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Barone, John L.; And Others
This document is the users' guide for Version 3.1 of the Public-Use data tapes compiled by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1983-84. The Public-Use tapes are produced to allow outside researchers access to the NAEP data. The tapes accompanying this guide contain data assessing student achievement in reading and writing at…
A Resource Guide for Information/Library Education in Developing Countries.
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Zahari, Noor Liza Ahmad
This annotated guide to resources on library and information science education in developing countries includes materials on library schools, training and education of library staff, and the progress of libraries in specific countries. Materials in the guide were selected from the indexes of Library Literature, Library and Information Science…
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Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
The future ability of secondary students to interact in a progressively technologically-oriented society is the purpose of this curriculum guide on consumer education. The guide teaches consumer decision-making, resource management, and advocacy/action. The introduction discusses the future of society and technology. Each of three sections…
Brydges, Ryan; Carnahan, Heather; Rose, Don; Dubrowski, Adam
2010-08-01
In this paper, we tested the over-arching hypothesis that progressive self-guided learning offers equivalent learning benefit vs. proficiency-based training while limiting the need to set proficiency standards. We have shown that self-guided learning is enhanced when students learn on simulators that progressively increase in fidelity during practice. Proficiency-based training, a current gold-standard training approach, requires achievement of a criterion score before students advance to the next learning level. Baccalaureate nursing students (n = 15/group) practised intravenous catheterization using simulators that differed in fidelity (i.e. students' perceived realism). Data were collected in 2008. Proficiency-based students advanced from low- to mid- to high-fidelity after achieving a proficiency criterion at each level. Progressive students self-guided their progression from low- to mid- to high-fidelity. Yoked control students followed an experimenter-defined progressive practice schedule. Open-ended students moved freely between the simulators. One week after practice, blinded experts evaluated students' skill transfer on a standardized patient simulation. Group differences were examined using analyses of variance. Proficiency-based students scored highest on the high-fidelity post-test (effect size = 1.22). An interaction effect showed that the Progressive and Open-ended groups maintained their performance from post-test to transfer test, whereas the Proficiency-based and Yoked control groups experienced a significant decrease (P < 0.05). Surprisingly, most Open-ended students (73%) chose the progressive practice schedule. Progressive training and proficiency-based training resulted in equivalent transfer test performance, suggesting that progressive students effectively self-guided when to transition between simulators. Students' preference for the progressive practice schedule indicates that educators should consider this sequence for simulation-based training.
PIRLS 2006 Encyclopedia: A Guide to Reading Education in the Forty PIRLS 2006 Countries
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Kennedy, Ann M., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Trong, Kathleen L., Ed.
2007-01-01
In the "PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2006 Encyclopedia," each participating country, 39 in total, describes its education system and the reading curriculum as it is intended to be taught, and outlines the polices and practices that guide reading instruction and teacher education. This in-depth, qualitative approach to…
Economics Framework for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Buckles, Stephen; Melican, Claire
2006-01-01
This document provides a guide for the development of the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Economics Assessment. The framework is designed to assess the outcomes of student education in and understanding of economics in grade 12 as part of NAEP. Economic literacy is defined as the ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate…
Bricklayer's Helper. Coordinator's Guide. Individualized Study Guide.
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Barnes, Bill
This individualized, competency-based study guide is designed to assist teacher-coordinators supervising cooperative education programs for bricklayer's helpers in providing students with general information for immediate reinforcement on the job and developing an understanding of the job prior to employment. A progress chart is provided to allow…
Electrician's Helper. Coordinator's Guide. Individualized Study Guide.
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Stotts, Danny
This guide is designed to assist teacher-coordinators supervising cooperative education programs for electrician's helpers in helping students complete a set of individualized, competency-based training activities dealing with electricity and electrical circuits and equipment. The first part of the manual includes a progress chart, a study guide…
The Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress in Civics. ERIC Digest.
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Patrick, John J.
This digest briefly summarizes the contents of the "Civics Framework for the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress" in terms of the Framework's development and components including civic knowledge, civic skills, and civic dispositions. The framework may be used to inform and guide curriculum development projects in civics and…
Plumber's Helper. Coordinator's Guide. Individualized Study Guide.
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Traylor, Charles R.
This individualized, competency-based study guide is designed to assist teacher-coordinators supervising cooperative education programs for plumber's helpers in providing students with general information for immediate reinforcement on the job and developing an understanding of the job prior to employment. A progress chart is provided to allow the…
Mobile technologies in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 105.
Masters, Ken; Ellaway, Rachel H; Topps, David; Archibald, Douglas; Hogue, Rebecca J
2016-06-01
Mobile technologies (including handheld and wearable devices) have the potential to enhance learning activities from basic medical undergraduate education through residency and beyond. In order to use these technologies successfully, medical educators need to be aware of the underpinning socio-theoretical concepts that influence their usage, the pre-clinical and clinical educational environment in which the educational activities occur, and the practical possibilities and limitations of their usage. This Guide builds upon the previous AMEE Guide to e-Learning in medical education by providing medical teachers with conceptual frameworks and practical examples of using mobile technologies in medical education. The goal is to help medical teachers to use these concepts and technologies at all levels of medical education to improve the education of medical and healthcare personnel, and ultimately contribute to improved patient healthcare. This Guide begins by reviewing some of the technological changes that have occurred in recent years, and then examines the theoretical basis (both social and educational) for understanding mobile technology usage. From there, the Guide progresses through a hierarchy of institutional, teacher and learner needs, identifying issues, problems and solutions for the effective use of mobile technology in medical education. This Guide ends with a brief look to the future.
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Tefft, Virginia J.
Cultural and language barriers, particularly among Indian and Spanish American students, face 40% of New Mexico's school age children. This often forces them to become disadvantaged as they progress through the public schools. The present 1968-69 study has devised guides for teaching physical education while giving second language practice in…
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Ballator, Nada
This guide to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) describes its purpose, contents, uses, and research methodology by presenting 21 questions about the NAEP program. The NAEP is mandated by Congress to survey the educational accomplishments of U.S. students and to monitor changes in these accomplishments. It tracks the…
Educational Innovation in Thailand: A Case Study
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Morrison, Kristan
2009-01-01
The Ministry of Education in the country of Thailand recently announced the establishment of two distinct educational tracks--a conventional/ traditional track and an unconventional/progressive/alternative track. This decision was perhaps guided by the success of innovative pilot education programs in the country, collectively called "the…
U.S. History Framework for the 2006 National Assessment of Educational Progress
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US Department of Education, 2006
2006-01-01
This document provides a guide for the development of the 2006 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) U.S. History Assessment. NAEP measures the U.S. history knowledge and skills of students in grades 4, 8, and 12. According to the NAEP U.S. history framework, the assessment should be organized around three dimensions: historical themes,…
Arkansas Department of Education Technology Plan, 2008-2012
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Arkansas Department of Education, 2008
2008-01-01
The Arkansas Department of Education Technology Plan provides policy makers, school districts, education service cooperatives and institutes of higher education with a blueprint that guides and facilitates future state and local technology planning, funding, implementation, and evaluation. The 2008 Plan builds on the progress of the last five-year…
Education Strategic Plan 2015-2035: Advancing NOAA's Mission through Education. Executive Summary
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2016
2016-01-01
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Education Strategic Plan provides a framework to guide collaboration across the NOAA education community and a structure in which to track and report progress. Congress recognized the importance of NOAA's education programs with the passage of the America COMPETES Act. The America COMPETES…
Education Strategic Plan 2015-2035: Advancing NOAA's Mission through Education
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2016
2016-01-01
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Education Strategic Plan provides a framework to guide collaboration across the NOAA education community and a structure in which to track and report progress. Congress recognized the importance of NOAA's education programs with the passage of the America COMPETES Act. The America COMPETES…
Exploring the Moon: A teacher's guide with activities for Earth and space sciences
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Taylor, G. Jeffrey; Martel, Linda M. V.; Bays, Brooks G., Jr.
1994-01-01
This guide contains educational materials designed for use in upper elementary through high schools with the Lunar Sample Disk. A set of thirty-six 35-mm slides complements the activities in this guidebook. The book contains: (1) information on the Lunar Sample Disk; (2) a curriculum content matrix; (3) a teacher's guide; (4) moon ABC's fact sheet; (5) rock ABC's fact sheet; (6) progress in Lunar Science chart; (7) seventeen activities; (8) a resource section for each unit; (9) a glossary; and (10) a list of NASA educational resources.
The Delors Report: A Guide towards Education for All
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Burnett, Nicholas
2008-01-01
The Delors report remains a timely and challenging agenda for shaping education from the earliest years. This article reviews the status of basic education, defined as a passport to life in the report. Despite progress toward universal primary education and gender parity, countries are still far from education targets adopted in 2000. Lack of care…
Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: A Resource Guide.
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2000
Stressing the importance of collective efforts among families, early childhood care and education programs, communities, and policymakers in supporting the learning and development of children, this resource guide provides a framework for understanding and communicating a common set of developmentally appropriate expectations for young children…
Schwab, Bagley, and Dewey: Concerns for the Theoretic and the Practical.
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Null, J. Wesley
2000-01-01
Outlines the philosophies and theories of Joseph Schwab (deliberation toward decision), William Bagley (disciplined classroom progress), and John Dewey (pragmatism and education through occupations). Suggests elements to guide contemporary curriculum: respect for theory and practice; theory as guide, not determinant; and theoretical principles…
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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Special Education.
The Test Resource Guide (TRG) is designed to provide professionals in the New York City (New York) Public Schools with a compendium of assessment devices for use in decision making; specifically, determining eligibility for special education services, planning an instructional program, and charting progress. The introduction to TRG describes: (1)…
Recommendations from the 4th International Conference on Environmental Education, Ahmedabad, India
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Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
2008-01-01
The first set of international recommendations to guide environmental education (EE) was developed in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1977. Ten years later, in 1987, a conference in Moscow, Russia, reviewed progress and focused on institutional strategies and action plans to strengthen environmental education. A third international environmental education…
Competencies for Articulation: Electronics.
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Southeast Community Coll., Lincoln, NE.
Designed to help articulate vocational education student progress from one level of training to another and to employment, this electronics education guide lists competencies for soldering; performing basic operations with test equipment; servicing basic logic circuits; servicing DC power supplies; servicing solid state amplifiers; and servicing…
Teaching/Learning Guide: Level I.
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Carbon - Lehigh Intermediate Unit, Schnecksville, PA.
The manual presents sequences of skills designed for use as guides to teaching/learning objectives and as a basis for evaluating and recording special education students' progress. It is explained that the goal of the first level of objectives (sequenced in this document) is to enable the student to function at a motor/psychomotor state of…
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Siegler, Robert; Carpenter, Thomas; Fennell, Francis; Geary, David; Lewis, James; Okamoto, Yukari; Thompson, Laurie; Wray, Jonathan
2010-01-01
This practice guide presents five recommendations intended to help educators improve students' understanding of, and problem-solving success with, fractions. Recommendations progress from proposals for how to build rudimentary understanding of fractions in young children; to ideas for helping older children understand the meaning of fractions and…
Teach and Be Taught: A Guide to Teaching Students with Batten Disease.
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Bills, Wendy; Johnston, Lance W.; Wilhelm, Robert; Graham, Leslie
This guide provides information on Batten Disease to assist in planning a quality educational program for the student with the disease. Because Batten Disease, or neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, causes the death of brain cells, students with the disease are described as suffering from mental impairment, worsening seizures, and progressive loss of…
Fun with The Plant Nutrient Team. Teacher's Guide.
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Potash and Phosphate Inst., Atlanta, GA.
This guide is a work in progress; to be continually updated with further information (more stimulating experiments and unusual facts), consequently not every page will have a corresponding page in the activity book. It was created to provide teachers with a useful, informative resource regardless of their educational emphasis. It aims at helping…
Reflections on Educational Reform in Cuba.
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Lindahl, Ronald A.
1998-01-01
Reviews Cuban educational reforms, highlighting 1959, 1976, and 1980s initiatives. Compares Cuba's progress with John Kotter's eight-step process based on establishing a sense of urgency, creating a guiding coalition, developing and communicating the change vision, empowering broad-based action, generating short-term wins, consolidating gains, and…
Using Indicators in Planning Education for Rural People: A Practical Guide
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Sauvageot, Claude; Da Graca, Patricia Dias
2007-01-01
Despite all the efforts deployed by the countries of the world and the vigorous mobilization of the international community, rural people are lagging far behind in education and are particularly hard hit by poverty and hunger. In developing countries, the slow progress towards universal education is largely due to the sluggish growth of school…
Governor's Educational Summit Task Force Report.
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Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing.
This booklet contains a series of potential educational goals for Michigan in 1985, prepared by a task force appointed by the governor. The selection of these goals was guided by three major considerations: programs likely to achieve progress within a year, projects directly affecting the classroom level, and goals with statewide effects. These…
NAEP Testing for Twelfth Graders: Motivational Issues
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Brophy, Jere; Ames, Carole
2005-01-01
This paper draws on theory and research on motivation in education to identify principles that might guide decision making concerning National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments for twelfth graders. It draws on three areas of motivation theory, identifies motivational issues that make twelfth-grade NAEP assessments problematic,…
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Florida Department of Education, 2014
2014-01-01
This Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) is designed to keep Florida moving forward toward national and international competitiveness. Florida will compare its National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores to those of the top five states and its Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Progress in International…
Curriculum-Based Measurement of Reading: Is 6 Weeks of Daily Progress Monitoring Enough?
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Thornblad, Shannon C.; Christ, Theodore J.
2014-01-01
Curriculum-based measurement of reading (CBM-R) is used in research and practice to estimate the level and trend of student achievement. Although there is limited empirical or psychometric support to guide CBM-R progress monitoring practices, derived trend estimates are used to inform a variety of educational decisions including evaluations of…
Toward Competency. A Guide for Individualized Instruction. Student Edition. Revised.
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Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Special Education Section.
The second part of a two-part publication, this material is designed to be used as a curriculum guide and progress record for the special education student who is unable to benefit fully from the regular school program. It presents goals and subgoals for students in six curriculum areas in grades one through twelve. The basic skills chapter…
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Alabama Univ., University.
QUESTION-TYPE JOB OR ASSIGNMENT SHEETS IN THIS GUIDE DIRECT THE STUDENT'S RELATED STUDY IN COOPERATIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE MATERIAL WAS DEVELOPED BY TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL COORDINATORS, SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS, AND TEACHER EDUCATORS. IT WAS TESTED BY USE IN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE 61 JOB SHEETS ARE KEYED TO THREE RELATED REFERENCE BOOKS, BUT…
Forum Guide to School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Classification System. NFES 2014-802
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National Forum on Education Statistics, 2014
2014-01-01
An individual student's educational experience often includes multiple transitions: progressing through K12 school levels, transitioning to postsecondary education or the workforce, and sometimes changing schools. It is important for both the student and the school systems that course information be easily understood and transferrable through each…
Contextualizing Arithmetic into Developmental Elementary Algebra Using Guided Problem Solving
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Guy, G. Michael; Cornick, Jonathan; Puri, Karan
2016-01-01
Many colleges are finding that the use of acceleration in developmental education is a promising direction for improved student progress toward a degree or certificate. Acceleration has been defined in the literature as the reorganization of curricula and instruction in ways that facilitate the completion of educational requirements in an…
Clinical staff development: planning and teaching for desired outcomes.
Harton, Brenda B
2007-01-01
Nursing staff development educators facilitate learning activities to promote learner retention of knowledge: factual, conceptual, procedural, and meta-cognitive. The Revised Bloom's Taxonomy provides a modern framework for the cognitive process dimension of knowledge and guides the nursing educator in planning activities that will assure learner progress along the learning continuum.
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Wells, John G.
2016-01-01
The PIRPOSAL model is both a conceptual and pedagogical framework intended for use as a pragmatic guide to classroom implementation of Integrative STEM Education. Designerly questioning prompted by a "need to know" serves as the basis for transitioning student designers within and among multiple phases while they progress toward an…
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Horkay, Nancy, Ed.
As mandated by Congress, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) surveys the educational accomplishments of U.S. students and monitors changes in those accomplishments. NAEP tracks the educational achievement of 4th, 8th, and 12th graders over time in selected content areas, and has been tracking achievement for 30 years. The goals…
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Christ, Theodore J.; Desjardins, Christopher David
2018-01-01
Curriculum-Based Measurement of Oral Reading (CBM-R) is often used to monitor student progress and guide educational decisions. Ordinary least squares regression (OLSR) is the most widely used method to estimate the slope, or rate of improvement (ROI), even though published research demonstrates OLSR's lack of validity and reliability, and…
Policy Considerations for a Student-Loan Refinancing Authority
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2016
2016-01-01
Access and affordability are the main themes of Goal 1 of The Virginia Plan for Higher Education. Progress toward these goals can be measured by a variety of means, but access and affordability serve as foundational guiding principles as the Commonwealth of Virginia crafts its annual and biennial higher-education budgets. Student-loan debt is but…
Institute of Education Sciences Biennial Report to Congress, 2005
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US Department of Education, 2005
2005-01-01
This, the first biennial report to Congress by the Director, as required under The Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), describes three goals that have guided the work of the Institute and provides an overview of progress through the end of 2004. It describes the major projects carried out within each center of the Institute over the past two…
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Turner, Caroline Sotello Viernes; Hernandez, Edwin I.; Pena, Milagros; Gonzalez, Juan Carlos
2008-01-01
Little progress has been made to increase Latina/o faculty representation in theological education. In this study, 33 interviews with Latina/o theological faculty identify supports and challenges to their scholarly development. Latino critical theory guides the analysis. Narratives reveal faculty experiences with oppression, challenging dominant…
Practical Strategies for Supporting Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Shelton, Tricia; Jalongo, Mary Renck
2016-01-01
Showcase the diverse capabilities of students with ASD, and pervasive developmental disorders. Descriptive examples and interactive activities guide teachers to understand how these disorders affect student progress and how educators can tap into student potential.
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Willemssen, Joel C.
This testimony is an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Education's progress in integrating its National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) with other student financial aid systems, as required by law. NSLDS was authorized under the 1986 Higher Education Act amendments as a means to improve compliance with repayment and loan-limitation provisions,…
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Kiliçkaya, Ferit
2016-01-01
There are a variety of factors that affect learning and teaching in educational contexts. Among these factors, teachers play an important role in student learning. Teachers not only deliver materials to learners but also guide learners in their learning experiences. While doing this, teachers allow learners to notice the progress they have been…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Aviation--An Individualized Approach
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Seeds, Fred F.
1974-01-01
Describes an individualized aviation course for high school seniors. The course, broken down into Learner Education Guides with students progressing at their own learning rates, consists of the history of aviation, career opportunities, the space program, basic aeronautics, navigation, meteorology, Federal Aviation Administration regulations and…
The principles and practices of educational neuroscience: Comment on Bowers (2016).
Howard-Jones, Paul A; Varma, Sashank; Ansari, Daniel; Butterworth, Brian; De Smedt, Bert; Goswami, Usha; Laurillard, Diana; Thomas, Michael S C
2016-10-01
In his recent critique of Educational Neuroscience, Bowers argues that neuroscience has no role to play in informing education, which he equates with classroom teaching. Neuroscience, he suggests, adds nothing to what we can learn from psychology. In this commentary, we argue that Bowers' assertions misrepresent the nature and aims of the work in this new field. We suggest that, by contrast, psychological and neural levels of explanation complement rather than compete with each other. Bowers' analysis also fails to include a role for educational expertise-a guiding principle of our new field. On this basis, we conclude that his critique is potentially misleading. We set out the well-documented goals of research in Educational Neuroscience, and show how, in collaboration with educators, significant progress has already been achieved, with the prospect of even greater progress in the future. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).
