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Clemens, Herbert; And Others – Winds of Change, 1995
A summer program at Monument Valley High School (Utah) combines teaching by elders of Navajo craft and design with computer programming and geometry. The program encourages students to learn traditions of their culture and how new technologies relate to these customs. Students use LOGO, an educational graphics software to design patterns for rug…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Involvement
Sherman, Lee – Northwest Education, 1998
Two White Pass School District (Washington) programs increase community cohesiveness despite troubled economic times: (1) the school district offers adult education, utilizes community talent, and hosts community recreation events; and (2) the Forest Service, school district, and community college developed a summer job program for secondary…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Education
Healy, Patrick – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
The City University of New York (CUNY) New York City Technical College (New York) piloted an "immersion" developmental-studies program for CUNY applicants who failed one or more of three admissions assessments (reading, writing, mathematics). If successful, the program may serve as a case study for remediation reform. The program…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
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Direct linkGiuliano, Barbara; Sullivan, Judith – American Secondary Education, 2007
Without adequate reading comprehension, writing proficiency, math competency, and critical thinking skills, students pursuing higher education are vulnerable to failure. An environmental Science course built around academic wholism is the focus of a summer program designed to bridge the gap between high school and college. Students self-reflect…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, High Schools, Thinking Skills, Science Curriculum
Download full textMcHugh, Marcianne W. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2006
Reviewing and conducting research on summer residential program models for gifted and talented students will illuminate the academic, social, and emotional difficulties they face and reveal which practices are effective in addressing these issues. One program model, the Governor's School, warrants particular attention because of its mission to…
Descriptors: Well Being, Academically Gifted, Talent, Residential Programs
Bruno, A. Lee; Meltzer, Ann S. – 1994
This technical assistance guide is intended to aid teachers and trainers in Job Training Partnership Act Service Delivery Area (SDA) summer programs that are components of work force skill development programs for youths. It is aimed especially at SDAs that either are experiencing or anticipating resistance to change from their organizations,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Winter, Stephen S. – 1990
This paper describes a combined B.A.-M.A.T. program, a project planned jointly by Kenyon College and Tufts University for the recruitment of outstanding liberal arts students who are interested in teaching careers. The program fulfills the requirements for teacher certification at the middle or secondary level in Massachusetts. The program offered…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Extended Teacher Education Programs, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades
Groff, Warren H. – 1993
This package includes a description of Nova University's Human Resource Development (HRD) core seminar and materials from the International Cluster. The first section presents the rationale for HRD as learning to learn becomes the critical technology in an era of global competition and accelerating modernization. An overview of Nova's core HRD…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Doctoral Programs, Educational Innovation, Foreign Students
Hess, Jody, Ed. – Communicator, 1991
These 12 articles focus on the theme of the arts in gifted education and nurturing artistic talent in the schools. "The California State Summer School for the Arts and Some Thoughts on Advocacy for Arts Education" by William Cleveland describes a program for artistically talented high school students and proposes a workshop based…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Art Education, Creativity, Educational Practices
Minnesota State Dept. of Jobs and Training, St. Paul. – 1991
Funded by the federal government under Title II-B of the Job Training Partnership Act, Minnesota's 1990 Summer Youth Employment and Training Program (SYETP) served 6,138 young people. The state Minnesota Youth Program (MYP) was authorized by the Youth Employment Act of 1977 and delivered in conjunction with the federally funded SYETP. Surveys were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Arkansas State Univ., Beebe. – 1991
The Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program was created to prevent at-risk students from low-income families from dropping out of high school. Students aged 14 or 15 years old entering 9th or 10th grade went to a college campus for 60 days during the summer to attend English and mathematics classes, work 20 hours per week, and receive…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. – 1983
The Indiana State Board of Education's 1984 legislative program focuses on seven broad aspects of education. Concerning early childhood education, section 1 recommends the expansion of Project Primetime (a program reducing the size of kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade classes) and the establishment of an incentive system encouraging…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Continuing Education
Veal, William; Bray, Marty; Flowers, Claudia – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was a landmark legislative initiative that outlined the protection of individuals with disabilities. The 1997 amendment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (U.S. Congress, 1999) stipulates that students with disabilities are to be educated in the general education curriculum.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Berney, Tomi D.; Rosenberg, Jan – 1989
In its fourth year, the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) component of the Summer Institute for Career Exploration (ICE) program was funded by the federal government's Emergency Immigrant Education Assistance program. Program goals were to help recent immigrants develop English language skills, introduce students to high school requirements and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Guyer, Barbara P. – 1989
Higher Education for Learning Problems (H.E.L.P.) is a tutorial program for students at Marshall University (West Virginia) who have learning disabilities. Tutoring in coursework is done by graduate assistants under the supervision of the director or assistant director. Remedial instruction in reading, spelling, and written language is provided by…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
