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Tyler, Burr; Estrella, Denise; Britton, Ted; Nguyen, Kimberly; Iveland, Ashley; Nilsen, Katy; Arnett, Elizabeth; Valcarcel, Josh – WestEd, 2020
Over the course of six years, a diverse group of school districts and charter management organizations in California ran a substantial experiment in implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in elementary and middle grades. WestEd led an extensive evaluation of that effort, the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative,…
Descriptors: Science Education, State Standards, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8, Ebensburg, PA. – 1982
This document attempts to provide guidelines for discovering giftedness in a preschool population and for setting up a program of instruction for kindergarten gifted children. Theoretical and operating principles for a gifted kindergarten program (Project Challenge) in Hollidaysburg School District, Pennsylvania are described. Preschool screening…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Gifted, Kindergarten, Learning Activities
North Carolina State Dept. of Justice, Raleigh. – 1990
The goal of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program is to prevent drug abuse among school children, by targeting children at an age (K-6) when they are most receptive to drug prevention education and before they are likely to have been led by their peers to experiment with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Project DARE seeks to prevent…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Class Activities, Drug Education, Elementary Education
Wilk, Merrill, Ed.; Phlegar, Janet M., Ed. – 1987
The purpose of the Rhode Island Social Studies 1986-87 Project was to examine current levels of social studies curriculum development within Rhode Island schools, to investigate related issues, and to produce a written report of the findings. Chapter 1, "A Proposed Framework for K-12 Social Studies Education in Rhode Island Schools,"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Malcolm, Dolores B.; And Others – 1985
Project Equity was a one-year project, funded by the Women's Educational Equity Act Program of the Department of Education, to enable the Saint Louis (Missouri) Public Schools to develop, test, and disseminate a curriculum on sex equity issues and laws. Designed to be integrated with law-related education programs in grades six through eight, the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1992
Intended for curriculum designers, educational planners, teachers, and others who have responsibility in creating school programs, this book focuses on affective education, a domain of education in which feelings and attitudes come into play. The book provides guidelines for developing a practical, affective program that will gain the cooperation,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Attitudes, Curriculum Development
Walsh, Catherine, Ed.; Prashker, Hana, Ed. – 1991
This manual is a collection of reports of library research, classroom research, and classroom experience of teachers of bilingual education and English as a Second Language. The guide is intended as an aid to teachers and administrators, who are encouraged to use and adapt the ideas for their own students. The essays include the following:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Adult Students, Bilingual Students
Rose, David H., Ed.; Meyer, Anne, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2006
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create universal access to educational curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. The "universal" in UDL does not mean there is a single optimal solution for everyone. Instead, it underscores the need for flexible approaches to…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Teacher Effectiveness, Reading Strategies, Disabilities