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Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Div. of Instruction.
This administrator handbook begins with statements summarizing Oklahoma's Division of Instruction and the guiding principles of education at the state's elementary and secondary levels. Following an outline of State Board of Education policies, the handbook lists various general regulations and progress criteria for the state as a whole.…
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Luoma, Kari L.
2013-01-01
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to identify core competencies that are most significant for nursing faculty to develop as they transition from novice to expert faculty. Professional development in a systematic approach may guide faculty to learn what is significant as they progress in the nurse faculty role. A quantitative…
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Byford, Tina T.
2011-01-01
This research examined the career progression journey of three women who had held executive administrative positions in a land-grant, doctoral institution of higher education. This qualitative study used portraiture, field notes, and document review to examine the career journeys of these three women. The guiding question of the study was, What…
Strategic Marketing for Educational Systems: A Guide for Implementation.
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Hanson, E. Mark; Henry, Walter
1993-01-01
The use of strategic marketing processes typically associated with the private sector can benefit school systems' efforts to develop public confidence and establish guidelines for future development. This article introduces a conceptual framework allowing schools to progress systematically through needs assessment, community surveys, goal setting,…
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Herman, Joan L.; Baker, Eva L.
2005-01-01
Many schools are moving to develop benchmark tests to monitor their students' progress toward state standards throughout the academic year. Benchmark tests can provide the ongoing information that schools need to guide instructional programs and to address student learning problems. The authors discuss six criteria that educators can use to…
Guided Science Activities Make a Big Impact
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Beverley, Nicola
2015-01-01
Many teachers and subject leaders in primary schools across England are currently struggling to get their heads around the challenges--and opportunities--of an education world "beyond levels." Central to making judgements about children's progress is a notion of security of understanding or "mastery" of the curriculum. Have…
Teacher Quality Toolkit. 2nd Edition
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Lauer, Patricia A.; Dean, Ceri B.; Martin-Glenn, Mya L.; Asensio, Margaret L.
2005-01-01
The Teacher Quality Toolkit addresses the continuum of teacher learning by providing tools that can be used to improve both preservice, and inservice teacher education. Each chapter provides self assessment tools that can guide progress toward improved teacher quality and describes resources for designing exemplary programs and practices. Chapters…
Childhood, Schooling, and Universal Morality
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Kennedy, David
2013-01-01
This chapter contrasts the aims of progressive and traditional state-mandated schooling, and argues that the former represents a new form in the history of Western education, oriented to individual, social and moral reconstruction rather than reproduction, and guided by the evolutionary possibilities inherent in human neoteny. The school is…
A Consumer's Guide to Biology Textbooks 1985.
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Moyer, Wayne A.; Mayer, William V.
Presented are critical reviews of 18 biology textbooks submitted for consideration by the Texas State Board of Education during 1984. These reviews are provided in three categories: (1) general biology textbooks: "Biology and Human Progress"--Prentice Hall; "Scott, Foresman Life Science"--Scott, Foresman; "Living Things"--Holt, Rinehart, and…
Levels of Understanding--A Guide to the Teaching and Assessment of Knowledge
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White, Charles S.
2007-01-01
Traditional education, employing lectures or telecommunicative instruction methods, has been very effective in providing topical facts. However, the development of student skills and thinking ability require higher levels of instruction and more opportunity to practice and apply acquired knowledge. As students progress through a particular…
Competency Testing for Limited-English-Proficient Students.
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Gold, Norman C.
The competency testing movement will yield few improvements in the schools and will create arbitrary barriers to progress for some students. Although it may stimulate educational improvement for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, as for other students, by giving cohesion to the curriculum, guiding scarce resources for remediation,…
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Malone, Nolan; Mark, Lauren; Narayan, Krishna
2014-01-01
This guide offers educators, program managers, administrators, and researchers a resource for building capacity for monitoring program outcomes. It provides concise definitions of program monitoring components and a framework for assessing program progress. Examples demonstrate the relationships among program components: outcomes, indicators,…
Meditation, Social Change, and Undergraduate Education
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Rockefeller, Steven C.
2006-01-01
This article argues that meditation guided by a competent teacher can be a positive influence in contemporary American society and even a force for progressive social change. A number of critical issues requiring further study are identified, including the need for a better understanding of meditation from the perspective of developmental…
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS DPA). Student Guide, Grade 8
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Arizona Department of Education, 2006
2006-01-01
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS), a Standards-Based test, provides educators and the public with valuable information regarding the progress of Arizona's students toward mastering Arizona's reading, writing and mathematics Standards. This specific test, Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Dual Purpose Assessment (AIMS DPA) is…
Positive Youth Development and Nutrition: Interdisciplinary Strategies to Enhance Student Outcomes
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Edwards, Oliver W.; Cheeley, Taylor
2016-01-01
Educational policies require the use of data and progress monitoring frameworks to guide instruction and intervention in schools. As a result, different problem-solving models such as multitiered systems of supports (MTSS) have emerged that use these frameworks to improve student outcomes. However, problem-focused models emphasize negative…
Response to Intervention Implementation Guide: The South Dakota Model
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South Dakota Department of Education, 2012
2012-01-01
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE, 2005) defines response to intervention (RTI) as the practice of providing high-quality instruction and intervention based on a student's needs, changing instruction and/or goals through frequent monitoring of progress, and applying the student response data to important…
Internationalizing a Community College: A View from the Top
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McRaven, Nan; Somers, Patricia
2017-01-01
Using definitions of the American Council on Education (2012) and Knight (2015) as guides, this article explores the internationalization of one urban community college. Twelve interviews--the president, board, and administrators--were held. While all acknowledged that the college had made progress toward the goal of internationalization, they…
Technology for Teachers. 6th Edition.
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Volker, Roger; Simonson, Michael
This book helps teachers learn how to use and make educational media, covering traditional and new media such as computer laboratories, authentic assessment, theory bases, and hypermedia. Chapter topics progress from simple to complex. Each chapter includes clearly stated behavioral objectives that provide a study guide for students and can serve…
Real Progress in Maryland: Student Learning Objectives and Teacher and Principal Evaluation
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Slotnik, William J.; Bugler, Daniel; Liang, Guodong
2014-01-01
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is making significant strides in guiding and supporting the implementation of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) as well as a teacher and principal evaluation (TPE) system statewide. MSDE support focuses on helping districts prepare for full SLO implementation by providing technical assistance with…
Dementia Guide for Carers and Care Providers.
2017-05-10
This app is for carers of people with dementia. Developed by Health Education England's Thames Valley team in partnership with the University of Reading and in collaboration with healthcare professionals and carers, it offers practical information to support users' understanding of the progressive nature of dementia and the challenges of caring for someone with the condition.
A Web-Based Tool to Support Data-Based Early Intervention Decision Making
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Buzhardt, Jay; Greenwood, Charles; Walker, Dale; Carta, Judith; Terry, Barbara; Garrett, Matthew
2010-01-01
Progress monitoring and data-based intervention decision making have become key components of providing evidence-based early childhood special education services. Unfortunately, there is a lack of tools to support early childhood service providers' decision-making efforts. The authors describe a Web-based system that guides service providers…
Vocational Home Economics Education. Home Economics II. Basic Core. Revised Edition.
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Benson, Ann; Truitt, Debbie
This curriculum guide is designed as a comprehensive study for second-year consumer and homemaking students. (It is a revision of ED 146 403.) Contents include eight sections and 22 instructional units, as follows: (1) leadership development (leadership development and responsibility), (2) career exploration (obtaining a job, progress on the job),…
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Included in Chapter 1 of this report are background information on the 1972-73 mathematics assessment; details of the computational formulas used in reporting results; and explanations of the technical documentation, exercise presentation, documentation pages, scoring guides, and data tables for released and unreleased exercises. The remainder of…
Engaging Global Citizens outside the Classroom: A Resource Guide for Campus Professionals
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Association of College Unions International (NJ1), 2011
2011-01-01
Much of the literature and progress related to global learning in higher education has been on curricular programs: knowledge of different societies and cultures, examining solutions to problems facing international communities, and so on. However, little research is found on the effect of cocurricular programs on these outcomes or on best…
Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century: Progress and Plans
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Ruzek, M.; Johnson, D. R.; Wake, C.; Aron, J.
2005-12-01
Earth System Science Education for the 21st Century (ESSE 21) is a collaborative undergraduate/graduate Earth system science education program sponsored by NASA offering small grants to colleges and universities with special emphasis on including minority institutions to engage faculty and scientists in the development of Earth system science courses, curricula, degree programs and shared learning resources. The annual ESSE 21 meeting in Fairbanks in August, 2005 provided an opportunity for 70 undergraduate educators and scientists to share their best classroom learning resources through a series of short presentations, posters and skills workshops. This poster will highlight meeting results, advances in the development of ESS learning modules, and describe a community-led proposal to develop in the coming year a Design Guide for Undergraduate Earth system Science Education to be based upon the experience of the 63 NASA-supported ESSE teams over the past 15 years. As a living document on the Web, the Design Guide would utilize and share ESSE experiences that: - Advance understanding of the Earth as a system - Apply ESS to the Vision for Space Exploration - Create environments appropriate for teaching and learning ESS - Improve STEM literacy and broaden career paths - Transform institutional priorities and approaches to ESS - Embrace ESS within Minority Serving Institutions - Build collaborative interdisciplinary partnerships - Develop ESS learning resources and modules The Design Guide aims to be a synthesis of just how ESS has been and is being implemented in the college and university environment, listing items essential for undergraduate Earth system education that reflect the collective wisdom of the ESS education community. The Design Guide will focus the vision for ESS in the coming decades, define the challenges, and explore collaborative processes that utilize the next generation of information and communication technology.
Gautreau, G; Winans, P
1999-01-01
This paper profiles Alena Jean MacMaster, an extraordinary nurse leader, activist, visionary and humanitarian from New Brunswick. Her determination and drive were instrumental in fostering the development and progression of health care, nursing education and nursing services at the local, provincial, federal and international levels. "First, loyalty to the institution in which you serve. The patient is the most important person in the entire institution," was Miss MacMaster's guiding principle throughout her career.
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BALDWIN, THOMAS S.
DURING THIS PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1966, 35 FIELD CONSULTANTS COMPLETED ANALYSIS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL TRADE AND TECHNICAL CURRICULUMS. THESE ANALYSES WERE DEVELOPED INTO AN OUTLINE TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE FINAL OUTLINE WAS DIVIDED INTO AS MANY DIFFERENT AREAS AS THE CONSULTANTS FELT NECESSARY…
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Calderone, John, Ed.; King, Laura Mitchell, Ed.; Horkay, Nancy, Ed.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the "Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative, continuing assessment of what U.S. students know and can do in various subject areas. NAEP provides a comprehensive measure of students' learning at critical junctures in their school experience. The…
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Hauan, Nils Petter; DeWitt, Jennifer; Kolstø, Stein Dankert
2017-01-01
Materials designed for self-guided experiences such as worksheets and digital applications are widely used as tools to enable interactive science exhibitions to support students' progress towards conceptual understanding. However, there is a need to find expedient ways to evaluate the quality of educational experiences resulting from the use of…
How to Represent Adaptation in e-Learning with IMS Learning Design
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Burgos, Daniel; Tattersall, Colin; Koper, Rob
2007-01-01
Adaptation in e-learning has been an important research topic for the last few decades in computer-based education. In adaptivity the behaviour of the user triggers some actions in the system that guides the learning process. In adaptability, the user makes changes and takes decisions. Progressing from computer-based training and adaptive…
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Walker, Joan M. T.; Legg, Angela M.
2018-01-01
Teachers regularly communicate with families, yet few candidates are well-prepared for this professional activity. This gap can hinder family-school partnership and pupils' success. Given that candidates' opportunities to learn about family engagement (FE) depends on the decisions and values of individual teacher educators, we illustrate how FE…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Response to Intervention
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Butler, Lorrie
2009-01-01
The summer before the 2003-2004 year, the author was contacted by a district director of exceptional student education (ESE) about participating in a new program. She described it as a problem-solving method that would help them identify and provide interventions for K-2 students who were not making adequate progress in reading. The district would…
ESPN2 Sports Figures Makes Math and Physics a Ball! 1996-97 Educator's Curriculum.
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Rusczyk, Richard; Lehoczky, Sandor
This guide is designed to accompany ESPN's SportsFigures video segments which were created to enhance the interest and learning progress of high school students in mathematics, physics, and physical science. Using actual, re-enacted, or staged events, the problems presented in each of the 16 Sports Figures segments illustrate the relationship…
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Stanton, Geoff
United Vocational Preparation (UVP) is a scheme or strategy organized in England to assist young people to make successful progress during the transition from school to work. It consists of courses and assistance to young workers on an individualized basis. This guide is intended to help educators to construct and conduct schemes of UVP. The…
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Kennedy, Kate; Peters, Mary; Thomas, Mike
2012-01-01
Value-added analysis is the most robust, statistically significant method available for helping educators quantify student progress over time. This powerful tool also reveals tangible strategies for improving instruction. Built around the work of Battelle for Kids, this book provides a field-tested continuous improvement model for using…
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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services.
The 1999 Florida Legislature revised the laws pertaining to the assessment of students in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities. Revisions identified specific requirements for measuring student academic progress in the basic skill areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Following the passage of this legislation, the Department of…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Coaching: a new model for academic and career achievement
Deiorio, Nicole M.; Carney, Patricia A.; Kahl, Leslie E.; Bonura, Erin M.; Juve, Amy Miller
2016-01-01
Background Individualized education is emerging as an innovative model for physician training. This requires faculty coaching to guide learners’ achievements in academic performance, competency development, and career progression. In addition, coaching can foster self-reflection and self-monitoring using a data-guided approach to support lifelong learning. Context Coaching differs from mentoring or advising, and its application in medical education is novel. Because of this, definitions of the concept and the constructs of coaching as applied to medical education are needed to accurately assess the coaching relationship and coaching processes. These can then be linked to learner outcomes to inform how coaching serves as a modifier of academic and competency achievement and career satisfaction. Innovation We developed definitions and constructs for academic coaching in medical education based on review of existing education and non-education coaching literature. These constructs focus on 1) establishing relationship principles, 2) conducting learner assessments, 3) developing and implementing an action plan, and 4) assessing results and revising plans accordingly. Implication Coaching is emerging as an important construct in the context of medical education. This article lays the vital groundwork needed for evaluation of coaching programs aimed at producing outstanding physicians. PMID:27914193
Coaching: a new model for academic and career achievement.
Deiorio, Nicole M; Carney, Patricia A; Kahl, Leslie E; Bonura, Erin M; Juve, Amy Miller
2016-01-01
Individualized education is emerging as an innovative model for physician training. This requires faculty coaching to guide learners' achievements in academic performance, competency development, and career progression. In addition, coaching can foster self-reflection and self-monitoring using a data-guided approach to support lifelong learning. Coaching differs from mentoring or advising, and its application in medical education is novel. Because of this, definitions of the concept and the constructs of coaching as applied to medical education are needed to accurately assess the coaching relationship and coaching processes. These can then be linked to learner outcomes to inform how coaching serves as a modifier of academic and competency achievement and career satisfaction. We developed definitions and constructs for academic coaching in medical education based on review of existing education and non-education coaching literature. These constructs focus on 1) establishing relationship principles, 2) conducting learner assessments, 3) developing and implementing an action plan, and 4) assessing results and revising plans accordingly. Coaching is emerging as an important construct in the context of medical education. This article lays the vital groundwork needed for evaluation of coaching programs aimed at producing outstanding physicians.
Innovation in pediatric clinical education: application of the essential competencies.
Kenyon, Lisa K; Birkmeier, Marisa; Anderson, Deborah K; Martin, Kathy
2015-01-01
At the Section on Pediatrics Education Summit in July 2012, consensus was achieved on 5 essential core competencies (ECCs) that represent a knowledge base essential to all graduates of professional physical therapist education programs. This article offers suggestions for how clinical instructors (CIs) might use the ECCs to identify student needs and guide student learning during a pediatric clinical education experience. Pediatric CIs potentially might choose to use the ECCs as a reference tool in clinical education to help (1) organize and develop general, clinic-specific clinical education objectives, (2) develop and plan individualized student learning experiences, (3) identify student needs, and (4) show progression of student learning from beginner to intermediate to entry level. The ECCs may offer CIs insights into the role of pediatric clinical education in professional physical therapist education.
Progress and Challenges for Language Policy Implementation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Ndimande-Hlongwa, Nobuhle; Balfour, Robert J.; Mkhize, Nhlanhla; Engelbrecht, Charlotte
2010-01-01
The University of KwaZulu-Natal approved its bilingual language policy in 2006 based on the framework of the National Language Policy for Higher Education of 2002. The guiding principles of this policy suggest that the university develops the use of isiZulu as a language of instruction and communication, in line with recommendations of the…
Using Assessment Data to Guide Math Course Placement of California Middle School Students
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Huang, Chun-Wei; Snipes, Jason; Finkelstein, Neal
2016-01-01
Middle school math placement and progression are topics that are part of an active policy and practice discussion in California and elsewhere. Beginning in the 2008/09 school year, California's State Board of Education recommended that students complete algebra I by the end of grade 8. Between 2003 and 2009 the proportion of grade 8 students…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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Stapp, William B.
The guiding principles incorporated into this program are: 1) to develop a kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum in a logical sequence to provide continuity and progression in the program; 2) to have the program enhance the instructional goals of the school system; 3) to link the subject areas that relate most closely to conservation,…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
2011-01-01
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Food based dietary guidelines in Vietnam: progress and lessons learned.
Hop, Le Thi; Van, Tran Khanh; Thanh, Hoang Kim
2011-01-01
The food based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) is a crucial tool for nutrition education and communication in Vietnam. Together with the changes of socio-economic situation, Vietnam needs to deal with different nutritional problems including malnutrition, overweight and undiversified diets at the same time. From 1995 to the present, three versions of FBDGs have been developed and revised in a period of every 5 years. The FBDGs, Food Guide Pyramid and Food Square made a good set of nutritional education tool which were disseminated through a wide range of activities and communication channels. The evaluation of FBDGs will be carried out before its revisions to reflect eating patterns and lifestyles of consumers whom the nutritional education programs wish to reach. In developing countries like Vietnam, the socio-economic situation is changing over short period of time. Therefore, the assessment of appropriateness and implementation progress of the FBDGs is necessary and should be done after a period of every 5 or 10 years. The implementation of the FBDGs should be closely connected with the activities of the National Plan for Nutrition and should have involvement from multi-sectoral organizations. Training, monitoring and evaluation for implementation of the FBDGs are essential for the success of guiding consumers to convert advices into action. The lessons learned from previous FBDGs' implementation can be used to develop a new version of FBDGs that is more appropriate.
