on the adaptive model, the program must be systematic, long-term, and guided by a common set of goals and expectations. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Participation
Developing Articulated Reading Program
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Sawyer, Diane J. – Clearing House, 1976
Articulated reading programs are critical toward promoting reading attainment. What constitutes the program components to be articulated is an essential question for consideration in the attainment of that goal. Suggests the factors necessary to develop well-articulated reading programs. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Program Development
Preparing for the S.A.T.: Applications of a Research Project.
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Gallagher, Elizabeth – Clearing House, 1980
Reports the results of a 1979 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Study, "The Effects of Special Preparation on S.A.T. Verbal Scores," and considers its implications for educational planning, management by objectives, and instructional methods to improve verbal ability. (SJL)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Program Effectiveness
Addressing Concerns in Science and Mathematics Education: An Alternative View.
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Stefanich, Greg; Dedrick, Charles – Clearing House, 1985
Addresses some of the major issues discussed in the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Discusses possible reasons for student avoidance of math and science courses. (EL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
Peninsula Academies.
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Raby, Marilyn E. – Clearing House, 1984
Describes the Peninsula Academies program developed by the Sequoia (California) Union High School District and 27 local high technology companies to help educationally disadvantaged students break the pattern of low academic achievement, lack of skills, and chronic unemployment. (FL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business, Educationally Disadvantaged, Job Skills