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Guerrero, Frank; Mason, Susan – 1989
The New Teacher Staff Development program was designed to introduce new teachers to the New York City School System. Training models were based on the latest research and currently used nationwide staff development programs, focusing on subject areas as well as levels of learning ability. The specific goals of the program were to help new teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1989
A systematic look at four large staff development efforts, their staff development activities, their commonalities and differences, and their strengths and weakness focuses on the following programs: The New Teachers Workshop; Staff Development Program in Mathematics, Science and Computer Science; The Mentor Teacher Internship Program; and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Professional Continuing Education
Guerrero, Frank; Glassman, Michael – 1990
The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education project implemented by the New York City Board of Education emphasized the delivery of services including parent workshops, staff training and support activities, and curriculum development. An evaluation of the project indicated that: (1) the Advisory Council met and was active in shaping…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Boards of Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Guerrero, Frank; Eisler, Judith – 1986
This evaluation focused on staff development activities in mathematics, science, and computer science in New York City schools during 1985-86. Workshops for mathematics teachers and supervisors were designed to help participants implement new curricular mandates. Participants rated the training positively and felt it would be useful and had…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Software, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Guerrero, Frank; Hunt, Daniel M. – 1986
The New York City Board of Education's Nutrition Education and Training Program was developed and implemented to improve the quality of nutrition education in elementary schools. The project's primary objectives were to: (1) provide elementary school teachers and food service personnel with enhanced knowledge of sound nutrition; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Food Service, Health Education
Guerrero, Frank; Goldberg, Phyllis – 1988
The Mentor Teacher Internship Program (MTIP) provided first-year provisional teachers with an experienced mentor teacher in the context of a supportive, non-evaluative peer relationship. The pilot program, implemented by the New York City Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, focused on increasing teacher effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Mentors
Guerrero, Frank; Goldberg, Phyllis – 1989
An evaluation is presented of the Collaborative Consultation Support System Program (CCSSP) which was developed to provide support to public schools in need of assistance. The school in which the program was established consisted of students who were mostly from poor and culturally diverse families. For the purpose of improving instruction, 18…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1987
A program in English as a second language for students in New York nonpublic schools is evaluated. The program provided intensive English language supplemental instruction to enhance listening, speaking, reading, writing, cognitive, and conceptual skills in limited-English-speaking students in kindergarten through grade 8. Evaluation was…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses, Junior High Schools
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1990
This report presents the results of the evaluation of the 1988-89 Comprehensive Instructional Management Systems-Communication Arts (CIMS-CA) program, which focused on developing a holistic communication arts curriculum and staff development program reflecting the most recent research for students in kindergarten through eighth grade;…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Guerrero, Frank; McMurtry, Mary – 1990
The state-funded Quality Improvement Program Plan (QUIPP) for Special Educators provided professional development training to New York City special education teachers and paraprofessionals to improve the quality of instruction for students with mildly to moderately handicapping conditions. The program was designed to be participant-driven and…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Disabilities, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Guerrero, Frank; Abbott, Lori – 1990
This third volume of a four-volume evaluation of the 1988-89 New York City School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program) comprises reports evaluating seven innovative staff development and five curriculum development projects. Evaluation sources included student preprogram and postprogram test outcomes, writing samples,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1990
The Chapter One Children's Art Carnival (C.A.C.) Creative Reading Program was designed to improve students' literacy skills through participation in creative arts activities integrated with instruction in reading and writing. Operating at sites in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx, the 1988-89 program served 334 students in second through fifth…
Descriptors: Art Education, Childrens Art, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1988
The Children's Art Carnival (CAC) Creative Reading Program, a community arts and educational organization, combines instruction in reading with art activities. Operating in sites in Manhattan and Queens, New York, the program served 294 second to sixth grade students during the 1986-1987 school year. Students who scored poorly on the Degrees of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Art, Disadvantaged Youth