The U.S. Department of Education's Policy to Performance project was funded in 2009 to build the capacity of state adult basic education (ABE) staff to develop and implement policies and practices that would support an ABE transition system. Policy to Performance states were selected though a competitive process. State adult education directors…

Briefly describes what is involved in sharing excellence, including the need to write grant proposals for dissemination money. (IRT)

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support…

All 21 of the first cohort of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) demonstration projects were contacted to determine whether each had maintained continuation funding of the direct services components of the demonstration model. (Author)

Intended for directors and staffs of federally funded projects, especially Teacher Corps activities, this book contains discussions of six educational concepts and processes which stem directly from the federal commitment to "demonstrate" that is made explicit in the Teacher Corps guidelines. The umbrella concept is identified as…

Describes the activities of National Diffusion Network (NDN) project directors, which include traveling to school districts, demonstrating validated educational programs, and training teachers in schools that have adopted NDN projects. (SK)

Describes a pilot project in 4-H Community Development which tested six different kinds of activities in which teenagers took responsible roles in their communities. A local government intern project and an extension sponsorship of Youth Conservation Corps were judged most promising based on learning opportunities provided. (Author/CT)

In response to recent alcohol-related tragedies and to ongoing concern about unacceptable levels of alcohol and other drug use on college campuses, Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Education to identify and promote effective campus-based prevention programs. Since 1999, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded approximately $3.5…

THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MLA) CALLED A MEETING OF THE CURRICULUM STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER DIRECTORS TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE CENTERS' PROGRESS AND PLAN WAYS OF SHARING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION WITH THE PROFESSION-AT-LARGE, AND TO PLAN THE OPERATION AND SCHEDULE FOR THE 1966 ENGLISH INSTITUTE MATERIALS CENTER…

The concepts of educational research, development, and dissemination can be examined and defined so that a framework in which the relationship of each to adaptation, documentation, and evaluation can be visualized. Using the Teacher Corps Projects, a component of the federal research and development effort, as a concrete example, it can be seen…

A Federally funded national demonstration project, the Comprehensive Illinois Occupational Education Center Project at Joliet School District No. 86 and Joliet Junior College, has disseminated information via conferences and printed materials on its 15 exemplary career/vocational education activities to representatives of education, government,…

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support personnel…

This guidebook identifies the tasks in disseminating new programs and provides profiles for judging their progress. The process of presenting a program to new users is divided into seven tasks: creating awareness of the project, establishing commitment among the users, providing materials, training personnel, planning to meet users' individual…

From July 1974 to June 1975, the mobile training unit traveled throughout Indiana displaying career education related materials and providing counseling services to groups of youth. A three-page review discusses project goals, methods, and findings. The project attempted to provide educators with up-to-date information about career education…

The dissemination phase (Phase II) of the Rural Shared Services Project is reported in this document. Efforts of the dissemination phase were concentrated in 5 target states: Vermont, Georgia, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico; national dissemination was limited to attendance at national conferences, the U. S. Office of Education PREP materials for…