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Bluma, Susan; And Others
Intended for instructional personnel working with rural handicapped and nonhandicapped children (birth through 5 years), the documents provide English and Spanish versions of a checklist of behaviors to record an individual child's developmental progress, a card file listing possible methods of teaching these behaviors, and a manual of direction.…
Nguyen, Elsie T; Ackman, Jeanne B; Rajiah, Prabhakar; Little, Brent; Wu, Carol; Bueno, Juliana M; Gilman, Mathew D; Christensen, Jared D; Madan, Rachna; Laroia, Archana T; Lee, Christopher; Kanne, Jeffrey P; Collins, Jannette
2016-07-01
This is a cardiothoracic curriculum document for radiology residents meant to serve not only as a study guide for radiology residents but also as a teaching and curriculum reference for radiology educators and radiology residency program directors. This document represents a revision of a cardiothoracic radiology resident curriculum that was published 10 years ago in Academic Radiology. The sections that have been significantly revised, expanded, or added are (1) lung cancer screening, (2) lung cancer genomic profiling, (3) lung adenocarcinoma revised nomenclature, (4) lung biopsy technique, (5) nonvascular thoracic magnetic resonance, (6) updates to the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, (7) cardiac computed tomography updates, (8) cardiac magnetic resonance updates, and (9) new and emerging techniques in cardiothoracic imaging. This curriculum was written and endorsed by the Education Committee of the Society of Thoracic Radiology. This curriculum operates in conjunction with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) milestones project that serves as a framework for semiannual evaluation of resident physicians as they progress through their training in an ACGME-accredited residency or fellowship programs. This cardiothoracic curriculum document is meant to serve not only as a more detailed guide for radiology trainees, educators, and program directors but also complementary to and guided by the ACGME milestones. Copyright © 2016 The Association of University Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Faculty verbal evaluations reveal strategies used to promote medical student performance
Hauer, Karen E.; Mazotti, Lindsay; O'Brien, Bridget; Hemmer, Paul A.; Tong, Lowell
2011-01-01
Background Preceptors rarely follow medical students' developing clinical performance over time and across disciplines. This study analyzes preceptors' descriptions of longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) students' clinical development and their identification of strategies to guide students' progress. Methods We used a common evaluation framework, reporter-interpreter-manager-educator, to guide multidisciplinary LIC preceptors' discussions of students' progress. We conducted thematic analysis of transcripts from preceptors' (seven longitudinal ambulatory preceptors per student) quarterly group discussions of 15 students' performance over one year. Results All students' clinical development progressed, although most experienced obstacles. Lack of structure in the history and physical exam commonly obstructed progression. Preceptors used templates for data gathering, and modeling or experiences in the inpatient setting to provide time and solidify structure. To advance students' knowledge acquisition, many preceptors identified focused learning topics with their students; to promote application of knowledge, preceptors used reasoning strategies to teach the steps involved in synthesizing clinical data. Preceptors shared accountability for helping students advance as the LIC allowed them to follow students' response to teaching strategies. Discussion These results depict preceptors' perceptions of LIC students' developmental continuum and illustrate how multidisciplinary preceptors can use a common evaluation framework to identify strategies to improve performance and follow students' performance longitudinally. PMID:21629669
A primer for workers' compensation.
Bible, Jesse E; Spengler, Dan M; Mir, Hassan R
2014-07-01
A physician's role within a workers' compensation injury extends far beyond just evaluation and treatment with several socioeconomic and psychological factors at play compared with similar injuries occurring outside of the workplace. Although workers' compensation statutes vary among states, all have several basic features with the overall goal of returning the injured worker to maximal function in the shortest time period, with the least residual disability and shortest time away from work. To help physicians unfamiliar with the workers' compensation process accomplish these goals. Review. Educational review. The streamlined review addresses the topics of why is workers' compensation necessary; what does workers' compensation cover; progression after work injury; impairment and maximum medical improvement, including how to use the sixth edition of American Medical Association's (AMA) Guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment (Guides); completion of work injury claim after impairment rating; independent medical evaluation; and causation. In the "no-fault" workers' compensation system, physicians play a key role in progressing the claim along and, more importantly, getting the injured worker back to work as soon as safely possible. Physicians should remain familiar with the workers' compensation process, along with how to properly use the AMA Guides. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Getting a Job: Educators' Guides and Supporting Documents
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PEPNet 2, 2013
2013-01-01
This paper presents a collection of videos that provide ideas on getting jobs for educators. Contents include: (1) Educator's Guide: Introduction to the Video Series; (2) Educator's Guide: Your Journey; (3) Educator's Guide: Your Rights and Responsibilities; (4) Educator's Guide: Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation; (5) Educator's Guide:…
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Díaz, Carmen Guillén; Quílez, Mariá Teresa Blasco
The "(r)evolution" of the literacy concept and our duty as Languages' Teachers' Trainers at the Faculty of Education and Social Work in Valladolid's University (Spain), guides this research in progress. Our research develops in the framework of the Spanish Higher Education System, within the development of the eight key competences established by the European Council, for the Education and Training of the European citizens for lifelong learning in the knowledge society. We focus on the competences 1, 2 and 4: Communication in the mother tongue, Communication in foreign languages and Digital competence, both as essential competences in the professional language's teacher's profile and as a challenge in the Teacher's Education and Training in the Spanish government policies context.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Schultz, Gregory R.; Fraknoi, A.; Smith, D.; Manning, J.
2012-01-01
The NASA/SMD-funded Astrophysics SEPOF (Science Education & Public Outreach Forum) has been organizing EPO "community collaborations” as part of its coordination efforts with missions and EPO programs within NASA Astrophysics. One of the community collaborations that emerged has been focusing on higher education, with a particular emphasis on introductory astronomy courses ("Astro 101"), and how NASA EPO programs and materials can help serve the needs of these courses’ instructors. One of the consequent efforts that has begun is the compiling and development of topical Resource Guides for Astro 101 instructors, with the initial subject tackled being cosmology. This is an area in basic astronomy where rapid progress is being made, older textbooks are quickly out of date, and ideas are challenging for many students, and even instructors! We have had informal conversations so far with about a dozen instructors, divided among universities, liberal-arts colleges, and 2-year community colleges. We have also gathered feedback regarding suggested cosmology resources from the EPO community served by the NASA Astrophysics Forum. And we have undertaken an independent search for Astro 101-suitable curriculum materials, from NASA and other sources, and identified a useful set of such materials, in print and on the Web. Results from this investigation will be shared, along with our project's initial Cosmology Resource Guide, and plans for follow-up guides. Feedback is solicited from Astro 101 instructors, resource developers, and EPO professionals.
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2009
2009-01-01
In September 2006, the State Board approved a new System Direction to guide the two-year-college system for the next ten years. One of three primary goals for the system is to increase educational attainment for the economic development of the state and the economic well-being of Washingtonians. Since 2000, State Board staff has provided periodic…
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Foster, Brian; And Others
The instructor packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing students for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. The instructor packet lists performance objectives, vocabulary, learning tasks, and supplemental activities for lessons 1 through 11. It also includes…
Mapping student thinking in chemical synthesis
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Weinrich, Melissa
In order to support the development of learning progressions about central ideas and practices in different disciplines, we need detailed analyses of the implicit assumptions and reasoning strategies that guide students' thinking at different educational levels. In the particular case of chemistry, understanding how new chemical substances are produced (chemical synthesis) is of critical importance. Thus, we have used a qualitative research approach based on individual interviews with first semester general chemistry students (n = 16), second semester organic chemistry students (n = 15), advanced undergraduates (n = 9), first year graduate students (n = 15), and PhD candidates (n = 16) to better characterize diverse students' underlying cognitive elements (conceptual modes and modes of reasoning) when thinking about chemical synthesis. Our results reveal a great variability in the cognitive resources and strategies used by students with different levels of training in the discipline to make decisions, particularly at intermediate levels of expertise. The specific nature of the task had a strong influence on the conceptual sophistication and mode of reasoning that students exhibited. Nevertheless, our data analysis has allowed us to identify common modes of reasoning and assumptions that seem to guide students' thinking at different educational levels. Our results should facilitate the development of learning progressions that help improve chemistry instruction, curriculum, and assessment.
Integrating professional behavior development across a professional allied health curriculum.
Tsoumas, Linda J; Pelletier, Deborah
2007-01-01
Professional behaviors are an integral part of clinical practice in all allied health and medical fields. A systematic process for instruction, the education, and development of professional behaviors, cannot be taught in the same way that memorization of human anatomy or medical terminology is taught. One cannot expect professional behaviors to just appear in an individual upon graduation and entry into a health care field. Professional behavior development is an essential component of physical therapy professional education and is clearly defined through the guiding documents of the American Physical Therapy Association, which include 'A Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education,' 'Evaluative Criteria for Accreditation of Education Programs for the Preparation of Physical Therapists,' and the 'Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.' Building a comprehensive and progressive curricular thread for professional behaviors can pose a challenge for a professional program and the core faculty. This paper will present a curricular model of weaving professional behaviors into a core entry-level professional curriculum using a specific curricular thread, activities for different levels of students, and assessment at each point in the path. This paper will demonstrate the potential for universal application of a professional behaviors.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Urquhart, M. L.; Hairston, M. R.; Richardson, J. M.; Olson, C.
2003-12-01
We will present the Education and Public Outreach work in progress for the joint Air Force/NASA project CINDI (Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamic Investigation), which will launch in early 2004 on a US Air Force C/NOFS (Communications/Navigations Outage Forecast System) Satellite. CINDI, in conjunction with the other instruments on C/NOFS, will study how radio signals sent through the ionosphere are affected by variability with this layer of the atmosphere. The Educational outreach for CINDI is focused on helping students, educators, and the general public better understand the link between the ionosphere and our technological civilization. The ionosphere is typically neglected in pre-college science classes despite its impact on modern society and the substantial resources invested by funding agencies on furthering our understanding of this atmospheric layer. Our approach is to increase student understanding of the terrestrial ionosphere and Sun-Earth connections through strong connections to existing pre-college curricula and standards. We have created a partnership between the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences and the Science Education Program within the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) to produce a quality Educator Guide and a Summer Educator Workshop. A senior graduate student in physics and an experienced middle school educator in UTD's Science Education Master of Science Teaching Program have been partnered to ensure that our the Educator Guide and Workshop will contain both science and pedagogy, and be easily integrated into secondary science classes. The summer 2004 workshop will be offered in the Dallas area, which has a significant population of minority and economically disadvantaged students. We will recruit teachers from districts that serve a large number of underserved/underrepresented students. The Educator Guide and workshop materials will be made available on the CINDI Web site for distribution to a national audience.
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Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tu, Nien-Ting; Wang, Xiao-Ming
2018-01-01
With the rapid progress of technology, the popularity of tablet computers and the development of e-book applications have brought the use of e-books as a learning tool under the spotlight. In the meantime, the aim of school education lies not only in providing students with knowledge but also in encouraging them to construct knowledge actively.…
Patient Education and Support During CKD Transitions: When the Possible Becomes Probable.
Green, Jamie A; Boulware, L Ebony
2016-07-01
Patients transitioning from kidney disease to kidney failure require comprehensive patient-centered education and support. Efforts to prepare patients for this transition often fail to meet patients' needs due to uncertainty about which patients will progress to kidney failure, nonindividualized patient education programs, inadequate psychosocial support, or lack of assistance to guide patients through complex treatment plans. Resources are available to help overcome barriers to providing optimal care during this time, including prognostic tools, educational lesson plans, decision aids, communication skills training, peer support, and patient navigation programs. New models are being studied to comprehensively address patients' needs and improve the lives of kidney patients during this high-risk time. Copyright © 2016 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
E-Learning Personalization Using Triple-Factor Approach in Standard-Based Education
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Laksitowening, K. A.; Santoso, H. B.; Hasibuan, Z. A.
2017-01-01
E-Learning can be a tool in monitoring learning process and progress towards the targeted competency. Process and progress on every learner can be different one to another, since every learner may have different learning type. Learning type itself can be identified by taking into account learning style, motivation, and knowledge ability. This study explores personalization for learning type based on Triple-Factor Approach. Considering that factors in Triple-Factor Approach are dynamic, the personalization system needs to accommodate the changes that may occurs. Originated from the issue, this study proposed personalization that guides learner progression dynamically towards stages of their learning process. The personalization is implemented in the form of interventions that trigger learner to access learning contents and discussion forums more often as well as improve their level of knowledge ability based on their state of learning type.
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Foster, Brian; And Others
The learner packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing students for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. Intended to be used on an individual basis at the student's own speed, the learner packet contains vocabulary, suggested lesson time, self-check keys, and…
The problem resident behavior guide: strategies for remediation.
Williamson, Kelly; Quattromani, Erin; Aldeen, Amer
2016-04-01
In 2012, the ACGME supplemented the core competencies with outcomes-based milestones for resident performance within the six competency domains. These milestones address the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and experiences that a resident is expected to progress through during the course of training. Even prior to the initiation of the milestones, there was a paucity of EM literature addressing the remediation of problem resident behaviors and there remain few readily accessible tools to aid in the implementation of a remediation plan. The goal of the "Problem Resident Behavior Guide" is to provide specific strategies for resident remediation based on deficiencies identified within the framework of the EM milestones. The "Problem Resident Behavior Guide" is a written instructional manual that provides concrete examples of remediation strategies to address specific milestone deficiencies. The more than 200 strategies stem from the experiences of the authors who have professional experience at three different academic hospitals and emergency medicine residency programs, supplemented by recommendations from educational leaders as well as utilization of valuable education adjuncts, such as focused simulation exercises, lecture preparation, and themed ED shifts. Most recommendations require active participation by the resident with guidance by faculty to achieve the remediation expectations. The ACGME outcomes-based milestones aid in the identification of deficiencies with regards to resident performance without providing recommendations on remediation. The Problem Resident Behavior Guide can therefore have a significant impact by filling in this gap.
Exploring teams of learners becoming "WE" in the Intensive Care Unit--a focused ethnographic study.
Conte, Helen; Scheja, Max; Hjelmqvist, Hans; Jirwe, Maria
2015-08-16
Research about collaboration within teams of learners in intensive care is sparse, as is research on how the learners in a group develop into a team. The aim of this study was to explore the collaboration in teams of learners during a rotation in an interprofessional education unit in intensive care from a sociocultural learning perspective. Focused Ethnographic methods were used to collect data following eight teams of learners in 2009 and 2010. Each team consisted of one resident, one specialist nurse student and their supervisors (n = 28). The material consisted of 100 hours of observations, interviews, and four hours of sound recordings. A qualitative analysis explored changing patterns of interplay through a constant comparative approach. The learners' collaboration progressed along a pattern of participation common to all eight groups with a chronological starting point and an end point. The progress consisted of three main steps where the learners' groups developed into teams during a week's training. The supervisors' guided the progress by gradually stepping back to provide latitude for critical reflection and action. Our main conclusion in training teams of learners how to collaborate in the intensive care is the crucial understanding of how to guide them to act like a team, feel like a team and having the authority to act as a team.
Pedagogical competence and value clarification among health educators.
Wistoft, Karen
2009-09-01
Individual and social values are increasingly important in health education. This article examines how health educators in Greenland and Denmark engage in value clarification as part of their educational practices. It presents the results of a study of health professionals in a variety of settings, focusing in particular on how development work and experimentation can strengthen their pedagogical competences. The study focuses on belief, reasoning, interpretation and reflection, rather than routines, skills, or ethical rules, and takes a participatory approach that oscillates between dialogical and qualitative empirical methodologies. It observes pedagogical practice in selected settings in Greenland and the municipality of Copenhagen. Within the framework provided by four discourses that appear to organize communication about health, it shows how values became important to the progress of two research-based development projects. On this basis, the article argues that health education can be effectively grounded in the values, perceptions, and experiences of a given population, while being guided by the health educators' biomedical knowledge and educational values.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Carroll, Bradley
2011-03-01
In April 2009, the Lumina Foundation launched its Tuning USA project. Faculty teams in selected disciplines from Indiana, Minnesota, and Utah started pilot Tuning programs at their home institutions. Using Europe's Bologna Process as a guide, Utah physicists worked to reach a consensus about the knowledge and skills that should characterize the 2-year, batchelor's, and master's degree levels. I will share my experience as a member of Utah's physics Tuning team, and describe our progress, frustrations, and evolving understanding of the Tuning project's history, methods, and goals.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Meinke, B. K.; Schultz, G. R.; Smith, D.; Bianchi, L.; Blair, W. P.; Fraknoi, A.
2013-12-01
Four NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Science Education and Public Outreach Forums organize individual SMD-funded E/PO projects and their teams into a coordinated effort. The Forums assist scientists and educators with becoming involved in SMD E/PO and make SMD E/PO resources and expertise accessible to the science and education communities. The Astrophysics Forum and the Astrophysics E/PO community have focused efforts to support and engage the higher education community on enhancing awareness of the resources available to them. To ensure Astrophysics higher education efforts are grounded in audience needs, we held informal conversations with instructors of introductory astronomy courses, convened sessions with higher education faculty and E/PO professionals at conferences, and examined existing literature and findings of the SMD Higher Education Working Group. This work indicates that most Astronomy 101 instructors are not specialists in areas of astrophysics where rapid progress is being made, older textbooks are out of date, and ideas are challenging for students. Instructors are seeking resources and training that support them in effectively teaching the latest science and are in need both basic material and information on new results. In this session, we will discuss our efforts to address these expressed needs, namely through Resource Guides and Slide Sets, and how these are applicable to topics in Heliophysics and Planetary Science. We have collaborated with the Astrophysics E/PO community, researchers, and Astronomy 101 instructors to create two Resource Guides on the topics of cosmology and exoplanets. These fields are ripe with scientific developments that college instructors have told us they find challenging to stay current. Each guide includes a wide variety of sources of background information, links to animations/simulations, classroom activities, and references on teaching each topic. Feedback from Astronomy 101 instructors indicated that the Cosmology Resource Guide is very useful for them and their teaching and that they are very likely to recommend the resource to another instructor. The two guides are available through the ASP website: http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astronomy-resource-guides/ To complement the resource guides, we are developing a series of slide sets to help Astronomy 101 instructors incorporate new discoveries in their classrooms. The 'Astro 101 slide sets' are 5-7 slide presentations on a new development or discovery from a NASA SMD Astrophysics mission relevant to an Astronomy 101 topic. We intend for these slide sets to help Astronomy 101 instructors include new, unfamiliar developments (discoveries not yet in their textbooks) into the 'big-picture' context of the course. With their modular design and non-technical language, the slide sets may also serve audiences beyond Astro101 instruction and are adaptable to different needs. An example on exoplanets will be highlighted in this session. The Astrophysics Forum is supported by NASA under Cooperative Agreement NNX09AQ11A issued by the NASA Science Mission Directorate, and is a partnership between the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Adler Planetarium, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and Johns Hopkins University.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Oyao, Sheila G.; Holbrook, Jack; Rannikmäe, Miia; Pagunsan, Marmon M.
2015-09-01
This article proposes a competence-based learning framework for science teaching, applied to the study of 'big ideas', in this case to the study of natural hazards and disaster risk reduction (NH&DRR). The framework focuses on new visions of competence, placing emphasis on nurturing connectedness and behavioral actions toward resilience and sustainability. The framework draws together competences familiarly expressed as cognitive knowledge and skills, plus dispositions and adds connectedness and action-related behaviors, and applies this by means of a progression shift associated with NH&DRR from abilities to capabilities. The target is enhanced scientific literacy approached through an education through science focus, amplified through the study of a big idea, promotion of sustained resilience in the face of disaster and the taking of responsibilities for behavioral actions. The framework is applied to a learning progression for each interrelated education dimension, thus serving as a guide for both the development of abilities and as a platform for stimulating student capabilities within instruction and assessment.
The 2025 Big "G" Geriatrician: Defining Job Roles to Guide Fellowship Training.
