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Download full textRiedinger, Kelly; Taylor, Amy – Afterschool Matters, 2016
Out-of-school time (OST) programs like the Coastal Ecology science camp can positively influence science identities, particularly for youth from groups historically underserved and underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). OST STEM programming gives youth opportunities to learn science outside the formal classroom in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Education, After School Programs, Science Interests
Best from the Best: Distinguished Principals Offer Nine Instructional Leadership Practices That Work
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The term "best practice" is commonly used to describe "what works" in a specific situation or environment. When principals face a thorny challenge, they turn to their colleagues in the principalship for ideas about which strategies, activities, and approaches have proved to be effective and efficient in addressing the issue.…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Best Practices, Teacher Evaluation
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Recommended teaching techniques for instructing disadvantaged students are presented in this manual. A general definition of a disadvantaged student is given in the introduction, followed by a specific listing of characteristics which a student in the State of Virginia should exhibit in order to qualify for a special program for disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
BRAZZIEL, WILLIAM F. – 1964
AN EFFORT TO OVERCOME THE LIMITED EXPERIENCES OF DISADVANTAGED NEGRO CHILDREN WAS MADE IN A RENOVATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE HEART OF THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AREA OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. IT WAS HOPED THAT THE EXPERIMENT COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ATMOSPHERE OF RENEWAL WHICH SURROUNDED THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Students, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
Sheppard, N. Alan – 1975
The report examines the problems, necessary competencies, and inservice needs of those currently employed to teach the disadvantaged and handicapped in vocational/technical schools and programs. The study is based on questionnaire responses of 107 graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Of the respondents, 29…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Handicapped Students
MACDOUGALL, MARY ANN – 1966
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN REMEDIAL READING, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUMMER SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, AND SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATION ARE EVALUATED. ALTHOUGH THE REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM DID NOT ESTABLISH THE SUPERIORITY OF ANY PARTICULAR METHOD OF TEACHING, IT DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF HAVING A READING SPECIALIST ON THE SCHOOL STAFF. MOST 4-YEAR-OLD…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Action
