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Direct linkLazarus, Joan – University of Chicago Press, 2012
There is no one-size-fits-all way to keep pace with the changes affecting students and those who educate them. That's why Joan Lazarus has gathered here the insights of hundreds of theater teachers and teaching artists on how they have responded to the shifting demands of theater education in today's schools. She paints a portrait of active,…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Best Practices, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change
Peer reviewedHeidorn, Brent; Centeio, Erin – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Faculty and staff involvement in the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) begins with the Director of Physical Activity (DPA) motivating them to "buy in" to the need for a CSPAP. The DPA will need to train staff to develop and integrate physical activity throughout the school day, encourage them to be involved in the before- and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, After School Programs, School Activities, Role Models
Download full textTroy, Talbot – Wake County Public School System, 2011
A comprehensive assessment system is one in which three types of assessments: summative, benchmark, and formative assessments are routinely administered to all students in K-12 classrooms. The first part of this report summarizes the research on comprehensive assessment systems and provides clarity in terms of how each individual assessment type…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Comprehensive Programs, Testing Programs, Summative Evaluation
Altstadt, David – Jobs for the Future, 2012
Less than 25 percent of college students who take any developmental education courses earn a credential within eight years. Over the past three years, the six states in the Developmental Education Initiative have developed and enacted unprecedented changes in policy and practice in an effort to reverse these dismal outcomes. "Ahead of the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Best Practices, Developmental Studies Programs, Case Studies
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, 2002
This report is intended as an introductory guide for those new to the environmental education field and the larger educational benefits it has to offer. The first part of the report includes ten accounts of programs and schools that have met with success by incorporating environmental education into their educational programming. For readers whose…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Environmental Education, Academic Achievement, Active Learning
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
The New York edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Yearbooks, State Standards
