Delaware, the District of Columbia, and New Jersey have spent past three years developing math standards and frameworks with guidance from state and local stakeholders and national standards efforts. Evaluation of these states' progress concluded that reform efforts are limited, unless new assessments are aligned with standards. Professional…

Technical tree climbing is a program on the leading edge of innovation. It will inspire staff, generate revenue, and create a sense of accomplishment and wonder. Initiating a technical tree climbing program requires climbable trees, knowledgeable staff, and a reverence for trees. Describes how Mystic Lake Camp initiated a 4-week program involving…

Presents ideas and development strategies aimed at minimizing the unanticipated obstacles often encountered when implementing a performance support system, especially an integrated performance support system (IPSS). Highlights include a history of performance support systems; problems; justification, including a cost benefit analysis; planning;…

Responses from 23 of 36 participants in a weekend wellness retreat conducted by a rural extension program revealed positive changes in their nutritional behaviors and emotional well-being. Exercise was one lifestyle area needing improvement. (SK)

Provides a practitioner's overview of the processes, models, and lessons learned from a successful application of Level Three training evaluation theory, tools, and principles. Focuses on the development and implementation of a program for a fast track, cost-effective evaluation that balances organizational needs, regulatory requirements, and…

Discusses why classroom management is important; how behavior difficulties should be viewed as opportunities to instruct; and primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention techniques. Concludes that with adequate planning and implementation of a behavior plan, the student's behavior will change for the better. (SG)

Describes the development and maintenance of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing's (ATTW) Web site for course syllabi ranging from communication theory to Web design at Texas Tech University. Examines the rationale behind a central site; site design issues; updating method; and software used--Rich Text Format (RTF), RTFtoHTML, Fetch…

Reviews the current situations and the potential for bilingual programs in Haiti and Trinidad, bringing out major differences between the language situation in the two. Suggests ways by which bilingual programs may be implemented in Haiti and the ensuing benefits. Shows why bilingual programs are not likely to be implemented in Trinidad, what is…

Explores the impact on K-12 environmental education and the preparation of K-12 teachers to deliver effective environmental education of the national and state standards movement begun by the Goals 2000 program. Describes what constitutes effective environmental education, the role technology might play in such education, and how national and…

Focuses on issues concerning the introduction and implementation of the National Model of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) within the U.S. school system. Highlights the challenges faced by ASCA in introducing the national model for school counseling programs and the role of the school counselor, as described in the national…

A survey of the academic officers of optometric institutions suggests that outcomes assessment varies substantially across programs in the areas of curriculum, scholarship and research, faculty, administration, and facilities. (EV)

Describes Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Service (SES), a Web-based analytical tool to help educators comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Describes what SES does, how it was developed, the analytical criteria, and the value of SES. Includes three illustrations of SES applications, such as tracking district finances. (PKP)

Aims to contextualize recognition of prior learning (RPL) as a principle and to show the implications of recent developments in education for implementing RPL in higher education in South Africa. (EV)

Describes how Cleveland State University implemented a strategy that includes a standard, support, and training for use of personal digital assistants (PDAs). Explains how this has helped put the campus in control of how the technology is used in the enterprise. (EV)

Describes how South Carolina uses career clusters in its schools, what they need to make implementation successful, and the future of clusters. Looks specifically at the following clusters: transportation, distribution and logistics; arts, audiovisual technology, and communications; and health science. (JOW)