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Lincoln Unified School District, Stockton, CA. – 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: A group of seven people, four parents, two teachers and a school principal, launched a program to provide a computer in every classroom. After considerable reading and discussion, the group which had grown to include the P.T.A. Executive Board, two-thirds of the staff of this K-6 elementary school…
Descriptors: Community Support, Computers, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Download full textPenick, John E., Ed. – 1983
The 1982 Search for Excellence in Science Education project has identified 12 exemplary programs in elementary school science. Descriptions of the programs and the criteria used in their selection are presented. Chapter 1 reviews four goal clusters (developed during Project Synthesis) related to the desired state in elementary school science.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation Criteria
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The project involving one elementary and one junior high school in each of the six regions of the District of Columbia School System was designed to service approximately 300 socioeconomically disadvantaged students who have been identified as demonstrating or having potential for superior academic achievement. Evaluation of the project focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attendance, Demonstration Programs
RMC Research Corp., Mountain View, CA. – 1976
Presented are an overview booklet, a project selection guide, and six Project Information Packages (PIPs) for six exemplary projects serving underachieving students in grades k through 9. The overview booklet outlines the PIP projects and includes a chart of major project features. A project selection guide reviews the PIP history, PIP contents,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Div. of Career Education. – 1974
The publication of suggested curriculum development activities, developed for the Iowa exemplary career education project, outlines the various aspects of suggested staff responsibilities, lists glossary terms, and discusses K-6 career curriculum project objectives. Also included are a checklist of awareness objectives, a possible sequence of…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
PDF pending restorationRasmussen, Roger L. – 1976
This paper describes some aspects of the organization and management of 14 schools that have been participating in the voucher demonstration in Alum Rock, California. The kinds of alternative programs being offered, the allocation of decision-making within the participating schools, and the effects of parent choice are briefly discussed. An…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Change Strategies, Decision Making
Mattei, Otto A., Jr. – 1974
An essential task for the 1973-74 project was to expand and refine the totally integrated career education curriculum, K-12, in the Bowling Green, Kentucky school system. Called Project PEOPLE, it provided a teaching strategy that was student and teacher-oriented, with emphasis given to the development of self-awareness and exploration activities.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment
Ring, Barbara Ann – 1973
This report describes a model for staff development of an elementary school drug education pilot program designed to help children develop positive self-concepts and skills for decision making. The objectives of the staff development model are to help teachers, (a) assess their own needs and strengths, (b) plan and practice classroom activities in…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Drug Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedCann, Kenneth T. – Economics of Education Review, 1982
Describes a cost-benefit analysis of a proposed experimental program designed to solve Indonesia's serious dropout problem in elementary education. Discusses the data and methods used, the conclusions reached, and the unresolved questions that arise during evaluations carried out in less developed nations. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations, Dropout Programs
Hadary, Doris E. – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article describes American University's Laboratory Science and Art Program, an elementary teacher in-service education program which develops and implements a science and art curriculum for blind, deaf, emotionally disturbed, and normal students in a mainstreamed setting in Washington, D.C. (DLS)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Demonstration Programs
Vandercook, Terri; And Others – 1993
The Achieving Membership Program in Forest Lake (Minnesota) attempted to develop, document, and evaluate district level, building level, and child team level strategies to achieve full inclusion in regular schools for elementary-aged students with severe disabilities. The 3-year program had three main components: (1) establishing model…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming
Konecki, Loretta R. – 1992
Project PRISE (Project to Improve Science Education) was designed to improve science preparation for preservice elementary teachers. Because students were familiar with water, and because water was so abundant in the project area (Grand Valley State University, Michigan), it was chosen as the theme. The PRISE curriculum development process began…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
Schoenenberger, William J.; Tompkins, John F. – 1981
The Title I math program in Des Moines served 1483 students in grades 1-8, during the school year 1980-81. During this same year, the elementary program was identified by the National Dissemination Review Board as an exemplary program, indicating that it is effective and able to be replicated in other districts. The program had an impact on…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Attitude Change, Compensatory Education
San Marcos Unified School District, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The purpose of this program is to develop good citizenship, responsibility, and public confidence. All students are given 3"x5" cards with a brief explanation of the program written on top. Basically, the description states that we are challenging students to spread the good name of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
Martin, Douglas – 1990
The Materials and Assistance in Science Teaching project carried out a model program for improving science teaching in all 125 elementary classrooms in the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District of Northern California. The project was a cooperative activity involving Sonoma State University and the school district, with funding shared by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Higher Education
