The purpose of the present case study was to examine the first year of implementation of Simplify Writing in a small elementary school setting. To address the primary research questions, CRRE employed multiple qualitative measures of stakeholder perceptions, satisfaction, and experiences. The results of a 1.5-day site visit indicated that teachers…

This article introduces the social studies field to Dorothy Heatchote's Mantle of Expert (MOE). MOE is a dramatic inquiry approach used in several subject areas and can work at all levels in the social studies curriculum. The authors go into the development of using this approach in an elementary and middle teacher education program. After sharing…

This policy brief outlines the Common Core implementation plans for 15 states, including the professional development and resources/tools--such as instructional materials, toolkits, frameworks, crosswalks, and curriculum guides--that each state is providing. The authors suggest that supplemental resources like McREL's Common Core…

The purpose of the project was to plan and conduct workshops designed to upgrade the basic teaching skills of part-time vocational teachers in the Wisconsin Vocational-Technical Adult Education System. The project consisted of designating the pedagogical skills to be learned, developing an instructional booklet to be correlated with the workshop…

The report briefly describes a project whose purpose was to provide guidance and training for rural volunteer fire chiefs and firefighters in Wisconsin to increase the knowledge and skills they use to protect lives and property. The training was provided by part-time instructors who taught and demonstrated the courses and curriculum to suit the…

Designed to provide a philosophical point of view for art education in Wisconsin public schools, to furnish specific information for the development of local school district K-12 art curriculum guides, and to suggest appropriate program development strategies and instructional practices, this guide stresses broad-based generalizations and related…

A THREE-YEAR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DEAF ADULTS IN WISCONSIN, BEGUN IN 1966 AND FUNDED IN PART UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, HAD TWO GOALS--TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE DEAF AND TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY DEAFNESS. NON-CREDIT CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN LANGUAGE,…

Designed to be used by university instructional staff in developing/inaugurating a career development course or program for preservice training, this guide includes background materials and other information appropriate for use in preservice preparation of teachers and counselors at either the undergraduate or graduate levels. The materials are…