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Schwartz, Ilene S.; Ashmun, Julie; McBride, Bonnie; Scott, Crista; Sandall, Susan R. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2017
How can you help preschoolers with autism thrive in inclusive classrooms? Support their success with this comprehensive, school-based program for children ages 3 to 5 with autism spectrum disorder. Blending best practices from applied behavior analysis and early childhood special education, the DATA Model is a proven program rooted in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Dodge, Georgina; Jarratt, Lindsay – New Directions for Student Services, 2013
This chapter summarizes the implementation of a campus-wide multicultural initiative at a large public Midwestern university, exploring strategies, challenges, and lessons learned.
Descriptors: Campuses, Public Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
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Hartley, Melissa D.; Ludlow, Barbara L.; Duff, Michael C. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2015
Many colleges and universities rely upon online programs to support distance delivery of personnel preparation programs in special education and related services. These distance education programs enable individuals who live or work in rural communities to access training programs to earn teaching certification and assist rural schools in…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Activities, Program Development
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Rao, Satya P.; Taani, Murad; Lozano, Valerie; Kennedy, Elizabeth England – College Student Journal, 2015
There are more than 1,000 suicides on college campuses every year, with rates of completed suicide ranging between 0.5-7.5 per 100,000 among students. In addition to the prevalence of suicide ideation, attempts, and completions, students at high risk of suicide often do not seek help. As a major public health problem, suicide prevalence has not…
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Students, Suicide, Help Seeking
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Adkins, Megan; Bice, Matt; Bartee, Todd; Heelan, Kate – Physical Educator, 2015
Across the nation schools are adopting health and wellness policies, specifically physical activity (PA) initiatives that aid healthy long-term lifestyles. Interest has been generated about the inclusion of physical activity classes to complement existing physical education classes. Furthermore, discussion has evolved as to if additional…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers, Movement Education
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Hansen, Alexandria Killian; Iveland, Ashley; Harlow, Danielle Boyd; Dwyer, Hilary; Franklin, Diana – Science and Children, 2015
As science teachers continue preparing for implementation of the "Next Generation Science Standards," one recommendation is to use computer programming as a promising context to efficiently integrate science and engineering. In this article, a interdisciplinary team of educational researchers and computer scientists describe how to use…
Descriptors: Animation, Programming, Integrated Curriculum, Science Education
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Biletska, Iryna – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2015
According to the results of leading American scientists that convincingly demonstrate the effectiveness and necessity of early foreign language learning the features of teaching foreign languages at elementary level in the United States have been analyzed. It has been found out that the US government is working on the improvement of foreign…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Elementary School Students, Educational Benefits
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Swicegood, Philip; Miller, Melinda – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2015
Literacy instruction for students with mild to moderate special needs should include authentic literature. Literature-based reading instruction provides time for students to develop new knowledge and strategies in a supportive context. When reading instruction occurs in an inclusion classroom, it also allows time for general education and special…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Team Teaching, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Mungal, Angus Shiva – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
This qualitative study describes the development of hybrid teacher preparation programs that emerged as a result of a "forced" partnership between university-based and alternative teacher preparation programs in New York City. This hybrid experiment was a short-lived, yet innovative by-product of a somewhat pragmatic arrangement between…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Education Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification, Program Development
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Botha, Adèle; Herselman, Marlien – South African Journal of Education, 2015
This article draws upon the experiences gained in participating in an Information and Communication Technology for Rural Education (ICT4RED) initiative, as part of a larger Technology for Rural Education project (TECH4RED) in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The aim of this paper is to describe the conceptualisation, design…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Rural Education, Faculty Development, Learning Modules
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Toomes, Alyssa – Journal of Staff Development, 2015
Engaging educators in learning communities to apply a cycle of continuous improvement is not easy. Schedules, levels of expertise, and district initiatives can easily derail a campus professional learning plan, but Alyssa Toomes was concerned that professional learning experiences would become just another chore to check off teachers' to-do lists.…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Development, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Howard, Jody K. – Knowledge Quest, 2015
In January 2012, a group of four school library professors attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting were having lunch and discussing various issues related to the school library field. These school library professors agreed that one challenge facing the profession is preparing future leaders. As current school library leaders retire, it is difficult to…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Administration, Leadership Role, Leadership Training
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Futris, Ted G.; Schramm, David G. – Journal of Extension, 2015
What goes into designing and implementing a successful program? How do both research and practice inform program development? In this article, the process through which a federally funded training curriculum was developed and piloted tested is described. Using a logic model framework, important lessons learned are shared in defining the situation,…
Descriptors: Program Development, Training, Curriculum Development, Family Life Education
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Al Shoura, Hamza Mahmoud Suleiman – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to review and assess the Jordanian educational system and its provision of programs for students with learning disabilities (LD) in public schools. The author will document how these programs developed and how they currently address student needs. Issues related to current assessment practices, the role of resource…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Public Schools
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Wang, Danping; Adamson, Bob – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
This paper presents perceptions of China's Confucius Institute project held by different stakeholders in China and the USA. A number of studies have been published in each place since the first establishment of Confucius Institutes in 2004, but there has not been a comparative study to date. The study, which draws on media reports related to…
Descriptors: War, Peace, Confucianism, Asian Culture
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