Simpson, Deborah; Leipzig, Rosanne M; Sauvigné, Karen
2017-10-01
Changes in health care that are already in progress, including value- and population-based care, use of new technologies for care, big data and machine learning, and the patient as consumer and decision maker, will determine the job description for geriatricians practicing in 2025. Informed by these future certainties, 115 geriatrics educators attending the 2016 Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Annual meeting identified five 2025 geriatrician job roles: complexivist; consultant; health system leader and innovator; functional preventionist; and educator for big "G" and little "g" providers. By identifying these job roles, geriatrics fellowship training can be preemptively redesigned. © 2017, Copyright the Authors Journal compilation © 2017, The American Geriatrics Society.
Miller, Suzanne M.; Hudson, Shawna V.; Hui, Siu-kuen Azor; Diefenbach, Michael A.; Fleisher, Linda; Raivitch, Stephanie; Belton, Tanisha; Roy, Gem; Njoku, Anuli; Scarpato, John; Viterbo, Rosalia; Buyyounouski, Mark; Denlinger, Crystal; Miyamoto, Curtis; Reese, Adam; Baman, Jayson
2015-01-01
Purpose This formative research study describes the development and preliminary evaluation of a theory-guided, on-line multimedia psycho-educational program (PROGRESS) designed to facilitate adaptive coping among prostate cancer patients transitioning from treatment into long-term survivorship. Methods Guided by the Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing Model (C-SHIP) and using health communications best practices, we conducted a two phase, qualitative formative research study with early stage prostate cancer patients (n=29) to inform the web program development. Phase 1 included individual (n=5) and group (n=12) interviews to help determine intervention content and interface. Phase 2 employed iterative user/usability testing (n=12) to finalize the intervention. Interview data were independently coded and collectively analyzed to achieve consensus. Results Survivors expressed interest in action-oriented content on: (1) managing treatment side effects; (2) handling body image and co-morbidities related to overweight/obesity; (3) coping with emotional and communication issues; (4) tips to reduce disruptions of daily living activities, and (5) health skills training tools. Patients also desired the use of realistic and diverse survivor images. Conclusions Incorporation of an established theoretical framework, application of multimedia intervention development best practices, and an evidence-based approach to content and format, resulted in a psycho-educational tool that comprehensively addresses survivors' needs in a tailored fashion. Implications for Cancer Survivors The results suggest that an interactive web-based multimedia program is useful for survivors if it covers the key topics of symptom control, emotional well-being, and coping skills training; this tool has the potential to be disseminated and implemented as an adjunct to routine clinical care. PMID:25697335
This is Your Life: A Career and Education Planning Guide: Educator's Companion
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Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2009
2009-01-01
This guide was developed to fill a need identified by high school educators and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology staff. The Guide introduces students to the principles of career and education planning and various authorized Alberta resources by helping students work through the planning process. The student guide is a series of modules…
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MEYER, WILLIAM F.
THIS GUIDE PROVIDES A QUESTION AND ANSWER METHOD IN WHICH LEADERS OF INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT CLUBS (IMC) MAY EVALUATE CLUB PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. A REPORT OF A NATIONAL STUDY MADE BY GEORGE WILLIAMS COLLEGE ON I.M.C. MEMBERS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD CLUB PROGRESS IS PROVIDED AS A GUIDE FOR GATHERING INFORMATION. A SMALL CORE STEERING…
Integrating Resources into Curriculum with the Systems Connect Planning Guide
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Oshry, A.; Bean, J. R.
2017-12-01
A broadly applicable and guided approach for planning curriculum and instruction around new academic standards or initiatives is critical for implementation success. Curriculum and assessment differs across schools and districts, so built-in adaptability is important for maximal adoption and ease of use by educators. The Systems Connect Planning Guide directs the flow of instruction for building conceptual links between topics in a unit/curriculum through critical vetting and integration of relevant resources. This curricular template is flexible for use in any setting or subject area, and ensures applicability, high impact and responsiveness to academic standards while providing inquiry-based, real-world investigations and action that incorporate authentic research and data. These needs are what informed the creation of the three components of the planning guide:• Curriculum Anchor: alignment with academic standards & learning outcomes and setting the context of the topic• Issues Investigations: informing how students explore topics, and incorporate authentic research and data into learning progressions• Civic Action: development of how students could apply their knowledgeThe Planning Guide also incorporates criteria from transdisciplinary practices, cross-cutting concepts, and organizational charts for outlining guiding questions and conceptual links embedded in the guide. Integration of experiential learning and real-world connections into curricula is important for proficiency and deeper understanding of content, replacing discrete, stand-alone experiences which are not explicitly connected. Rather than information being dispelled through individual activities, relying on students to make the connections, intentionally documenting explicit connections provides opportunities to foster deeper understanding by building conceptual links between topics, which is how fundamental knowledge about earth and living systems is gained. Through the critical vetting and sequencing of these resources, educators establish cohesive learning progressions that explicitly build conceptual links between topics, enabling students to use these activities to develop evidence-based explanations of the natural world.
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
2009-12-01
Transportation agencies use a variety of metrics to document progress toward achieving specific goals and objectives. This guide, developed by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) program, is intended to hel...
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Vogt, Gregory L.
This educator's guide features activities for science, mathematics, and technology education. The activities in this curriculum guide were developed based on the hands-on approach. The guide starts with introductory information and is followed by five units: (1) "The Atmospheric Filter"; (2) "The Electromagnetic Spectrum"; (3)…
Special Education/Traffic Safety Education. Curriculum Guide.
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McBrayer, Clyde; Tidwell, Fred
The curriculum guide for special education students is intended to serve as a supplement to the Washington 1980 State Traffice Safety Education Curriculum Guide. The guide is also correlated with two popular traffic safety texts. Each of the 21 modules contains a goal statement, a list of vocabulary words that might be difficult, a check sheet…
A Teacher's Guide to Resource - Use Outdoor Education Center.
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Taylor County Board of Public Instruction, Perry, FL.
Included in this guide are ideas on evaluation and conduct of outdoor education classes and unit guides and lesson plans. An interdisciplinary approach is emphasized and the unit guides and lesson plans present activities related to science, mathematics, social studies, art, and music relevant to outdoor education in general. Unit guides for soil,…
Early palliative care and its translation into oncology practice in Canada: barriers and challenges.
Fassbender, Konrad; Watanabe, Sharon M
2015-07-01
This article reviews the progress Canada has made integrating palliative care into oncologic practice. Key clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have influenced and have been translated into Canadian oncology policy and operations. Comprehensive accreditation standards exist to guide oncology practice in institutional and ambulatory care settings. Common barriers and challenges are discussed: education and attitudes, compassion fatigue, terminology, paucity of research, aggressive cancer care, and organization and operational considerations. As a result, eight made-in-Canada innovations emerged and are described. Lessons learned and recommendations describe a plan for action.
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Kindergarten.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This guide is first of a series of curriculum guides dealing with nutrition education in grades K-6. The curriculum guide was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting…
Personalized medicine and stroke prevention: where are we?
Kim, Joosup; Thrift, Amanda G; Nelson, Mark R; Bladin, Christopher F; Cadilhac, Dominique A
2015-01-01
There are many recommended pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for the prevention of stroke, and an ongoing challenge is to improve their uptake. Personalized medicine is seen as a possible solution to this challenge. Although the use of genetic information to guide health care could be considered as the apex of personalized medicine, genetics is not yet routinely used to guide prevention of stroke. Currently personalized aspects of prevention of stroke include tailoring interventions based on global risk, the utilization of individualized management plans within a model of organized care, and patient education. In this review we discuss the progress made in these aspects of prevention of stroke and present a case study to illustrate the issues faced by health care providers and patients with stroke that could be overcome with a personalized approach to the prevention of stroke.
Post-vision and change: do we know how to change?
D'Avanzo, Charlene
2013-01-01
The scale and importance of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action challenges us to ask fundamental questions about widespread transformation of college biology instruction. I propose that we have clarified the "vision" but lack research-based models and evidence needed to guide the "change." To support this claim, I focus on several key topics, including evidence about effective use of active-teaching pedagogy by typical faculty and whether certain programs improve students' understanding of the Vision and Change core concepts. Program evaluation is especially problematic. While current education research and theory should inform evaluation, several prominent biology faculty-development programs continue to rely on self-reporting by faculty and students. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty-development overviews can guide program design. Such studies highlight viewing faculty members as collaborators, embedding rewards faculty value, and characteristics of effective faculty-development learning communities. A recent National Research Council report on discipline-based STEM education research emphasizes the need for long-term faculty development and deep conceptual change in teaching and learning as the basis for genuine transformation of college instruction. Despite the progress evident in Vision and Change, forward momentum will likely be limited, because we lack evidence-based, reliable models for actually realizing the desired "change."
Post–Vision and Change: Do We Know How to Change?
D’Avanzo, Charlene
2013-01-01
The scale and importance of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action challenges us to ask fundamental questions about widespread transformation of college biology instruction. I propose that we have clarified the “vision” but lack research-based models and evidence needed to guide the “change.” To support this claim, I focus on several key topics, including evidence about effective use of active-teaching pedagogy by typical faculty and whether certain programs improve students’ understanding of the Vision and Change core concepts. Program evaluation is especially problematic. While current education research and theory should inform evaluation, several prominent biology faculty–development programs continue to rely on self-reporting by faculty and students. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty-development overviews can guide program design. Such studies highlight viewing faculty members as collaborators, embedding rewards faculty value, and characteristics of effective faculty-development learning communities. A recent National Research Council report on discipline-based STEM education research emphasizes the need for long-term faculty development and deep conceptual change in teaching and learning as the basis for genuine transformation of college instruction. Despite the progress evident in Vision and Change, forward momentum will likely be limited, because we lack evidence-based, reliable models for actually realizing the desired “change.” PMID:24006386
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Burrell, Lewis P.
This guide is designed to assist school program planners who are working with mainstreamed special education students in vocational education programs. The guide, covering grades 11 and 12, contains vocational program goals, objectives, and evaluation measures for 30 secondary vocational education programs in 15 curriculum areas, as well as for…
Chandran, Latha; Gusic, Maryellen E; Lane, J Lindsey; Baldwin, Constance D
2017-01-01
Clinical educators at U.S. academic health centers are frequently disadvantaged in the academic promotion system, lacking needed faculty development, mentoring, and networking support. In 2006, we implemented the national Educational Scholars Program to offer faculty development in educational scholarship for early career educators in pediatrics. We aimed to provide them with skills, experience, and initial success in educational scholarship and dissemination. The 3-year curriculum is delivered in interactive sessions at the annual pediatric academic meetings and online intersession modules. Curriculum content progresses from educational scholarship and implementing scholarly projects to dissemination and professional networking. Intersession modules address project planning, building an educator portfolio, reviewing the literature, using technology, authorship, and peer review. Concurrently, all scholars must complete a mentored educational project and demonstrate national dissemination of a peer-reviewed product to obtain a Certificate of Excellence in Educational Scholarship. The setting of this study was a national, longitudinal, cohort-based faculty development program built within the Academic Pediatric Association, a 2,000-member professional organization. In 10 years, the Educational Scholars Program has enrolled 172 scholars in 8 cohorts; 94 have graduated so far. We describe how formative evaluation guided curriculum refinement and process improvement. Summative evaluations show that faculty and scholars were satisfied with the program. Participant outcomes from Cohort 1, assessed at Kirkpatrick's four levels of evaluation, demonstrate increases in scholarly productivity, leadership activities, and academic promotions. Curriculum building is a dynamic process of ongoing evaluation and modification. Our program benefited from designing an integrated and focused curriculum, developing educational principles to guide program improvements, creating curricular tools to help learners organize and document their efforts, supporting project-based learning with expert mentoring, and facilitating peer and faculty networking and collaboration. A national, longitudinal faculty development program can support growth in academic knowledge and skills, promote professional networking, and thereby enrich educators' career opportunities.
Grade Four, Environmental Education Guide.
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Project I-C-E, Green Bay, WI.
This fourth grade environmental education guide is one of a series of guides, K-12, which were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design; it is the teacher's decision when the concepts, objectives, activities, and resources may best be integrated into the…
Grade One, Environmental Education Guide.
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Project I-C-E, Green Bay, WI.
This first grade environmental education guide is one of a series of guides, K-12, which were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design; it is the teacher's decision when the concepts, objectives, activities, and resources may best be integrated into the…
Grade Three, Environmental Education Guide.
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Project I-C-E, Green Bay, WI.
This third grade environmental education guide is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design; it is the teacher's decision when the concepts, objectives, activities, and resources may best be integrated into the…
Resource Guide to Competency-Based Vocational Education: Distributive Education.
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Foster, Phillip R., Comp.
This resource guide for classroom teachers contains annotations of resources representing recent instructional development in competency-based education for distributive education. It is also intended to assist curriculum specialists, administrators, and supervisors in development of performance-based instructional programs. The guide is divided…
Using Rasch models to develop and validate an environmental thinking learning progression
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Hashimoto-Martell, Erin A.
Environmental understanding is highly relevant in today's global society. Social, economic, and political structures are connected to the state of environmental degradation and exploitation, and disproportionately affect those in poor or urban communities (Brulle & Pellow, 2006; Executive Order No. 12898, 1994). Environmental education must challenge the way we live, and our social and ecological quality of life, with the goal of responsible action. The development of a learning progression in environmental thinking, along with a corresponding assessment, could provide a tool that could be used across environmental education programs to help evaluate and guide programmatic decisions. This study sought to determine if a scale could be constructed that allowed individuals to be ordered along a continuum of environmental thinking. First, I developed the Environmental Thinking Learning Progression, a scale of environmental thinking from novice to advanced, based on the current available research and literature. The scale consisted of four subscales, each measuring a different aspect of environmental thinking: place consciousness, human connection, agency, and science concepts. Second, a measurement instrument was developed, so that the data appropriately fit the model using Rasch analysis. A Rasch analysis of the data placed respondents along a continuum, given the range of item difficulty for each subscale. Across three iterations of instrument revision and data collection, findings indicated that the items were ordered in a hierarchical way that corresponded to the construct of environmental thinking. Comparisons between groups showed that the average score of respondents who had participated in environmental education programs was significantly higher than those who had not. A comparison between males and females showed no significant difference in average measure, however, there were varied significant differences between how racial/ethnic groups performed. Overall, the results suggest that the Environmental Thinking Learning Progression and instrument are useful and accurate tools to measure individuals along a continuum from novice to advanced. This can be helpful for environmental education programs for use in evaluation and program development within a diverse context.
Aztec Ruins National Monument. Teacher's Guide, Grades 4-7.
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Nichols, Theresa, Comp.
This teacher's guide is for educators in classrooms, outdoor education, youth groups, scouting, and after-school programs to teach about the Aztec Ruins National Monument (New Mexico). The teaching materials in the guide support the New Mexico educational standards in science, social studies, language arts, mathematics, and art. Since the guide's…
A Revised Guide for Improving Teacher Education in Human Rights.
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Phi Delta Kappa, Bloomington, IN. Commission of Education, Human Rights, and Responsibilities.
This document serves as a guide for teacher education institutions and programs designed to prepare educators for meeting their responsibilities in the area of human rights and human relations. This second edition of the guide represents a substantial modification of the original guide, and includes many activities, experiences, and suggestions…
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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Home Economics Education Section.
This guide serves as a resource for performance-based learning experiences designed to assist secondary school home economics students in developing competencies essential for effective energy use and management. A rationale for performance-based vocational education; definitions/explanations of the terms…
Healthy Water Healthy People Water Quality Educators Guide
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Project WET Foundation, 2003
2003-01-01
This 200-page activity guide for educators of students in grades six through university level raises the awareness and understanding of water quality issues and their relationship to personal, public and environmental health. "Healthy Water Healthy People Water Quality Educators Guide" will help educators address science standards through 25…
Outline Guide to Educational Reform Initiatives. ERS Research Digest.
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Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA.
Many educational reform initiatives are being tried in an effort to restructure the American school system. This guide compares major educational reform efforts by goal, vision, teaching and learning, and system components. The first section of the guide covers major systemic educational reform initiatives, including Accelerated Schools Project,…
Recipe for a Small Workshop: A Population Education Leader's Guide.
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Murphy, Elaine M.
A variety of resources, learning activities, and instructional materials make up this population education resource kit. Four major components comprise the kit. The first section is a leader's guide for the organization of an educational workshop about population education. Designed for teachers and community people, the workshop guide presents…
Yamada, Kazunori D.; Tomii, Kentaro; Katoh, Kazutaka
2016-01-01
Motivation: Large multiple sequence alignments (MSAs), consisting of thousands of sequences, are becoming more and more common, due to advances in sequencing technologies. The MAFFT MSA program has several options for building large MSAs, but their performances have not been sufficiently assessed yet, because realistic benchmarking of large MSAs has been difficult. Recently, such assessments have been made possible through the HomFam and ContTest benchmark protein datasets. Along with the development of these datasets, an interesting theory was proposed: chained guide trees increase the accuracy of MSAs of structurally conserved regions. This theory challenges the basis of progressive alignment methods and needs to be examined by being compared with other known methods including computationally intensive ones. Results: We used HomFam, ContTest and OXFam (an extended version of OXBench) to evaluate several methods enabled in MAFFT: (1) a progressive method with approximate guide trees, (2) a progressive method with chained guide trees, (3) a combination of an iterative refinement method and a progressive method and (4) a less approximate progressive method that uses a rigorous guide tree and consistency score. Other programs, Clustal Omega and UPP, available for large MSAs, were also included into the comparison. The effect of method 2 (chained guide trees) was positive in ContTest but negative in HomFam and OXFam. Methods 3 and 4 increased the benchmark scores more consistently than method 2 for the three datasets, suggesting that they are safer to use. Availability and Implementation: http://mafft.cbrc.jp/alignment/software/ Contact: katoh@ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online. PMID:27378296
FAA Offers Free Guide on Elementary Aviation Education.
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Journal of Aerospace Education, 1978
1978-01-01
Describes a teaching guide in aviation education for grades 2 through 6. The guide contains activities designed to enrich an existing science curriculum. An address for ordering the guide is included. (MA)
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Housmam, John L.; And Others
The instructor's guide is coordinated for use with the student guide. The guide includes suggestions for teacher preparation, equipment and supply needs, suggested references, available audiovisual materials, open-ended questions for classroom discussion, educational opportunities for students, and a form for student evaluation of the study guide.…
Industrial Arts Resource Supplement to the Consumer Education Curriculum Guide for Ohio.
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Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education.
The consumer education guide for industrial arts teachers was developed by a group of experienced teachers using the Consumer Education Curriculum Guide for Ohio, Grades K-12 as a reference. The guide is organized in six sections, each dealing with one of the following basic concepts: (1) the economic system, (2) income procurement, (3) consumer…
Five Steps for Structuring Data-Informed Conversations and Action in Education. REL 2013-001
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Kekahio, Wendy; Baker, Myriam
2013-01-01
Using data strategically to guide decisions and actions can have a positive effect on education practices and processes. This facilitation guide shows education data teams how to move beyond simply reporting data to applying data to direct strategic action. Using guiding questions, suggested activities, and activity forms, this guide provides…
Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide, 6th Edition
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Moché, Dinah L.
2004-02-01
"A lively, up-to-date account of the basic principles of astronomy and exciting current field of research."-Science Digest For a quarter of a century, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has been making students and amateur stargazers alike feel at home among the stars. From stars, planets and galaxies, to black holes, the Big Bang and life in space, this title has been making it easy for beginners to quickly grasp the basic concepts of astronomy for over 25 years. Updated with the latest discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics, this newest edition of Dinah Moché's classic guide now includes many Web site addresses for spectacular images and news. And like all previous editions, it is packed with valuable tables, charts, star and moon maps and features simple activities that reinforce readers' grasp of basic concepts at their own pace, as well as objectives, reviews, and self-tests to monitor their progress. Dinah L. Moché, PhD (Rye, NY), is an award-winning author, educator, and lecturer. Her books have sold over nine million copies in seven languages.
