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National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
This proceedings document from a conference on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD), which is authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), offers perspectives provided by Martha J. Fields and Thomas Hehir, on reauthorization of the IDEA. A discussion of the topic of paradigm shifts in staff development…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Inservice Teacher Education
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1995
Mandated by the Minnesota state legislature, the report summarized a study of the availability and costs of training and certification of transliterators and interpreters for elementary and secondary schools, for use with deaf and hearing-impaired students. It was found that Minnesota has three college-level interpreter preparation programs, none…
Descriptors: Certification, College Programs, Costs, Educational Needs
Brown, Emmaline J. – 1992
This practicum aimed to improve the way staff communicated with young children through in-service training in a university early childhood laboratory school setting. Eight in-service training sessions, combined with discussion groups, classroom/recorded observations, and practical applications, were provided. The program focused on appropriate…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Roman, Elliott M. – 1994
Project Data-Tech was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fifth and last year of operation at a high school in Brooklyn (New York). The program served a total of 131 Haitian- and Spanish-speaking students, most of whom were of limited English proficiency, 54 fewer than in the previous year. Participating…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Design, Curriculum Development
Augustin, Marc – 1994
The Acquisition of Learning by Facilitating Academics (Project ALFA) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its second year in 1993-94. The project operated at a high school in Brooklyn, and served 75 Haitian-speaking students of limited English proficiency with fewer than 5 years in an English-speaking school.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
Hosley, David L.; Randolph, Sherry L. – 1993
Lockheed Space Operations Company's Technical Training Department provides certification classes to personnel at other National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Centers. Courses are delivered over the Kennedy Space Center's Video Teleconferencing System (ViTS). The ViTS system uses two-way compressed video and two-way audio between…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Industry, Certification, Cost Effectiveness
Valauskas, Edward J., Ed.; Vaccaro, Bill, Ed. – 1992
This annual collection contains 16 papers about the use of Macintosh computers in libraries which include: "New Horizons in Library Training: Using HyperCard for Computer-Based Staff Training" (Pauline S. Bayne and Joe C. Rader); "Get a Closet!" (Ron Berntson); "Current Periodicals: Subject Access the Mac Way"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries
Wolverton, Mimi – 1995
Few studies have focused on the effects of systemic change and decentralized decision making on organizational structure and on an institution's notion of quality education. This study examined such interconnections at a community college given the pseudonym America Community College (ACC). ACC is a multi-campus metropolitan area college in a area…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Decision Making
Ely, Donald P., Ed.; Minor, Barbara B., Ed. – 1996
The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY) is designed to provide media and instructional technology professionals with an up-to-date, single-source overview and assessment of the field of educational technology. The 1995/96 EMTY is divided into eight parts. Part 1 focuses on trends and issues and includes articles on reforming…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA. – 1995
An in-depth assessment of all aspects of the San Francisco School District's Child Development Program (CDP) was conducted. Assessment measures included: (1) on-site observations of preschool, kindergarten, and school-age child care classroom environments and of teacher behaviors and sensitivity; (2) reviews of physical environments and provisions…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, After School Programs, Child Development Centers, Educational Change
McCann, Richard – 1992
This report summarizes the progress made by schools participating in the Northeast (Pennsylvania) Chapter 1 Program Improvement Task Force during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 school years. The first section gives an overview of project activities, and the second presents a summary of what each school team accomplished in the school years studied. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Koelsch, Nanette; And Others – 1995
This "Guide" is intended for staff developers and assessment planners already familiar with current educational assessment reform. Performance assessment means measuring the growth or achievement of one student's performance against an established set of standards for quality, the "performance standards." Students usually…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Enright, Margaret; Davidson, Tasha – 1994
These materials consist of: (1) a planning and implementation handbook designed to help Head Start managers better understand, plan, and implement a more comprehensive aproach to health education and health promotion--one that addresses local needs and tailors programs to the needs of the children, parents, and staff; and (2) a resource guide that…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Comprehensive School Health Education, Curriculum Design
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Hewitt, Amy; Langenfeld, Karen – 1995
The fourth in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module presents principles and techniques of behavior management. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are provided. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of behavior and the role of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Guides
Galbraith, Paul; Anstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
Peer coaching develops from a leadership role on the part of educators of linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) students, together with an interdisciplinary cooperation between bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) and mainstream staff. Peer coaching is a professional development method in which teachers share their expertise and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Collegiality, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
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