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Marc Nachowitz – English Journal, 2015
Sara's story reports the effects of an experimental intervention applying knowledge-building principles for learning, as well as the unanticipated improvement of literacy skills of students with IEPs. According to the author, if you believe that knowledge is socially and collaboratively constructed, as the author does, then an overwhelming…
Descriptors: Experimental Teaching, Individualized Education Programs, Literacy, Epistemology
Bureau of Indian Education, 2011
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funds schools located on 63 reservations in 23 states across the nation. Of the 183 schools, 59 are Bureau operated and 124 are tribally controlled. One-hundred and sixteen schools provide instructional programs, 55 provide instructional as well as boarding services and 12 peripheral dormitories provide only…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, State Policy, Educational Planning
Schneider (USA), Inc., Plymouth, MN. – 1992
The Schneider Skills Enhancement Program is a workplace literacy partnership between the medical manufacturing firm Schneider, Inc., and the Adult Academic Program of the Robbinsdale Area Schools in Minnesota. A literacy audit of 39 Schneider employees established a need for instruction in literacy, numeracy, and English as a Second Language (ESL)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Biomedical Equipment, Cost Effectiveness