Culture as metaphor: company culture and business strategy at Raleigh Industries, c. 1945-60.
Lloyd-Jones, R; Lewis, M J; Eason, M
1999-01-01
This study of Raleigh Industries, one of the leading bicycle manufactures in the world in the immediate post-war years, argues that its business strategy was in part shaped by a managerial commitment to a dominant company culture which was deeply embedded in Raleigh's history. Using the notion of culture as metaphor, the paper examines the way that core values in the company acted as a guide in the setting of organisational goals and, intended or unintended, impinged upon company performance. In many respects, the culture guided the company well, but our study shows a number of ambiguities, tensions and contradictions between culture and strategy which had negative effects on company behaviour. Thus, Raleigh's attachment to personal capitalism constrained its capacity expansion programme, and, while it adopted what appeared to be a progressive education and training policy, it in effect trained workers for the past rather than the future.
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Dyrenfurth, Michael J.; Linhardt, Richard E.
This vocational safety guide is designed to help Missouri school practitioners at all levels in providing for the safe instruction and work associated with practical arts and vocational and technical subjects. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: Missouri legislation and regulations pertaining to school safety;…
Aeronautics: An Educator's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.
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Anderson, Charles; Biggs, Pat; Brown, Deborah; Culivan, Steve; Ellis, Sue; Gerard, James; Hardwick, Ellen; Poff, Norm; Rosenberg, Carla; Shearer, Deborah; Tripp, Octavia; Ernst, Ron
This educator's guide explains basic aeronautical concepts and provides a background in the history of aviation within the context of flight environment (atmosphere, airports, and navigation). The activities in this guide are designed to be uncomplicated and fun. They were developed by NASA Aerospace Education Services Program specialists who have…
Entrepreneurship Education Instructor's Manual. Competency-Based Education.
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Miller, Sandra W.; Williams, Jamie C.
This guide is intended for use in teaching a course in entrepreneurship that is geared toward high school seniors. Specifically, the materials included in the guide have been designed to be incorporated into business and office education and marketing education courses. The guide consists of a list of the tasks necessary for a person to be…
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Bailey, Cheryl P.
2009-01-01
This new biochemistry laboratory course moves through a progression of experiments that generates a platform for guided inquiry-based experiments. RNase One gene is isolated from prokaryotic genomic DNA, expressed as a tagged protein, affinity purified, and tested for activity and substrate specificity. Student pairs present detailed explanations…
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Waldrop, Suzanne H.
Intended for use by teachers at the high school level, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines a semester special interest course in home management. The two units, comprehensive I and II, which are prerequisites for this course are found in a separate guide (CE 017…
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Pistone, Nancy
This handbook is a guide to help educators and administrators with the decisions they face in the design of an arts assessment. The guide is divided into two broad parts: Part 1: "Background for Thoughtful Arts Education Assessment"; and Part 2: "Assessment Design in Action." The guide includes: (1) a brief background on the…
Parenthood Education: A Curriculum Guide.
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Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Dept. of Home Economics.
This home economics education curriculum guide provides the teacher-developer with learner competencies for a parenthood education program. The guide is designed in the form of competency statements, criteria for the competency, and enabling activities. Chapter 1, parental relationships, contains competencies concerning preparation for parenthood,…
Marketing Education Curriculum Guide.
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Coll. of Agriculture and Natural Resources Education Inst.
This curriculum guide is intended to provide a common core of competencies from which to design an effective secondary marketing education program. Introductory materials include a definition of marketing education, objectives, outline of instructional content, and questions and answers regarding the curriculum guide. These practical materials are…
K-12 Energy Education Program: A Conceptual Guide To K-12 Energy Education in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Univ., Stevens Point. Energy Center of Wisconsin.
In addition to presenting concepts that can help students understand and make decisions about energy issues, this guide provides guidance for teachers to incorporate energy education into their curricula. The guide is divided into two major sections: (1) the Energy Education Conceptual Framework and (2) the Suggested Scope and Sequence. The…
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Bennett, Dean B.
A general approach to environmental education evaluation and practical knowledge about the area of educational evaluation are offered in this teacher's guide. An introductory section explains both the use of the guide and use of a four step evaluation process. Practical aspects of evaluation are highlighted in six chapters through specific…
Guided Educational Tourism as Informal Physical Geography Education on St. Helena Island, Michigan
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Lane, Joseph M.; Stoltman, Joseph P.
2017-01-01
Guided educational tours are a major activity within informal education. This article examines the potential for tour guides of a largely historical tour of St. Helena Island, Michigan, to include physical geography within the tour. Using field data and interview methods, the researchers identified the physical features of the island that could be…
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Waldrop, Suzanne H.
Intended for use by teachers on the junior high and high school levels, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines three courses in the area of management-consumer education. The junior high unit acquaints the student with the concepts of decision making and assessing…
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Kentucky Univ., Lexington.
The resource guide is designed to assist educators, park resource persons, and parents of disabled children in locating and identifying sources of information for developing, implementing, and evaluating outdoor education programs for all disabled children and youth. The guide has two main parts. The first part contains an annotated bibliography…
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
McElroy, Mark W.
2017-01-01
This document serves as a user guide for the AF-Shell 1.0 software, an efficient tool for progressive damage simulation in composite laminates. This guide contains minimal technical material and is meant solely as a guide for a new user to apply AF-Shell 1.0 to laminate damage simulation problems.
Business Education Resource Guide. Bulletin No. 8322.
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Bureau for Vocational Education.
This guide lists a wide variety of business education resources of interest to business teachers (especially in Wisconsin). The guide is organized in 18 sections that cover the following topics: acronyms and definitions; audiovisual suppliers; bulletin boards and games; publishers for employability skills; educational institutions; facilities…
Virginia Curriculum Management Guide.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond. School of Education.
This document is a competency-based curriculum guide for use in marketing/distributive education programs in Virginia high schools. Following a section on the Virginia standards for competency-based education, the guide provides descriptions for all courses in the Virginia curriculum in the marketing/distributive education program. For each…
New perspectives on the pedagogy of programming in a developing country context
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Apiola, Mikko; Tedre, Matti
2012-09-01
Programming education is a widely researched and intensely discussed topic. The literature proposes a broad variety of pedagogical viewpoints, practical approaches, learning theories, motivational vehicles, and other elements of the learning situation. However, little effort has been put on understanding cultural and contextual differences in pedagogy of programming. Pedagogical literature shows that educational design should account for differences in the ways of learning and teaching between industrialized and developing countries. However, the nature and implications of those differences are hitherto unclear. Using group interviews and quantitative surveys, we identified several crucial elements for contextualizing programming education. Our results reveal that students are facing many similar challenges to students in the west: they often lack deep level learning skills and problem-solving skills, which are required for learning computer programming, and, secondly, that from the students' viewpoint the standard learning environment does not offer enough support for gaining the requisite development. With inadequate support students may resort to surface learning and may adopt extrinsic sources of motivation. Learning is also hindered by many contextually unique factors, such as unfamiliar pedagogical approaches, language problems, and cultural differences. Our analysis suggests that challenges can be minimized by increasing the number of practical exercises, by carefully selecting between guided and minimally guided environments, by rigorously monitoring student progress, and by providing students timely help, repetitive exercises, clear guidelines, and emotional support.
Gioia, Gerard A; Glang, Ann E; Hooper, Stephen R; Brown, Brenda Eagan
To focus attention on building statewide capacity to support students with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussion. Consensus-building process with a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, researchers, policy makers, and state Department of Education personnel. The white paper presents the group's consensus on the essential components of a statewide educational infrastructure to support the management of students with mTBI. The nature and recovery process of mTBI are briefly described specifically with respect to its effects on school learning and performance. State and local policy considerations are then emphasized to promote implementation of a consistent process. Five key components to building a statewide infrastructure for students with mTBI are described including (1) definition and training of the interdisciplinary school team, (2) professional development of the school and medical communities, (3) identification, assessment, and progress monitoring protocols, (4) a flexible set of intervention strategies to accommodate students' recovery needs, and (5) systematized protocols for active communication among medical, school, and family team members. The need for a research to guide effective program implementation is stressed. This guiding framework strives to assist the development of support structures for recovering students with mTBI to optimize academic outcomes. Until more evidence is available on academic accommodations and other school-based supports, educational systems should follow current best practice guidelines.
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Masuwai, Azwani; Tajudin, Nor'ain Mohd; Saad, Noor Shah
2017-05-01
The purpose of this study is to develop and establish the validity and reliability of an instrument to generate teaching and learning guiding principles using Teaching and Learning Guiding Principles Instrument (TLGPI). Participants consisted of 171 Malaysian teacher educators. It is an essential instrument to reflect in generating the teaching and learning guiding principles in higher education level in Malaysia. Confirmatory Factor Analysis has validated all 19 items of TLGPI whereby all items indicated high reliability and internal consistency. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis also confirmed that a single factor model was used to generate teaching and learning guiding principles.
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Formby, Ronnie J.
Focusing on courses in accounting, this guide is one of a set of four articulation guides designed for articulating between secondary and postsecondary business education courses. (The other three guides focus on courses in typewriting, shorthand, and office procedures.) Each guide presents a general course description, outlines of the major units…
Bensley, Robert J; Anderson, Judith V; Brusk, John J; Mercer, Nelda; Rivas, Jason
2011-05-01
The purpose of this project was to compare the impact of Internet nutrition education to traditional nutrition education on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participant fruit and vegetable consumption. Interventions were delivered at 15 WIC clinics after normal WIC clinic operations or delivered online. A total of 692 and 872 participants from eight WIC agencies self-enrolled into two phases. A quasi-experimental design using an interrupted time series to determine the impact of two methods of nutrition education and follow-up nutrition counseling was used. Data were collected online and at Michigan WIC clinics during 2005-2007 at 3-month intervals during a 9-month period (per phase). Two Internet nutrition education modules were compared to WIC traditional nutrition education, which included either group classes or a self-guided nutrition education information mall. All interventions were based on the same program learning objectives. Optional motivational negotiation counseling followed 3 months post-intervention. Stage of change progression, belief in ability to change, and fruit and vegetable consumption were measured at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and 3 and 6 months post-intervention. Significance (P<0.05) was analyzed using independent samples t tests, χ(2) distribution, and sample tests for differences in binomial proportions. The Internet group experienced substantial positive differences in stage of change progression, perception that the intervention was helpful and easy to use, and fruit and vegetable consumption. Traditional nutrition education required follow-up counseling to achieve fruit and vegetable consumption levels similar to the Internet nutrition education group. Based on these findings, this study supports Internet nutrition education as a viable alternative to traditional nutrition education for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in some WIC clients. Copyright © 2011 American Dietetic Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Graphic Communications. Career Education Guide.
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Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. European Area.
The curriculum guide is designed to provide students with realistic training in graphic communications theory and practice within the secondary educational framework and to prepare them for entry into an occupation or continuing postsecondary education. The program modules outlined in the guide have been grouped into four areas: printing,…
Studying Educational Effectiveness in Rural Settings: A Guide for Researchers
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Sheridan, Susan; Dynarski, Mark; Bovaird, James
2017-01-01
This guide provides experienced education researchers with suggestions for conducting high-quality effectiveness studies to overcome research challenges common to rural settings. The guide addresses four factors that researchers must consider when conducting educational effectiveness research in rural settings: (1) study design, (2) recruitment of…
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Rukobo, Emily Zyko; Penfold, Angela; Adler, C. Ralph; Larson, Heidi; Peterson, Kirsten
2012-01-01
This Facilitator's Guide is based on What Education Leaders Should Know about Virtual Education, an online course designed by the Center on Instruction and the New England Comprehensive Center. The Facilitator's Guide demonstrates step-by-step how to build the course on a learning management system (LMS) and provides instructions on all phases of…
Idaho Driver Education Instructional Guide. Revised.
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Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise.
This driver education instructional safety guide is organized in three sections: Driver Education; Motorcycle Education; and Driver Education for the Handicapped. The driver education section contains 10 units dealing with the following topics: parent orientation; student orientation; basic control skills; driver performance; driving regulations;…
Home Economics Education Career Path Guide and Model Curriculum Standards.
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California State Univ., Northridge.
This curriculum guide developed in California and organized in 10 chapters, provides a home economics education career path guide and model curriculum standards for high school home economics programs. The first chapter contains information on the following: home economics education in California, home economics careers for the future, home…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Mechanical Assembly.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on mechanical assembly is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education for the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Electronic Assembly.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on electronic assembly is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Graphics.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on graphics is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
Career Education Community Resource Guide.
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D'Lugin, Victor; And Others
This guide, developed by the State Project to Implement Career Education (SPICE) in New York, is intended to serve as a model to assist teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and project staff in using business and community resources in career education programs. The first section of the guide contains information on ways of updating and…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Packaging.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on packaging is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
The Invasive Plant Species Education Guide
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Mason, Kevin; James, Krista; Carlson, Kitrina; D'Angelo, Jean
2010-01-01
To help high school students gain a solid understanding of invasive plant species, university faculty and students from the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) and a local high school teacher worked together to develop the Invasive Plant Species (IPS) Education Guide. The IPS Education Guide includes nine lessons that give students an…
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Wagley, Leon A.; And Others
Information designed to acquaint teachers, teacher educators, and state supervisors of agricultural education with the concepts, roles, and procedures for developing a community development curriculum is presented in this guide. The first section is concerned with suggestions for restructuring materials relevant to teaching community development…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Automotive Maintenance.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on automotive maintenance is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach…
Educational Research in China: Guiding Principles and Major Tasks.
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Wu, Wei
This account of efforts to reconstruct educational research in China, guided by Marxist principles and reflective of a national policy of building a "socialist spiritual civilization," presents the major requirements of that endeavor. Educational sciences are to be guided by four understandings: correct theories; realistic policies;…
Health Education Curriculum Guide, Grades 1-12.
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Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education.
This health education curriculum guide has been developed to assist local school districts develop stronger, more effective, school health programs. The guide is organized into four broad areas of health education: physical health, mental and social health, consumer and environmental health, and safe living. Each of these areas is divided into…
MADE 1. Marketing and Distributive Education Competency Based Curriculum Guide.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Vocational Education.
This curriculum guide is one in a series of three competency-based instructional materials dealing with marketing and distributive education (MADE). Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: job orientation (cooperative education work agreements, personal appearance, career opportunities, job applications, job…
South Carolina Guide for Consumer Education I & II.
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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Occupational Education.
This guide is designed to provide job-relevant tasks, performance objectives, performance guides, resources, teaching activities, and instructional resources for teaching consumer education I and II in South Carolina. It may be used with any teaching method selected by the instructor. Consumer Education I contains four units: demonstrate…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Floriculture.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on floriculture is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Building Maintenance.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on building maintenance is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach…
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Formby, Ronnie J.
Focusing on courses in office procedures, this guide is one of a set of four articulation guides designed for articulating between secondary and postsecondary business education courses. (The other three guides focus on courses in typewriting, accounting, and shorthand.) Each guide presents a general course description, outlines of the major units…
Storming the Citadel: The Fundamental Revolution Against Progressive Education.
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Vetterli, Richard
The first four chapters ("Progressive Education,""The Impact of Progressive Education,""The Remedies: Focusing on the Wrong Problems," and "Progressive Education Challenged") examine the deleterious effect that progressive education has had on student achievement and on society as a whole. The last five…
Lathe Operator. Coordinator's Guide. Individualized Study Guide. General Metal Trades.
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East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab.
This guide provides information to enable coordinators to direct learning activities for students using an individualized study guide on operating a lathe. The study material is designed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed, or desiring to be employed, as lathe operators. Contents include a sample progress chart,…
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Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Vocational Education.
Developed by experienced vocational teacher-coordinators and teacher-educators, this guide is intended to be used as a resource by cooperative distributive education and marketing teachers in Louisiana junior and senior high schools. The guide contains suggested curriculum for both beginning and advanced courses. Course I consists of 19 units in…
Comprehensive Guide for Middle School Programs. Instructor's Guide.
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Hansen, Joan
This instructor's guide contains materials for use in teaching a middle school exploratory home economics course. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: nutrition education and food management, parenting education, resource management, clothing management, and personal management. Each section contains a unit…
Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy: An Educational Guide. Guides for Special Education No. 7.
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Rye, Henning, Ed.; Skjorten, Miriam Donath, Ed.
The guide, intended to help teachers, parents, and community workers throughout the world develop educational services for children with severe cerebral palsy, is published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. The 11 practitioner-contributed chapters stress specific intervention techniques based on the practitioners' own experiences…
Distributive Education Resource Supplement to the Consumer Education Curriculum Guide for Ohio.
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Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education.
The activities contained in the guide are designed to supplement the distributive education curriculum with information that will prepare the student to become a more informed, skillful employee and help the marketing career oriented student better visualize his customer's buying problems. Four overall objectives are stated. The guide is organized…
Advertising Services. A Suggested Curriculum Guide. Marketing and Distributive Education.
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Illinois State Univ., Normal. Dept. of Business Education.
This publication is a curriculum guide designed to assist local educators in planning and implementing instructional programs for Office of Education Code 04.01, Advertising Services, a subcluster within the marketing and distribution cluster. The curricular guide is divided into two major sections. The first section contains information for the…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Plastics Manufacturing and Assembling.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on plastics manufacturing and assembling is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 3.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 3, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 1.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 1, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 2.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 2, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 4.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 4, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 6.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 6, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Making Nutrition Education Count: A Guide for Nutrition Education K-6. Grade 5.
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Kratky, Patricia; Haigh, Lois
This curriculum guide for nutrition education grade 5, was designed to incorporate knowledge of thirteen concepts into the child's decision-making processes as a food consumer. These concepts, as covered by the guide, are: affecting bodily well-being through nutrition; affecting dental health through nutrition; models for diet selection;…
Early Years Education Resource Guide. Early Education Support Series.
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Dunlop, Aline-Wendy, Comp.
The aim of this resource guide is to provide practitioners in preschool settings with information to help them plan, implement, augment with resources, and review practice based on the "Curriculum Framework for Children in Their Pre-School Year" issued by the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department. The guide presents a…
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison
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Crayton, Anna; Lindahl, Nicole
2015-01-01
This guide is designed to help readers take the first steps towards continuing their education, whether that means learning English, working towards a High School Equivalency (HSE), learning an occupation, or building on college credits already earned. This guide walks readers through the process of setting educational goals and getting organized;…
Methods of Teaching Vocational Education. 199-605. Two Credits. Student Study Guide.
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Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Dept. of Industrial and Marketing Education.
This self-paced study guide is designed to meet certification requirements for new Wisconsin teachers in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education system. The format is individualized and competency based. The guide must be used with the Performance-Based Teacher Education Modules published by the American Association for Vocational…
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Glaser, Ezra
This guide is essentially designed as a teaching aid for those who would inform planners, officials of educational ministries, school administrators, principals, and teachers about educational outcome measurements. In outline and graphic form, the guide presents topics for discussion in a seminar dealing with the application of outcome…
Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 through 8. IES Practice Guide. NCEE 2012-4055
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Woodward, John; Beckmann, Sybilla; Driscoll, Mark; Franke, Megan; Herzig, Patricia; Jitendra, Asha; Koedinger, Kenneth R.; Ogbuehi, Philip
2012-01-01
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) publishes practice guides in education to bring the best available evidence and expertise to bear on current challenges in education. Authors of practice guides combine their expertise with the findings of rigorous research, when available, to develop specific recommendations for addressing these…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Building Trades.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on building trades is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
Curriculum Guide for the Education of Gifted High School Students.
