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Glatthorn, Allan A. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A flexible approach to curriculum development begins with staff development, uses curriculum mapping, and results in a loose-leaf notebook useful to teachers. (Author)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Organization

Hayford, Paul D. – Educational Leadership, 1987
The Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS) is a partnership between the state of New York and local school districts. Regional teams integrate curriculum, assessment, instructional support, and staff development for local schools by focusing on student outcomes. (MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation

Patterson, Jerry L.; Czajkowski, Theodore J. – Educational Leadership, 1979
Successful implementation of new programs requires planning, an appropriate strategy, and staff development. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development

Frey, William Paul – Educational Leadership, 1979
The basic principles of program survival include one person assuming responsibility for a new program, continuing staff development, and altering a new program to benefit and improve student achievement. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development

Speiker, Charles A. – Educational Leadership, 1976
Congressman Quie of Minnesota addresses various educational issues, including the relationship between educational research and practice, curriculum development and national censorship, staff development, collective bargaining, and school integration legislation. (Author/JG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation

Urick, Ronald V.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
Describes a short-term intervention program, the Awareness, Readiness, and Commitment (ARC) workshop, that provides the opportunity for school staffs to explore factors that have utility for effective change. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education

Strong, Richard W.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1990
A group of professional staff developers committed individually to different movements cooperated to unite five varied programs: Instructional Theory into Practice (ITIP), thinking skills, cooperative learning, teaching styles and strategies, and reading and writing in the content areas. The group rediscovered the big ideas shaping curriculum,…
Descriptors: Consultants, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development

Cawelti, Gordon – Educational Leadership, 1989
Efforts to improve American high schools must center on their most fundamental deficiencies. Out of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's High School Futures Planning Consortium have evolved experience-based principles (outlined in sidebars) that other school leaders can adapt for improving their schools' organization,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Educational Technology, Futures (of Society)

Sylwester, Robert – Educational Leadership, 2001
Since genetics is about biological development and diversity, it is related to contentious social issues (like racism) and already permeates the K-12 curriculum. Staff who educated themselves about brain research can grasp genetics concepts and decide what knowledge is worth imparting to students. Print and web resources are listed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Genetics

McGarry, Thomas P. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Educators at Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) built on a first- and second-grade curriculum integration project at Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado) by implementing a kindergarten instructional program with three integrated strands: motor development/music, mathematics/science, and language arts. The program's success hinged on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Innovation, Integrated Curriculum

Cook, J. Marvin – Educational Leadership, 1977
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Kierstead, Janet; Mentor, Sally – Educational Leadership, 1988
Describes California's integrative approach to curricular planning and staff development. Under the state's new vision of excellence, all students experience a common core curriculum providing a solid academic background and promoting literacy in the various disciplines. Content and skill development go hand in hand. Includes four references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development

Crabtree, Charlotte – Educational Leadership, 1989
To fulfill expectations for history curriculum reform, schools must clarify essential instructional goals and objectives, provide increased instructional time for history, reintroduce history in elementary grades, obtain improved textbooks and materials, and provide appropriate teacher preparation and staff development programs. Includes 11…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Yarworth, Joseph S. – Educational Leadership, 1988
In its 1982 long-range school improvement plan, the Muhlenberg (Pennsylvania) School District targeted mathematical computation skills, focusing on (1) developing a management information system to document student achievement; (2) redesigning the curriculum; (3) aligning regular and remedial mathematics programs; and (4) implementing a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation, Mathematics Curriculum

Rhodes, Gregory L.; Young, Donald B. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Development teams in Hawaii are using local emphasis, teacher training, and field support to create successful new curriculums. (Author)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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