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Ingwerson, Donald W. – Spectrum, 1987
In 1984, Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) intitiated a preschool program emphasizing before- and after-school care, multi-age grouping, a developmental curriculum, actively involved parents, and integration of special needs children. Other than district support with space, administration, and bookkeeping services, this successful program…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Developmental Programs, Multigraded Classes, Parent Participation
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
The purpose of the Meeting Students' Needs in the Multiage Group Environment (MSN) program was to provide an instructional system to meet the needs of elementary school students of differing achievement, age, and grade level who are in the same classroom. The program, for kindergarten through grade six, was characterized by an innovative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
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Direct linkShorr, Pamela Wheaton – Instructor, 2005
There are many myths about award-winning schools. Most attribute outstanding school success to money or luck--generous state dollars, corporate sponsorships, that one-in-a-million principal who could run a small country in his spare time. Sure, these things help, but the 20 schools that walked away with this year's Intel and Scholastic Schools of…
Descriptors: Awards, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Professional Development
Hackensack Public Schools, NJ. – 1973
An essential part of establishing Project LEM (Learning Experience Module), a program designed for multiage groupings in open-space schools, was the development of a multifaceted informational approach to help assure that facts replaced rumors and enthusiasm replaced parental anxiety. The LEM staff believes that good public relations call for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Facility Improvement
Hranitz, John R.; Shanoski, Lorraine A. – 1994
Project Success is a teacher, administrator, and university faculty designed program, aimed to improve teacher motivation and pedagogical skills, student attitudes and achievement, and parent attitudes in science and mathematics education for kindergarten through grade 3. The project used an education program that was self-pacing and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Elliot, Ian – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Examines one school's implementation of Basic School approach, characterized by connections among curricular areas, classroom and resources, the school, community, and parents. Describes classroom strategies, including mixed-age classes, two-year classes, and peer helpers. Describes community connections, National Guard mentors, running community…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Community Centers, Educational Change