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Curry, James; Samara, John
This guide, based on the Texas Education Agency's "essential elements," presents a model for providing differentiated instruction for gifted high school students in any area of content and within any educational setting. The guide provides strategies for changing the following dimensions of the curriculum: (1) content or subject matter,…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Personal Services, Housekeeping Oriented.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum guide on housekeeping oriented personal services is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to…
Career Education Resource Guide for Physics. (Tentative.)
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Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge.
The career education resource guide integrates learning activities in basic physics with an exploration of careers in physics or related fields. The guide is keyed to the physics textbooks and laboratory manuals adopted by the Louisiana State Department of Education in 1973. The field of physics is divided into six subject areas: (1) the…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Office Services.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on office services is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
Teens as Parents of Babies and Toddlers: A Resource Guide for Educators. Revised Edition.
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Birckmayer, Jennifer; Mabb, Katherine; Westendorf, Bonnie-Jo; Wilson, Jerridith
Providing effective parent education for teen parents can be a challenge for educators. This guide for cooperative extension facilitators provides workshop outlines for teen parents regarding their social world, infant and toddler development, and health and safety. The guide's introduction discusses the challenges of parenting, the Eriksonian…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Food Services.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on food services is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education of the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to teach job-required…
Occupational Education for Students with Special Needs: Personal Services, Health Oriented.
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Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, NY.
This curriculum resource guide on health oriented personal services is one of a series of seventeen specialized curriculum guides for occupational education for the marginal, handicapped, or special needs occupational education student. The guide begins with six behavior clusters that contain a series of forty-two instructional topics designed to…
Exploration Guides as a Strategy to Improve the Effectiveness of Educational Software in Chemistry
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Paiva, Joao Carlos; da Costa, Luiza Alves
2010-01-01
Guiding students while they explore educational software is important in order to convey the pedagogical pragmatism that many programs seem to lack. This article points out some characteristics that we believe educational software exploration guides must contain for students to benefit from using these programs. The supporting information includes…
Curriculum Guide for Drafting Communication in Technology Education.
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Connecticut Industrial Technology Association.
Consistent with the principles of the Connecticut Common Core of Learning, this competency-based curriculum guide for drafting provides a reference guide for educators to research and prepare for teaching the field of drafting communications. The guide contains 44 units in three levels. The introductory level covers the following topics:…
Biology, Environmental Education Guide.
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Project I-C-E, Green Bay, WI.
This biology guide, for use at the secondary level, is one of a series of guides, K-12, which were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that emphasize experimentation and discussion relating to environmental…
Curriculum Guide for Electronics in Technology Education.
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Connecticut Industrial Technology Association.
Consistent with the principles of the Connecticut Common Core of Learning, this competency-based curriculum guide for electronics provides a reference guide for educators to research and prepare for teaching the field of electronics. The guide contains 22 units that cover the following topics: theory of matter; safety; direct current; magnetism;…
Progressive Assessment of Student Engagement with Web-Based Guided Learning
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Katuk, Norliza
2013-01-01
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate student engagement in guided web-based learning systems. It looks into students' engagement and their behavioral patterns in two types of guided learning systems (i.e. a fully- and a partially-guided). The research also aims to demonstrate how the engagement evolves from the…
Distance Education Techniques to Assist Skills of Tourist Guides
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Sahin, Yasar Guneri; Balta, Sabah
2007-01-01
This study is a presentation of the usage of distance education technologies in a bid to support face to face education of tourist guide candidates during the training tour. The laws require tourist guide candidates to successfully complete their internship tour and get a certificate. Since the time in this internship period is limited and there…
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Highline Community Coll., Des Moines, WA.
This guide, which is intended primarily for school and college personnel interested in initiating or improving work-based learning, examines the development and implementation of work-based education programs in Washington. The following topics are discussed: the rationale for work-based learning (legislative and educational change information,…
Workshop on Survey Methods in Education Research: Facilitator's Guide and Resources. REL 2017-214
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Walston, Jill; Redford, Jeremy; Bhatt, Monica P.
2017-01-01
This Workshop on Survey Methods in Education Research tool consists of a facilitator guide and workshop handouts. The toolkit is intended for use by state or district education leaders and others who want to conduct training on developing and administering surveys. The facilitator guide provides materials related to various phases of the survey…
Real Estate Education: A Curriculum Guide for a Two-year Post Secondary Program.
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Overton, R. Jean
This curriculum guide was designed to assist in the development of associate degree programs and/or options for real estate education in North Carolina community colleges. The real estate education program prescribed by this guide spans six academic quarters. The 28 courses listed cover such subject areas as real estate fundamentals, human…
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Mushkin, Selma J.; Billings, Bradley B.
This guide is essentially designed as a teaching aid for those who would inform planners, officials of educational ministries, school administrators, principals, and teachers about educational outcome measurements. In outline and graphic form, the guide presents topics for discussion in a seminar dealing with how to obtain information on…
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Mushkin, Selma J.; Billings, Bradley B.
This guide is essentially designed as a teaching aid for those who would inform planners, officials of educational ministries, school administrators, principals, and teachers about educational outcome measurements. In outline and graphic form, the guide presents topics for discussion in a seminar dealing with feedback consequences and steps toward…
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Mushkin, Selma J.; Billings, Bradley B.
This guide is essentially designed as a teaching aid for those who would inform planners, officials of educational ministires, school administrators, principals, and teachers about educational outcome measurements. In outline and graphic form, the guide presents topics for discussion in a seminar dealing with generating outcome measurements:…
Life Journey through Autism: An Educator's Guide to Asperger Syndrome
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Myles, Brenda Smith; Hagen, Kristen; Holverstott, Jeanne; Hubbard, Anastasia; Adreon, Diane; Trautman, Melissa
2005-01-01
The purpose of this guide is to help educators understand and be able to respond effectively to the needs of children with Asperger Syndrome in an inclusive classroom setting. This guide is meant to orient educators to the challenges and skills of students with Asperger Syndrome and outline strategies that can be easily implemented to meet their…
Peace and World Order Education: A Study Guide/Mini Course.
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Institute for World Order, New York, NY.
This study guide may be used as a reader for exploratory discussions among college students and educators interested in peace, world order, and global change studies. The essays and reprints of journal articles in the guide are general introductions to the issues covered by world order education. The first article, "World Resources and the…
Drug Education Curriculum, Junior High. Health Education: Substance Abuse Prevention. Revised 1982.
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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Health and Drug Education and Services.
This junior high school level curriculum guide on drug education is a revision of a 1981 guide. It is one of nine sequential guides for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through combined cognitive and affective development. The affective model upon which this curriculum is based has…
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
2017-01-01
Instructional tips help educators carry out recommendations contained in IES Educator's Practice Guides. The tips, based on a practice guide authored by Steve Graham, Alisha Bollinger, Carol Booth Olson, Catherine D'Aoust, Charles MacArthur, Deborah McCutchen, and Natalie Olinghouse, translate these recommendations into actionable approaches that…
Physical Education Curriculum Guide. Second and Third Grades. 1977-78.
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Saul, Fran C.; Paris, Jalie
This physical education curriculum guide was developed for use in grade 2 and grade 3 in the Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida. A short discussion of administrative policies is followed by a suggested yearly program and a listing of essential skills. The greater part of the guide is devoted to sections on (1) movement education;…
Dauz, Emily; Moore, Jan; Smith, Carol E; Puno, Florence; Schaag, Helen
2004-01-01
This article describes the experiences of nurses who, as part of a large clinical trial, brought the Internet into older adults' homes by installing a computer, if needed, and connecting to a patient education Web site. Most of these patients had not previously used the Internet and were taught even basic computer skills when necessary. Because of increasing use of the Internet in patient education, assessment, and home monitoring, nurses in various roles currently connect with patients to monitor their progress, teach about medications, and answer questions about appointments and treatments. Thus, nurses find themselves playing the role of technology managers for patients with home-based Internet connections. This article provides step-by-step procedures for computer installation and training in the form of protocols, checklists, and patient user guides. By following these procedures, nurses can install computers, arrange Internet access, teach and connect to their patients, and prepare themselves to install future generations of technological devices.
Late-life dementia. Review of the APA guidelines for patient management.
Schindler, R J; Cucio, C P
2000-10-01
Management of dementia in older patients requires an individualized and multimodal approach that involves use of psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, psychosocial, and somatic tools and treatments, in addition to patient and family education. The progressive nature of dementia and the invariable presence of comorbidity complicates the management task, although symptoms characteristic of dementia's phases can provide helpful clinical clues to guide evolving care. In 1997, the American Psychiatric Association published the "Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life." To date, this is the most comprehensive clinical guideline available to physicians caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias.
Competency Based Curriculum Guide for Practical Nursing Education in Virginia. Final Report.
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Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA. Dept. of Industrial Arts Education.
This final report contains a three-page narrative and extensive appendixes, including correspondence, surveys, field test evaluation and guide, and the Competency-Based Curriculum Guide for Practical Nursing Education in Virginia developed by the project. The over 200-page curriculum guide presents a suggested master curriculum for a twelve or…
Home Economics 7-12, Environmental Education Guide.
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Project I-C-E, Green Bay, WI.
This home economics guide, for use at the secondary level, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes that develop a sense of family and personal responsibility toward the environment…
Curriculum Guide for Maximizing Student Potential in Required Subject Areas.
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Richert, E. Susanne
This curriculum guide is intended to assist educators to maximize the performance of gifted students and others in required subject areas and is keyed to initiatives of the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE). Part 1, the introduction, describes the guide's development, states the guide's purpose, specifies the students to be served, and…
Working with the Pregnant Teenager: A Guide for Nutrition Educators. Program Aid Number 1303.
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Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC.
This guide is designed primarily for nutritionists and other health providers who work with pregnant adolescents, aged 17 or younger. The guide lists psychosocial, educational, and health implications of early pregnancy, and discusses the nutritional risks and requirements of pregnant teenagers. The guide then identifies counseling and educational…
Law 20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of law. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials include a…
Marketing 20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of marketing. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials include a…
Apparel. Vocational Home Economics Education.
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Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center.
This curriculum guide for apparel is one of a number of guides developed for use in vocational home economics education in Texas. Introductory materials address use of the guide and list the essential elements upon which the content is based. The guide is divided into six units: individual and family apparel decisions, apparel management,…
Shorthand 20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of shorthand. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials include a…
Basic Business 20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of basic business. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials…
Office Procedures 20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of office procedures. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials…
Future Aspiring Aviators, Primary: An Aviation Curriculum Guide K-3
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1995-01-01
Prepared ca. 1995. The Federal Aviation Administration is pleased to present the Aviation Education Teacher's Guide Series. The series includes four publications specifically designed as resources to those interested in aviation education. The guides...
Health Education for Special Children: Intermediate EMR.
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Brodie, Patrick; And Others
Intended for teachers and administrators in special education, the curriculum guide offers information on planning a health education program for educable mentally retarded children in intermediate grades. Sections preceding the actual guide include information on specific goals of and elements necessary for a successful health education program,…
Health Education for Special Children: Primary EMR.
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Allen, Linda; And Others
Intended for teachers and administrators in special education, the curriculum guide offers information on planning a health education program for primary level educable mentally retarded students. Sections preceding the actual guide include information on specific goals of and elements necessary for a successful health education program, the…
A Guide To Aviation Education Resources.
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National Coalition for Aviation Education, Washington, DC.
This guide to aviation education resources was compiled by the National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE) which represents government, industry, and labor. NCAE's mission is to: (1) promote aviation education activities and resources; (2) increase public understanding of the importance of aviation; and (3) support educational initiatives at…
An Administrator's Guide to Online Education. The USDLA Book Series on Distance Learning
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Shelton, Kaye, Ed.; Saltsman, George, Ed.
2005-01-01
An Administrator's Guide to Online Education is an essential resource for the higher education administrator. Unlike most books regarding online education, this book is not about teaching; it is about effectively administrating an online education program. Grounded in existing distance education theory, and drawing from best practices, current…
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Riverside County Office of Education, CA. Div. of Special Schools and Services.
The special education procedural handbook and the special education curriculum guide provide guidelines for teachers and other school personnel. The procedural handbook covers the following areas: individual education program process (IEP) and program placement, individual education program team, administrative placements, parent interviews,…
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Robinson, Julie; Kim, Don
2010-01-01
This article compares three self-developed subject guides and one commercial online subject guide (LibGuides) to provide information to other institutions which have a plan or are in the process of developing a plan to implement similar services to support online, distance and traditional education. This is a comparison of the current subject…
Atom guidance in the TE01 donut mode of a large-core hollow fiber
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Pechkis, J. A.; Fatemi, F. K.
2011-05-01
We report on our progress towards low-light-level nonlinear optics experiments by optically guiding atoms in the TE01 donut mode of a hollow fiber. Atoms are transported over 12 cm from a ``source'' magneto-optical trap (MOT) through a 100- μm-diameter hollow fiber and are recaptured by a ``collection'' MOT situated directly below the fiber. For red-detuned guiding, we compare the guiding efficiency between the fundamental (Gaussian-like) mode and this donut mode, which has a larger guiding area but lower peak intensity. We also discuss our progress in transporting atoms in the dark core of this mode using blue-detuned light, which has more stringent constraints to atom guidance compared to red-detuned light. This work is supported by ONR.
Evaluating Preparation Programs for School Leaders and Teachers in Specialty Areas.
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Berney, Mary F., Ed.; Ayers, Jerry B., Ed.
This book is a guide to evaluating the educational programs for preparation of school administrators, school counselors and psychologists, school library media specialists, vocational education teachers, special education teachers, health and physical education teachers, and music and visual arts education teachers. It is a practical guide to the…
Flying Ace Activities: Aviation Curriculum Guide for Middle Grade Levels 4-6
DOT National Transportation Integrated Search
1995-01-01
Prepared ca. 1995. The Federal Aviation Administration is pleased to present the Aviation Education Teacher's Guide Series. The series includes four publications specifically designed as resources to those interested in aviation education. The guides...
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Armstrong, Julie; And Others
For Postpartum Education for Parents (PEP) volunteers, this reference guide provides background information about the common concerns of parents. Extensively reviewed for accuracy and content by pediatricians, psychologists, obstetricians, nurses, and childbirth educators, the guide contains a summary discussion of the postpartum infant and…
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Opelika City Schools, AL.
Presented is a curriculum guide for primary and intermediate special education in the areas of communication skills, arithmetic, science, and physical education. The guide, prepared by the Opelika (Alabama) schools, is said to be based on assumptions such as the values of structured individualized learning, use of materials which do not require…
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services.
This handbook is designed to aid industrial educators in developing a private enterprise component in their programs in order to help students learn how business and industry work. It is a guide to implementing The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. The book contains the following three sections: (1)…
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Sly, Carolie; Rose, Larry
As one of four volumes in a K-12 series, this teaching guide contains classroom and outdoor activities pertaining to the environment and energy for seventh through ninth grades. The guide was developed based upon the understanding that environmental education can serve as an instructional umbrella covering many topics (conservation, marine…
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Sly, Carolie; Rose, Larry
As one of four volumes in a K-12 series, this teaching guide contains classroom and outdoor activities pertaining to the environment and energy for fourth through sixth grades. The guide was developed based upon the understanding that environmental education can serve as an instructional umbrella covering many topics (conservation, marine…
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Sly, Carolie; Rose, Larry
As one of four volumes in a K-12 series, this teaching guide contains classroom and outdoor activities pertaining to the environment and energy for tenth through twelfth grades. The guide was developed based upon the understanding that environmental education can serve as an instructional umbrella covering many topics (conservation, marine…
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Sly, Carolie; Rose, Larry
As one of four volumes in a K-12 series, this teaching guide contains classroom and outdoor activities pertaining to the environment and energy for kindergarten through third grades. The guide was developed based upon the understanding that environmental education can serve as an instructional umbrella covering many topics (conservation, marine…
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Martin-McCormick, Lynda; And Others
An advocacy packet on educational equity in computer education consists of five separate materials. A booklet entitled "Today's Guide to the Schools of the Future" contains four sections. The first section, a computer equity assessment guide, includes interview questions about school policies and allocation of resources, student and teacher…
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Athman Ernst, Julie
2010-01-01
The "Fishing: Get in the Habitat! MinnAqua Leader's Guide" is a curriculum created by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for educators working primarily with children in grades three through five in formal and nonformal education settings. Like many agency-developed supplemental educational resources, the Leader's Guide is…
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Balasco, Alfred P.; And Others
This classroom guide instructs secondary school students about the registration process, the voting process, and the importance of the American electoral system. The goal is to encourage students to participate in the electoral process. Although the guide focuses most heavily on the specifics of voter education in Rhode Island, it is also…
A Strategy Guide for Schools and School Systems in Education for Peace and Justice.
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McGinnis, James B.
This is a revision and update of an earlier curriculum guide designed to meet the needs of educators in implementing education for peace and justice (EPJ) in both public and religious school systems. The guide is divided into four parts, with an introductory essay presenting the goals for an EPJ program. Goals of the program include: developing…
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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Inst. of Lab. Animal Resources.
The Committee on Education Programs in Laboratory Animal Science (EPLAS) has prepared this guide to aid institutions in implementing an education and training program that will meet the expectations of the Public Health Service (PHS). This guide was designed to fulfill several purposes. First, it is intended to assist institutional officials and…
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Brown, Johanne, Ed.; And Others
This guide, written in French and designed for literacy teachers, offers suggestions for providing appropriate literacy education for Canadian francophone women. It recommends an approach that is based on learner needs, is holistic, and focuses on the student as the principal agent of her own education. A discussion of instructional management…
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Hayes, Heledd
This report presents a guide to European organizations involved in education, including individual programs and projects. Entries are brief as they are intended as simple outlines of the organizations or programs, but full addresses and telephone numbers are provided. Divided into four categories, the organizations listed are as follows: (1)…
Dibben, Chris; Playford, Chris; Mitchell, Richard
2017-03-01
Mental health is a major concern in many countries. We explore whether youth participation in the Scouts and Guides could protect mental health in later life and in particular whether it might reduce inequalities in mental health associated with early life socioeconomic position. Using the 1958 birth cohort National Child Development Study, we tested whether Scouts-Guide attendance was associated with mental health (SF-36, Mental Health Index (MHI-5)) controlling for childhood risk factors and interacted with social class. Of the 9603 cohort members, 28% had participated in the Scouts-Guides. The average MHI-5 score was 74.8 (SD 18.2) at age 50. After adjustment, for potential childhood confounders, participation in Scouts-Guides was associated with a better MHI-5 score of 2.22 (CI 1.32 to 3.08). Among those who had not been a Scout-Guide, there was a gradient in mental health at age 50 by childhood social position, adjusting for other childhood risk factors. This gradient was absent among those who had been a Scout-Guide. Scout-Guides had an 18% lower odds of an MHI-5 score indicative of mood or anxiety disorder. The findings appeared robust to various tests for residual confounding. Participation in Guides or Scouts was associated with better mental health and narrower mental health inequalities, at age 50. This suggests that youth programmes that support resilience and social mobility through developing the potential for continued progressive self-education, 'soft' non-cognitive skills, self-reliance, collaboration and activities in natural environments may be protective of mental health in adulthood. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.
