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Frizell, Michael, Ed. – Learning Assistance Review, 2020
The National College Learning Center Association defines a learning center at institutions of higher education as interactive academic spaces which exist to reinforce and extend student learning in physical and/or virtual environments. A variety of comprehensive support services and programs are offered in these environments to enhance student…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, Learning Resources Centers
Kuehner, Trudy – Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2009
This essay summarizes the discussion on how to engage students in the history of innovation that took place at the Wachman Center's two-day history institute for teachers on this subject held October 18-19, 2008. It was observed that hero innovators generally fail multiple times, and suggested that innovation may be fostered by providing a…
Descriptors: Innovation, History Instruction, Learner Engagement, Failure
Oakes, Abner; Star, Jon R. – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2008
This newsletter summarizes an IES practice guide titled "Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning," which aims to supplement and inform teachers' instincts and experiences by identifying research-based instructional strategies that teachers of all content areas can use to improve student learning. The practice guide makes seven…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Newsletters
Winton, Pam, Ed.; Buysse, Virginia, Ed.; Zimmerman, Tracy, Ed. – FPG Child Development Institute, 2007
This issue of "Early Developments" examines a relatively new phenomenon in the early childhood field called "evidence-based practice," defined herein as "a decision-making process that integrates the best available research evidence with family and professional wisdom and values." This issue of "Early Developments" includes the following articles:…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Research
Boehm, Steven S., Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2006
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's Voice"…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Problem Solving, Disabilities, Immigrants
Sadowski, Michael, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2004
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Telling Tales Out of Charter School: What Educators and Policymakers Can Learn from the Successes and Failures of Charters (Robert Rothman); (2) One Charter School's Formula…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Grade 9, Newsletters, Educational Policy