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Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2010
A training department revamp is a huge, but not impossible, undertaking, and a chore that may be inevitable every now and then. Taking the plunge and deciding to rebuild one's training structure can offer a sizable return on investment to one's senior executives, and a more effective learning strategy for employees. The tricky part is ensuring the…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Change Strategies, Performance Technology, Program Implementation
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Horath, Larry; Horath, Elyse – Tech Directions, 2010
Anyone who plays a guitar needs a stand to hold the guitar when he or she is not playing it. A guitar is not an instrument that one can lay down or prop against the wall without risking potentially catastrophic and long-term damage. There are several options in pre-made guitar stands made for single or multiple guitars, but as an alternative that…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Musical Instruments, Material Development, Program Descriptions
McCaskey, Steve; Johnson, Tricia – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
The revisions to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 require that career and technical education (CTE) programs provide students with a clear pathway from secondary to postsecondary education, and into high-wage, high-skill and high-demand careers. States nationwide are developing programs, called career pathways, to…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Vocational Education, Barriers, State Programs
Exceptional Parent, 2010
This article describes how Beverly and Martin Ryfa, working with an architect who specializes in accessible design, were able to build a house that is handicap accessible for their 9-year-old daughter, Danielle, who suffered an intraventricular hemorrhage when she was three days old. The article describes the features of their house that make…
Descriptors: Structural Elements (Construction), Architecture, Accessibility (for Disabled), Program Descriptions
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De Jong, Ton; Van Joolingen, Wouter R.; Giemza, Adam; Girault, Isabelle; Hoppe, Ulrich; Kindermann, Jorg; Kluge, Anders; Lazonder, Ard W.; Vold, Vibeke; Weinberger, Armin; Weinbrenner, Stefan; Wichmann, Astrid; Anjewierden, Anjo; Bodin, Marjolaine; Bollen, Lars; D'Ham, Cedric; Dolonen, Jan; Engler, Jan; Geraedts, Caspar; Grosskreutz, Henrik; Hovardas, Tasos; Julien, Rachel; Lechner, Judith; Ludvigsen, Sten; Matteman, Yuri; Meistadt, Oyvind; Naess, Bjorge; Ney, Muriel; Pedaste, Margus; Perritano, Anthony; Rinket, Marieke; Von Schlanbusch, Henrik; Sarapuu, Tago; Schulz, Florian; Sikken, Jakob; Slotta, Jim; Toussaint, Jeremy; Verkade, Alex; Wajeman, Claire; Wasson, Barbara; Zacharia, Zacharias C.; Van Der Zanden, Martine – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Science Created by You (SCY) is a project on learning in science and technology domains. SCY uses a pedagogical approach that centres around products, called "emerging learning objects" (ELOs) that are created by students. Students work individually and collaboratively in SCY-Lab (the general SCY learning environment) on "missions" that are guided…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
Miskin, Jol – Adults Learning, 2010
In 2007, the Workers' Educational Association's (WEA) Yorkshire and Humber region was funded by the Academy for Community Leadership to deliver a programme of active citizenship learning in South Yorkshire. The programme was expected to: equip potential and existing community leaders with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to address…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Skill Development
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Lindgren, Rita; Hixson, Carla Braun – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Strategic planning and innovation at Bismarck State College (BSC) found common ground in the college's goal to recruit and retain employees in an environment of low unemployment and strong competition for skilled employees. BSC's strategic plan for 2007-09 included the objective "to increase retention of employees." One of the strategies…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, State Colleges, Labor Turnover, Recruitment
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Subotnik, Rena F.; Rickoff, Rochelle – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Systemic goals for gifted programs can take many forms. The authors place most program goals into a dichotomy--those that address the present academic needs of gifted students in schools and those designed to prepare future eminent path breakers and innovators. To clarify our arguments, we first define eminence and then offer examples from…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Academically Gifted, Talent Development, Educational Innovation
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Paisley, Pamela O.; Bailey, Deryl F.; Hayes, Richard L.; McMahon, H. George; Grimmett, Marc A. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2010
This article describes a cohort model of school counselor preparation designed to enhance graduate student commitment to social justice. Foundational principles of group work are used as the vehicle for understanding self in context and for integrating the tenets associated with social justice advocacy. Key components related to program mission,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Graduate Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), School Counselors
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Cox, Pamela J.; Lang, Karen S.; Townsend, Stephanie M.; Campbell, Rebecca – Journal of Family Social Work, 2010
Social work practice has long focused on the connections between an individual and the social environment that affect the individual's social functioning. The Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program's theory model, Creating Safer Communities: The Rape Prevention and Education Model of Community Change, provides family social workers with a…
Descriptors: Violence, Models, Rape, Prevention
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Shanahan, Timothy; Lonigan, Christopher J. – Educational Researcher, 2010
This article summarizes "Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel," which was published in 2008.That report provides an extensive meta-analysis of approximately 300 studies showing which early literacy measures correlate with later literacy achievement. It also provides a series of meta-analyses of a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Teaching Methods, Research Committees, Program Descriptions
Ukpokodu, Omiunota Nelly – Multicultural Education, 2010
Many faculty and college instructors continue to be complacent with monocultural curricula, while interacting with students from diverse racial, ethnic, gender, social, and linguistic backgrounds. To assist these faculty to embrace diversity curriculum infusion, it is critical to scaffold the process for them. This article describes one…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Multicultural Education, Academic Achievement, College Faculty
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Allen, David S.; Perl, Michael; Goodson, Lori; Sprouse, Twyla – Educational Considerations, 2014
Considering how long societies have been educating their youth, the history of teacher education is relatively brief. From the first teacher education innovation in the 17th century through those of the late 20th century--de la Salle, the American normal school, the flood of student teachers into public schools after World War II, the student…
Descriptors: Supervision, Team Teaching, Partnerships in Education, Faculty Development
Rothman, Robert – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Something in Common" is the first book to provide a detailed look at the groundbreaking Common Core State Standards and their potential to transform American education. This book tells the story of the unfolding political drama around the making of the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, which were adopted by…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
Allan, Bradley M.; Fryer, Roland G., Jr. – Hamilton Project, 2011
There is widespread agreement that America's school system is in desperate need of reform, but many educational interventions are ineffective, expensive, or difficult to implement. Recent incentive programs, however, demonstrate that well-designed rewards to students can improve achievement at relatively low costs. Fryer and Allan draw on…
Descriptors: Incentives, Guidelines, Rewards, Best Practices
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