Accounting 10-20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of accounting. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials include a…
Advanced Food Science and Nutrition. Vocational Home Economics Education.
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Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center.
This curriculum guide for advanced food science and nutrition is one of a number of guides developed for use in vocational home economics education in Texas. Introductory materials address use of the guide and list the essential elements upon which the content is based. The guide is divided into five units: the significance of nutrition, food…
Exploratory Coordinated Career Education. Arkansas Public School Course Content Guide.
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Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock.
This course content guide was developed in accordance with the Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools adopted by the Arkansas State Board of Education. The guide is offered as a framework upon which a curriculum can be built. Within the subject area and at each grade level, the content guide identifies skills at three instructional levels:…
Junior High Business Education. Arkansas Public School Course Content Guide.
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Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock.
This course content guide was developed in accordance with the Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools adopted by the Arkansas State Board of Education. The guide is offered as a framework upon which a curriculum can be built. Within the subject area and at each grade level, the content guide identifies skills at three instructional levels:…
Computer Processing 10-20-30. Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch.
This curriculum guide is one of nine such guides developed for an Alberta high school business education program. Its content covers the main subject area or strand of computer processing. Subject to the constraints outlined in the guide, the modules are to be formatted into three- or four-credit courses within each strand. Introductory materials…
Parent and Student Guide to High School Superintendent Suspension Hearings.
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Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., Long Island City.
This guide has been written to help parents represent their children at New York City Board of Education hearings. The guide explains the rights of parents and children and explains the steps a parent should take in representing the child. It only applies to regular education high school suspensions. Sections of the guide explain: (1) reasons a…
Using the Food Guide Pyramid: A Resource for Nutrition Educators.
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Shaw, Anne; Fulton, Lois; Davis, Carole; Hogbin, Myrtle
This booklet provides information to assist nutrition educators in helping their audiences use the Food Guide Pyramid to plan and prepare foods for a healthy diet. It reviews the objectives set in developing the Food Guide Pyramid and illustrates their impact on the application of the Food Guide Pyramid to planning menus. In particular, the…
Guided Reading in Inclusive Middle Years Classrooms
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Lyons, Wanda; Thompson, Scott Anthony
2012-01-01
Teachers in inclusive classrooms are challenged to provide reading instruction for students with a wide range of instructional levels. This article reports on the implementation of guided reading in four middle years inclusive classrooms, the impact on student engagement and reading progress, and teacher perspectives on the guided reading…
Solar Heating Systems: Instructor's Guide.
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Green, Joanne; And Others
This Instructor's Guide for a Solar Heating System Curriculum is designed to accompany the Student Manual and the Progress Checks and Test Manual for the course (see note), in order to facilitate the instruction of classes on solar heating systems. The Instructor's Guide contains a variety of materials used in teaching the courses, including…
General Mathematics; Part 1. Mathematics Curriculum Guide (Career Oriented).
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Nuschler, Alexandra; And Others
The curriculum guide for secondary level, career-oriented General Mathematics Part 1, correlates performance objectives in basic mathematics with career-oriented concepts and activities. The material is designed to lead the student in a systematic development that provides for continuous progress. The guide is in outline format, providing a…
A consensus action agenda for achieving the national health information infrastructure.
Yasnoff, William A; Humphreys, Betsy L; Overhage, J Marc; Detmer, Don E; Brennan, Patricia Flatley; Morris, Richard W; Middleton, Blackford; Bates, David W; Fanning, John P
2004-01-01
Improving the safety, quality, and efficiency of health care will require immediate and ubiquitous access to complete patient information and decision support provided through a National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII). To help define the action steps needed to achieve an NHII, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsored a national consensus conference in July 2003. Attendees favored a public-private coordination group to guide NHII activities, provide education, share resources, and monitor relevant metrics to mark progress. They identified financial incentives, health information standards, and overcoming a few important legal obstacles as key NHII enablers. Community and regional implementation projects, including consumer access to a personal health record, were seen as necessary to demonstrate comprehensive functional systems that can serve as models for the entire nation. Finally, the participants identified the need for increased funding for research on the impact of health information technology on patient safety and quality of care. Individuals, organizations, and federal agencies are using these consensus recommendations to guide NHII efforts.
Computer Education and Training Reference Guide.
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Edumatics Corp., Oceanport, NJ.
Intended for use by educators, educational administrators, and directors of training within industry, this guide lists commercially available products and services in the field of computers and education. It contains descriptive information wherever possible and comparison charts designed to enable the prospective user to make a preliminary…
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Jordan, Dixie
This guide to help parents work in collaboration with the school team to enhance the education of their children with emotional or behavioral disorders considers special education and related services, special education evaluation, the individualized education program (IEP), school rules and policies, day treatment, residential placement,…
Cracks in the Education Pipeline: A Business Leader's Guide to Higher Education Reform
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Committee for Economic Development, 2005
2005-01-01
This guide provides business leaders with a starting point for establishing a dialogue on higher education reform. Business leaders have a vested interest in ensuring that our institutions of higher education remain accessible, accountable, and affordable, because higher education provides the skilled workforce that businesses increasingly need.…
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Schwartz, Stuart E., Ed.
The instructor's manual and participant's guide are designed for the Project RETOOL Institute on Career Education for the Handicapped, a program of continuing education models for teacher educators in regular and special education. The instructor's manual provides guidelines for replicating the Project RETOOL Institute. Sections on career…
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Stone, Gerard; Fiedler, Brenton Andrew; Kandunias, Chris
2014-01-01
This paper proposes principles to guide accounting students' and accounting educators' use of Facebook as an educational resource to engage students with their learning. A body of cross-disciplinary research has investigated potential applications of Facebook to invigorate student engagement. Generic guidelines for educators who are contemplating…
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Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education.
Designed as a supplement to the section on the socio-economically disadvantaged in the Consumer Education Curriculum Guide for Ohio, K-12, the guide contains consumer education learning activities for use with persons of limited income. It is organized in six sections, each dealing with one of the following basic concepts: (1) the economic system,…
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Hart, James E.; Ritson, Robert J.
Physical education and athletic staffs have numerous opportunities to become entangled in legal disputes. The information in this guide offers guidance for safer athletic programs and management of risk while reinforcing sound educational practice. The guide provides an overview of tort liability and negligence theory, followed by a discussion of…
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Ekstrom, Anna; Lindwall, Oskar; Saljo, Roger
2009-01-01
This article concerns a central issue in education as an institutional activity: instructions and their role in guiding student activities and understanding. In the study, we investigate the tensions between specifics and generalities in the joint production of guided action. This issue is explored in the context of handicraft education--or more…
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Martino, Wayne
2013-01-01
This essay provides a review of a resource guide written by Kristopher Wells, Gayle Roberts, and Carol Allan (2012) titled "Supporting Transgender and Transsexual Students in K-12 Schools: A Guide for Educators". The guide is an invaluable resource for educators in schools and teacher education programs.
Creating Career Cluster Programs: A Guide for Oregon High Schools.
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Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Career and Vocational Education Section.
The guide was intended to provide the information needed to implement or improve an 11th and 12th grade career education cluster program. The authors suggest that the guide will be most useful in schools where a long-range plan for career education has been prepared and adopted by the local board of education, and where it has been decided to…
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
2017-01-01
Instructional tips help educators carry out recommendations contained in IES Educator's Practice Guides. This summary of evidence describes the research evidence that supports the use of the instructional tips in classrooms, and is based on a practice guide authored by Steve Graham, Alisha Bollinger, Carol Booth Olson, Catherine D'Aoust, Charles…
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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Adult Education Service.
This administrative guide was developed to provide local school divisions and other agencies operating federally funded Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Virginia with the purpose, requirements, and procedures for conducting these programs. The guide is divided into eleven sections. The introduction covers the purpose and scope of ABE…
The 1993-94 Educational Software Preview Guide.
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Best, Anita, Ed.; Mathis, Judi, Ed.
This guide lists favorably reviewed, commercially available, microcomputer software for instructional use in preschool through grade 12. The guide is organized by the following curriculum areas: art; business education; computers; health; instructional tools, including authoring systems, computer assisted drafting (CAD), classroom management,…
Reynolds, Julie A; Thaiss, Christopher; Katkin, Wendy; Thompson, Robert J
2012-01-01
Despite substantial evidence that writing can be an effective tool to promote student learning and engagement, writing-to-learn (WTL) practices are still not widely implemented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, particularly at research universities. Two major deterrents to progress are the lack of a community of science faculty committed to undertaking and applying the necessary pedagogical research, and the absence of a conceptual framework to systematically guide study designs and integrate findings. To address these issues, we undertook an initiative, supported by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by the Reinvention Center, to build a community of WTL/STEM educators who would undertake a heuristic review of the literature and formulate a conceptual framework. In addition to generating a searchable database of empirically validated and promising WTL practices, our work lays the foundation for multi-university empirical studies of the effectiveness of WTL practices in advancing student learning and engagement.
Naber, Jessica L; Hall, Joanne; Schadler, Craig Matthew
2014-09-01
This study sought to identify characteristics of clinically situated critical thinking in nursing students' reflections, originally part of a study guided by Richard Paul's model of critical thinking. Nurses are expected to apply critical thinking in all practice situations to improve health outcomes, including patient safety and satisfaction. In a previous study, Paul's model of critical thinking was used to develop questions for reflective writing assignments. Within that study, 30 nursing students completed six open-ended narratives of nurse-patient clinical encounters during an 8-week period. Improvements were seen in critical thinking scores after the intervention. This article reports the qualitative analysis of the content of six open-ended narratives. Six overarching themes were identified and combined into a tentative conceptual model. Faculty's understanding of the characteristics of critical thinking in the context of clinical education will help them to teach and evaluate students' progress and competencies for future practice.
Development of a Curriculum Guide for Consumer Education in Vocational Home Economics Classes.
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Robinson, Nancie Smith
This curriculum guide was developed to improve the present level of living among families in West Virginia. It was intended that vocational home economics teachers combine the objectives of the guide with their own class objectives, or in the absence of consumer education in the curriculum, use the guide for the initiation of a new program or unit…
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Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.
This is the student guide in a set of five computer-oriented environmental/energy education units. Contents of this guide are: (1) Introduction to the unit; (2) The "EARTH" program; (3) Exercises; and (4) Sources of information on the energy crisis. This guide supplements a simulation which allows students to analyze different aspects of…
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Mid-Hudson Migrant Education Center, New Paltz, NY.
Written in Spanish, this guide for the grade 2 career education unit for migrant children focuses on the fields of recreation and transportation. Like the English version, the guide covers 11 jobs--travel agent, tour guide, camp counselor, coach, usher, school bus driver, airplane pilot, trucker, mover, railroad conductor, and astronaut. Student…
Kentucky Consumer & Homemaking Education. Food & Nutrition Curriculum Guide, Semester Course.
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Blankenship, Karen; And Others
Intended for use by teachers at the high school level, this curriculum guide, which is one in a series of guides for consumer and homemaking education in Kentucky, outlines a semester special interest course in food management. The two units, comprehensive I and II, which are prerequisites for this course are found in a separate guide (CE 017…
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Sly, Carolie; And Others
The purpose of this guide is to provide teachers and other educators with classroom lessons and instructional techniques that build a fundamental understanding of the environment. The guide is aimed at grades kindergarten through sixth and consists of eight instructional units and six action projects. Each unit is organized around a theme and the…
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Foorman, Barbara; Beyler, Nicholas; Borradaile, Kelley; Coyne, Michael; Denton, Carolyn A.; Dimino, Joseph; Furgeson, Joshua; Hayes, Lynda; Henke, Juliette; Justice, Laura; Keating, Betsy; Lewis, Warnick; Sattar, Samina; Streke, Andrei; Wagner, Richard; Wissel, Sarah
2016-01-01
The goal of this practice guide is to offer educators specific, evidence-based recommendations for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. This guide is a companion to the existing practice guide, "Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade", and as a set, these guides…
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Hook, Sallie A.; And Others
In this distributive education unit teacher's guide on the free enterprise system, principles of the American economic system are introduced as they relate to marketing and distribution. (The study guide is available as CE 020 458.) The guide preview sheet includes a list of audiovisual equipment necessary, duration of the unit (sixteen to…
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American Animal Welfare Foundation, St. Paul, MN.
This document consists of a teacher guide and a student guide to an educational simulation game that provides students with an opportunity to examine the relationship between humans and animals, and to explore the roles that animals play in daily life. The teaching technique employed is a student-centered process in which students work…
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Federal Aviation Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
This teacher's guide provides elementary teachers (grades 2-6) with supplementary learning activities centered around the subject of aviation, which may be used to enrich their regular programs. The guide is divided into the following five subject areas: communication arts, science, social studies, health, and careers in aviation. The guides vary…
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Mize, David W.
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of Algerian students in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the educational system of Algeria. The organization of Algerian education is summarized. Information is provided on preschool and primary education, middle school education, secondary education,…
Guidelines for Planning Industrial Education Facilities and Equipment.
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Stallsmith, Douglas D.
This guide presents alternatives, resources, and specifications for industrial education teachers to use in preparing a facilities proposal to present to administrators, boards of education, the community, and architects. Developed to reflect the objectives of industrial education as outlined in the "Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum…
Guide to Microcomputer Courseware for Bilingual Education. Revised and Expanded.
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Sauve, Deborah, Comp.
The guide to courseware for computer-assisted instruction and computer-managed instruction in bilingual education, English as a second language, and second language instruction contains entries from the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education's database and selected courseware for the related areas of special education, vocational…
Idaho Driver Education Administrative Guide.
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Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise.
This guide provides information for school administrators and directors of commercial driver training schools about conducting driver education courses in Idaho. The first part of the guide, which applies to both public schools and commercial schools, covers the following areas: administration, sample letters and forms, instructional time…
Resource Guide to Competency-Based Vocational Education: Health Occupations.
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Foster, Phillip R., Comp.
This resource guide for classroom teachers contains annotations of resources representing recent instructional development in competency-based education for health occupations. It is also intended to assist curriculum specialists, administrators, and supervisors in development of performance-based instructional programs. The guide is divided into…
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Brehony, Kevin J.
2001-01-01
Focuses on the progressive education works of Herbert Kliebard and Sol Cohen. Introduces four genres of writings about progressive education. Argues for closer attention to be paid to the discontinuities in history of what is considered progressive education. (MER)
34 CFR 106.43 - Standards for measuring skill or progress in physical education classes.
Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR
2010-07-01
... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Standards for measuring skill or progress in physical... Education Programs or Activities Prohibited § 106.43 Standards for measuring skill or progress in physical education classes. If use of a single standard of measuring skill or progress in physical education classes...
The Educators and the Curriculum: Stories of Progressive Education in the 21st Century
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Read, Sally J. W.
2013-01-01
This study, inspired by phenomenological and narrative methods, explored the question, "What does it mean to be a progressive educator in the 21st century?" Rather than a prescriptive piece about what progressive educators should or should not do, this study uses the experiences of three self-identified progressive educators to build a…
French: Foreign Language Curriculum Guide, Grades 7-12.
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Farmington Public Schools, CT.
This curriculum guide, developed for an ungraded language program at the secondary school level, allows for a steady progression of skills from unit to unit. Based on the audiolingual approach to language instruction, the guide is divided into four sections: (1) concepts to be taught, (2) references to instructional materials, (3) special…
Dogra, Nisha; Bhatti, Farah; Ertubey, Candan; Kelly, Moira; Rowlands, Angela; Singh, Davinder; Turner, Margot
2016-01-01
The aim of this Guide is to support teacher with the responsibility of designing, delivering and/or assessing diversity education. Although, the focus is on medical education, the guidance is relevant to all healthcare professionals. The Guide begins by providing an overview of the definitions used and the principles that underpin the teaching of diversity as advocated by Diversity and Medicine in Health (DIMAH). Following an outline of these principles we highlight the difference between equality and diversity education. The Guide then covers diversity education throughout the educational process from the philosophical stance of educators and how this influences the approaches used through to curriculum development, delivery and assessment. Appendices contain practical examples from across the UK, covering lesson plans and specific exercises to deliver teaching. Although, diversity education remains variable and fragmented there is now some momentum to ensure that the principles of good educational practice are applied to diversity education. The nature of this topic means that there are a range of different professions and medical disciplines involved which leads to a great necessity for greater collaboration and sharing of effective practice.
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Haskin, Kathleen M.
A watershed is an area of land where water is drained ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water. This curriculum guide acts as a comprehensive resource for educators at all levels to explore the many facets of watersheds for New York City. The guide investigates all the dynamics of watershed education, exploring the environmental and…
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Singer, Elizabeth
Developed in two training sessions involving key personnel from business, industry, and community agencies who counsel employees or clients about career changes, this handbook is intended to help persons who are responsible for guiding adults through educational or career changes. The guide is organized into 11 sections. Topics covered by these…
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Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services.
As part of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary environmental education program for elementary and secondary education in Hawaii, this teaching guide provides a variety of energy education activities for secondary school mathematics. An extensive introduction outlines the total program and how it fits into the general education program and explains…
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Jordan, Dixie; Goldberg, Paula
This guide to help parents work in collaboration with the school team to enhance the education of their children with emotional or behavioral disorders considers special education and related services, special education evaluation, the Individualized Education Program (IEP), school rules and policies, day treatment, residential placement,…
Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators
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Root, Alexey
2006-01-01
"Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators" is the first book to show the connection between accepted educational theories and chess. The relationship of chess to academic and humanistic educational goals is convincingly illustrated as curriculum and psychological theories from John D. McNeil, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Howard Gardner are…
Educational Specifications: Linking Design of School Facilities to Educational Program.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of School Facilities Planning.
The California Department of Education, directed to formalize regulations governing standards for new school design and construction, has prepared a guide to help school districts develop specifications based on the architectural principle that form follows function. This guide discusses the meaning of educational specifications and their…
Resources on Civic Education for Democracy: International Perspectives. Yearbook No. 2.
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Pinhey, Laura A., Ed.; Boyer, Candace L., Ed.
This resource guide is intended to facilitate cooperation and exchange of knowledge among civic educators around the world. The guide is divided into six parts. Part 1 consists of three civic education papers: "Education and Democratic Citizenship: Where We Stand" (Albert Shanker); "Civil Society and Democracy Reconsidered"…
Higher Education Finance Manual: Volume 2. Data Users' Guide.
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Collier, Douglas J.; Allen, Richard H.
The second volume of the revised "Higher Education Finance Manual" (HEFM), this data users' guide is oriented to the nonaccountant and describes the kinds of information about postsecondary education that can be derived from institutional financial data. Contents include: a description of fund accounting for higher education, a…
Professional Development Guide for Educators. The Multicultural Resource Series, Volume 1.
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Gorski, Paul, Ed.; Shin, Gene-Tey, Ed.; Green, Martha, Ed.
This guide presents a collection of personal essays written by educators who describe how multicultural education has transformed their teaching. It also includes resources such as multicultural organizations, publications, videos, and Web sites. Chapter 1, "Multicultural Education: Voices and Visions," includes "Ethiopia at the Bar…
Legal Secretarial Supplement to the California Business Education Program Guide.
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Holst, Alice L.; And Others
This supplement to the California Business Education Program Guide for Office and Distributive Occupations is designed to assist office education teachers of secondary, postsecondary, and adult students to update their business education curricula in light of new technology and increasing demand for skilled office workers. Focusing on the legal…
Curriculum Guide for Health Occupations Education. Revised and Expanded.
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Oyler, Charles; Swinney, Peggy
Designed to emphasize the acquisition of job skills, job-practical knowledge, job-theoretical knowledge, and associative needs, this curriculum guide for health occupations education utilizes principles of competency-based education and is reflective of a training model approach to health occupations education. The first of three major parts…
Guide for Teaching Physical Education, Grades 7-12.
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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia.
GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education, including team sports, stunts, tumbling and gymnastics, track and field, swimming, individual and dual sports, physical education for the handicapped, outdoor education, and rhythmic activities. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 16 chapters, each of…
Scout and Guides, Key Users of Astronomy & Planetary Sciences Outreach that Support Education
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Brumfitt, A.; Thompson, L.
Few people outside of the Scouting and Guide movement would appreciate that these world wide organisations have an active youth membership of over 40 million children and young adults. These two organisations rely on external specialist expert knowledge for the effective delivery of their education and award schemes. The high membership and established program delivery pathways make these organisations excellent vehicles for outreach programs. In particular Scouts and Guides are able to introduce astronomy and planetary sciences into their informal education programs at a timing that best suits the child and not one constrained by the schedule of formal education. It is the global voluntary nature of membership of these organisations that make them extremely effective learning vehicles. The members both youth and leader are highly motivated. These two organisations have a structured education program for youth members based on both individual pursuits or targets and group projects. The organisations has as part of their infra structure benchmarks for the measure of excellence in achievement and education at all levels. Scouts and Guides are a way of encompassing knowledge and lighting candles for life long learning. Scouts and guides address all year groups of formal education from primary through to tertiary levels, from cubs and brownies through various levels to Rovers and Rangers. Space is seen as relevant to Scouting and Guides, the Guide movement UK has recently adopted a "Go for it" challenge award for youth members to investigate space science. Similar awards exist in the Scouting movement in Europe, USA and Australia. The ready adoption of Space science fits well with scouting principles as Space is perceived as the "New Frontier of Discovery". In October 2007, Scouts and Guides from Europe will gather at Tidbinbilla deep space Tracking Station, Australia for the first Scout and Guide International Space Camp. The model used for this camp was based on a pilot camp in Australia of 1200 participants which used the Tracking Station, Astronomy Groups and the Mt Stromlo Observatory and its astronomers, Science Centres and Universities as key tools in the program design and delivery. The enormous sizes and the excellent formalised organisational structure of Scouts and Guides makes these organisations excellent vehicles for the development of space education programs that can be then transferred to traditional formal education organisations such as schools. This paper discusses mechanisms for effective engagement by astronomy planetaria science groups through Scouts and guides to kids.
Reconstructing Progressive Education
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Kaplan, Andy
2013-01-01
The work of Colonel Francis W. Parker, the man whom Dewey called "the father of progressive education," provides a starting point for reconstructing the loose ambiguities of progressive education into a coherent social and educational philosophy. Although progressives have claimed their approach is more humane and sensitive to children, we need…
Teaching medical students ultrasound-guided vascular access - which learning method is best?
Lian, Alwin; Rippey, James C R; Carr, Peter J
2017-05-15
Ultrasound is recommended to guide insertion of peripheral intravenous vascular cannulae (PIVC) where difficulty is experienced. Ultrasound machines are now common-place and junior doctors are often expected to be able to use them. The educational standards for this skill are highly varied, ranging from no education, to self-guided internet-based education, to formal, face-to-face traditional education. In an attempt to decide which educational technique our institution should introduce, a small pilot trial comparing educational techniques was designed. Thirty medical students were enrolled and allocated to one of three groups. PIVC placing ability was then observed, tested and graded on vascular access phantoms. The formal, face-to-face traditional education was rated best by the students, and had the highest success rate in PIVC placement, the improvement statistically significant compared to no education (p = 0.01) and trending towards significance when compared to self-directed internet-based education (p<0.06). The group receiving traditional face-to-face teaching on ultrasound-guided vascular access, performed significantly better than those not receiving education. As the number of ultrasound machines in clinical areas increases, it is important that education programs to support their safe and appropriate use are developed.
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American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Office on Educational Credit.
Postsecondary educational credit recommendations for formal courses offered by the Air Force and the Department of Defense are provided in this first of a three-volume guide. (Other volumes cover courses offered by the Army and by the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. See note.) Following brief sections on use of the guide, the formal course…
Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Education Teacher's Guide, [Grades] 4-6.
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Federal Aviation Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
This guide is one in a series of four resource guides specifically designed for those interested in aviation education. Activities and lessons that can be used in a variety of content areas and grade levels are featured. Grades 4-6 are the focus of this guide, which is organized under the broad topics of properties of air, lighter than air flight,…
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Rocchio, Richard; Lee, Eve
This guide demonstrates a new way of utilizing the planning process within a social movement context in view of developing a state master plan for environmental education. In addition the book serves as a guide to realistic planning, including models, definitions, and examples. The guide contains five parts: Part One - The background, Part Two -…
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Kosanovich, Marcia; Foorman, Barbara
2016-01-01
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast developed a Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitators Guide to support educators in the implementation of recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse's. The practice guide focuses on the foundational reading skills that enable students to read words, relate those words to their…
Telecommunication Networks. Tech Use Guide: Using Computer Technology.
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Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Center for Special Education Technology.
One of nine brief guides for special educators on using computer technology, this guide focuses on utilizing the telecommunications capabilities of computers. Network capabilities including electronic mail, bulletin boards, and access to distant databases are briefly explained. Networks useful to the educator, general commercial systems, and local…
Curriculum Guide for Marketing.
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Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. Div. of Community Colleges and Career Education.
Oregon is embarking on a new approach to secondary education, and this marketing curriculum guide was prepared to assist curriculum specialists in developing high school, entry-level employment programs. Developed in consultation with representatives of industry and education, the guide makes extensive use of the cluster concept, manpower data,…
Personal Finance Education Guide.
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Oregon State Board of Education, Salem.
The guide was developed to aid teachers in planning and developing programs in personal finance education which will prepare students to function as intelligent consumers. Three case studies illustrating common consumer problems are followed by the body of the guide, focusing on five major topics and incorporating economic, social, and physical…
Aviation & Space Education: A Teacher's Resource Guide.
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Texas State Dept. of Aviation, Austin.
This resource guide contains information on curriculum guides, resources for teachers, computer software and computer related programs, audio/visual presentations, model aircraft and demonstration aids, training seminars and career education, and an aerospace bibliography for primary grades. Each entry includes all or some of the following items:…
Educational Resource Guide for Adapted Physical Education.
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Ciccaglione, Sue; Magliaro, Susan
The guide is intended to provide information to adapted physical education instructors. An initial section introduces characteristics of the following handicapping conditions: autism, diabetes, emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, mental retardation, musculoskeletal disorders, neuromuscular disorders, seizure and convulsive disorders, and…
2016 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report
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Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2016
2016-01-01
The 2016 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report is the 12th annual progress report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three key priorities for Nebraska's postsecondary education system. These priorities were developed by the 2003 LR 174 Higher Education Task…
Explorers of the Universe: Interactive Collaborations via the Internet
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Burks, G.
1999-05-01
This proposal details how self-directed case-based research with earth/space investigations, and instruction together with collaborative interactions with teachers, students, scientists, and university educators using metacognitive tools (e.g., concept maps, interactive vee diagrams, and thematic organizers), and innovative technology promotes meaningful learning in ways that differ from conventional and atypical educational settings. Our Explorers of the Universe Scientific/Literacy project (http://explorers.tsuniv.edu) promotes earth/space science inquires in non-conventional learning environments with middle, secondary, and postsecondary students. Outlined are programs and educational processes and outcomes that meet both local and national contexts for achieving meaningful learner-centered science and mathematics goals. All information is entered electronically by students and collected for analyses in a database at our TSU web server. Scientists and university educators review and respond to these postings of students by writing in their electronic notebooks, commenting on their concept maps and interactive vee diagrams, and guiding them to pertinent papers and journal articles. Teachers are active learners with their students. They facilitate the learning process by guiding students in their inquires, evoking discussions, and involving their students with other affiliated schools whose students may be engaged in similar research topics. Teachers manage their student electronic accounts by assigning passwords, determining the degree of portfolio sharing among students, and responding to student inquires. Students post their thoughts, progress, inquires, and data on their individualized electronic notebook. Likewise, they plan, carry out, and finalize their case-based research using electronic transmissions via e-mail and the Internet of their concept maps and interactive vee diagrams. Their peer-edited papers are posted on the WWW for others to read and react. The final process involves students developing CDs of their case research report, which serves as a longitudinal case for others to pursue.
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New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions.
This guide provides information to help parents of special needs children in New York become active partners in the planning and implementation of special education programs. The first part of the guide provides in-depth information related to the special education process in New York State public schools. A historical view of children's rights to…
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Meissner, David, Comp.
This guide provides educators and residents of the border with useful information about environmental education program offerings along the eastern half of the United States-Mexico border. The programs listed in the guide represent a broad range of educational efforts focused on understanding the environment and solving environmental problems in…
Hart, Susan; Marnane, Claire; McMaster, Caitlin; Thomas, Angela
2018-01-01
There is limited evidence to inform nutrition and dietetic interventions for individuals with eating disorders even though it is recommended as an essential part of multidisciplinary management. There is minimal guidance, an absence of standardised nutrition educational material, and no research on how best to educate patients on healthy eating and how to achieve nutrition adequacy. Therefore the REAL Food Guide was developed. The REAL Food Guide is a pyramid with four layers and key nutrition messages beside each layer that was conceived to address gaps in nutrition education and intervention for individuals with eating disorders. Written and verbal consumer feedback was obtained from consumers receiving treatment regarding the acceptability and usefulness of the REAL Food Guide. A unique database was developed to reflect the types of foods and realistic portion sizes that patients are likely to select. This database was used for nutrition modelling to assess the nutrition adequacy of three meal patterns (meat containing, vegetarian and semi-vegan) for both weight maintenance and weight regain. Each meal pattern was compared to the Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand. Nutritional analysis demonstrated nutritional adequacy of meal patterns for energy, macronutrients and most micronutrients when the recommended number of serves from the REAL Food Guide were assessed. All meal patterns were adequate in micronutrients except for the semi-vegan meal pattern that was inadequate in vitamin D. Feedback from individuals with eating disorders demonstrates the nutrition education tool was acceptable to them as they felt it was more helpful for their recovery than general nutrition guidelines. The REAL Food Guide is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide that clinicians can use to educate patients about components of a balanced and healthy diet. The guide can educate all eating disorder clinicians, including those who are new to the field, about the basics of nutrition. Clinicians using the guide can be confident that, if followed, patient's energy and nutritional requirements will be met and important nutrition education messages are reinforced, that are tailored to the beliefs and concerns of individuals with eating disorders.
Design and performance frameworks for constructing problem-solving simulations.
Stevens, Ron; Palacio-Cayetano, Joycelin
2003-01-01
Rapid advancements in hardware, software, and connectivity are helping to shorten the times needed to develop computer simulations for science education. These advancements, however, have not been accompanied by corresponding theories of how best to design and use these technologies for teaching, learning, and testing. Such design frameworks ideally would be guided less by the strengths/limitations of the presentation media and more by cognitive analyses detailing the goals of the tasks, the needs and abilities of students, and the resulting decision outcomes needed by different audiences. This article describes a problem-solving environment and associated theoretical framework for investigating how students select and use strategies as they solve complex science problems. A framework is first described for designing on-line problem spaces that highlights issues of content, scale, cognitive complexity, and constraints. While this framework was originally designed for medical education, it has proven robust and has been successfully applied to learning environments from elementary school through medical school. Next, a similar framework is detailed for collecting student performance and progress data that can provide evidence of students' strategic thinking and that could potentially be used to accelerate student progress. Finally, experimental validation data are presented that link strategy selection and use with other metrics of scientific reasoning and student achievement.
Design and Performance Frameworks for Constructing Problem-Solving Simulations
Stevens, Ron; Palacio-Cayetano, Joycelin
2003-01-01
Rapid advancements in hardware, software, and connectivity are helping to shorten the times needed to develop computer simulations for science education. These advancements, however, have not been accompanied by corresponding theories of how best to design and use these technologies for teaching, learning, and testing. Such design frameworks ideally would be guided less by the strengths/limitations of the presentation media and more by cognitive analyses detailing the goals of the tasks, the needs and abilities of students, and the resulting decision outcomes needed by different audiences. This article describes a problem-solving environment and associated theoretical framework for investigating how students select and use strategies as they solve complex science problems. A framework is first described for designing on-line problem spaces that highlights issues of content, scale, cognitive complexity, and constraints. While this framework was originally designed for medical education, it has proven robust and has been successfully applied to learning environments from elementary school through medical school. Next, a similar framework is detailed for collecting student performance and progress data that can provide evidence of students' strategic thinking and that could potentially be used to accelerate student progress. Finally, experimental validation data are presented that link strategy selection and use with other metrics of scientific reasoning and student achievement. PMID:14506505
Cognitive Behavioral Training and Education for Spaceflight Operations
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Moonmaw, Ronald
2011-01-01
Cognitive behavioral-training (CBT) is an evidence-based practice commonly used to help treat insomnia, and is part of NASA's countermeasure regimen for Fatigue Management. CBT addresses the life style and habits of individuals that are maladaptive to managing stress and fatigue. This includes addressing learned behavioral responses that may cause stress and lead to an increased sense of fatigue. While the initial cause of onset of fatigue in the individual may be no longer present, the perception and engrained anticipation of fatigue persist and cause an exaggerated state of tension. CBT combined with relaxation training allows the individual to unlearn the maladaptive beliefs and behaviors and replace them with routines and techniques that allow cognitive restructuring and resultant relief from stress. CBT allows for elimination in individuals of unwanted ruminating thoughts and anticipatory anxiety by, for example, training the individuals to practice stressful situations in a relaxed state. As a result of CBT, relaxation can be accomplished in many ways, such as progressive muscle relaxation, meditation and guided imagery. CBT is not therapy, but rather the synthesis of behavioral countermeasures. CBT utilizes progressive relaxation as a means of reinforcing educational and cognitive countermeasures. These countermeasures include: masking, elimination of distracting thoughts, anxiety control, split attention, cognitive restructuring and other advanced psychological techniques.
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Sussman, A.; Fletcher, C. H.; Sachs, J. P.
2012-12-01
The USAPI has a population of about 1,800,000 people spread across 4.9 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Islands are characterized by a multitude of indigenous cultures and languages. Many USAPI students live considerably below the poverty line. The Pacific Island region is projected to experience some of the most profound negative impacts of climate change considerably sooner than other regions. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership (PCEP) has developed a detailed strategic plan to collaboratively improve climate knowledge among the region's students and citizens in ways that exemplify modern science and indigenous environmental knowledge, address the urgency of climate change impacts, and honor indigenous cultures. Students and citizens within the region will have the knowledge and skills to advance understanding of climate change, and to adapt to its impacts. Core PCEP partners contribute expertise in climate science, the science of learning, the region's education infrastructure, and the region's cultures and indigenous knowledge and practices. PCEP's strategic education plan is guided by a general, multidisciplinary K-14 Climate Education Framework (CEF) that organizes fundamental science concepts and practices within appropriate grade-span progressions. This CEF is based largely upon the National Research Council's "A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas" and the emerging Next Generation Science Standards. While the CEF is based upon these national Next Generation documents, it is also informed and strongly influenced by the region's geographic, climatic, cultural and socioeconomic contexts, notably indigenous knowledge and practices. Guided by the CEF, the PCEP in its initial development/planning phase has prototyped regional approaches to professional development, contextualizing curricula, and supporting community/school partnerships. With new, multiyear NSF implementation funding, the PCEP is building upon these prototypes and the strategic education plan to transform climate education across the region. Examples include a program of climate education certification being developed among the region's community colleges; research-based professional development focused on improving teachers' pedagogical content knowledge that has demonstrated striking success with both teacher and student outcomes; regional curricula based on local ecosystems and in local languages as well as English; and local school/community partnerships that combine the climate education work with local community climate adaptation projects. PCEP's interactive web-based environment (http://pcep.dsp.wested.org) interlinks the region's locations, organizations and people with information about climate science and climate impacts. This system enables the region's diverse stakeholders to access and contribute to the same information pool. This web-based environment both supports the development of PCEP resources such as the CEF and their continuing evolution and dissemination.
Marketing Internships: A Planning and Implementation Guide.
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Faught, Suzanne G.
This planning and implementation guide is designed to assist marketing educators and others supportive of marketing education. It begins with definitions of vocabulary of related terminology and descriptions of the four models of internships presented in the guide: full-year, rotation-type format; 1-semester, rotation-type format; full-year format…
MADE 2. Marketing and Distributive Education Competency Based Curriculum Guide.
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Vocational Education.
This curriculum guide is one in a series of three competency-based instructional materials dealing with marketing and distributive education (MADE). Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: job orientation (personal appearance, job opportunities, job interviews, basic skills, training plans, legal requirements, and…
STDs & HIV: A Guide for Today's Teens. 2nd Edition. Instructor's Guide.
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Yarber, William L.
This curriculum represents the current approach to prevention education about sexually transmitted diseases (STD) for students in grades 7-12, combining health messages about STD, including HIV/AIDS, into one curriculum. The instructor's guide discusses adolescents' need for STD/HIV prevention education; presents information about the…
The Drug Question: The Constitution and Public Policy. Teacher's Guide.
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Constitutional Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, CA.
This teacher's guide complements the student text's presentation of lesson plans on the subject of illegal drug use. The booklet begins with an explanation of the benefits of law-related education (LRE) for democratic education. The guide then outlines suggestions for handling controversy; directing discussion; organizing cooperative and small…
Career Education Instructional Guide.
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State Univ. of New York, Oswego. Coll. at Oswego. Dept. of Industrial Arts and Technology.
The guide is designed primarily for industrial arts teachers at the middle school level who wish to integrate career education into their curricula. The lessons and activities attempt to establish a balance among career information, technical information, and hands-on experience. The guide contains six lesson plans which cover the topics: the…
Curriculum Guide for Agriculture.
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Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. Div. of Community Colleges and Career Education.
Developed through a cooperative effort by industry and education, this curriculum guide outlines the basic knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level competencies in the broad field of agriculture, or for entrance into a post-high school program. This guide is one of several developed for Oregon's new approach to secondary education called…
Nebraska Secondary Bicycle Program Guide.
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Tichenor, Fred E.
Provided is a secondary education bicycle program guide designed for use in a general bicycle awareness course or as part of a driver education course. Chapter 1 of the guide contains the course objectives (psychomotor, cognitive, and affective) and a course outline organized into eight lessons. Each lesson lists lesson objectives, student…
Aerospace Science Education, A Curriculum Guide.
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Hilburn, Paul
This curriculum guide was developed by the Alaska State Department of Education for the purpose of aiding elementary and secondary school teachers in incorporating elements of aerospace science in the classroom. The section of the guide designed for elementary school teachers includes chapters under the headings: Aircraft, Airports, Weather,…
Fashion Merchandising. Marketing and Distributive Education.
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Robertson, Horace C.; And Others
This curriculum guide was developed to be used as a resource guide to assist marketing and distributive education teachers in planning and teaching a course in fashion merchandising. First, an introductory section is devoted to the management of the fashion merchandising curriculum, including information on the guide's background, units of…
Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Bush, Nancy; And Others
This curriculum guide recommends the essential content for high school programs in business education in South Carolina. It contains course outlines which are based on competencies needed in the labor market and/or for personal business management. The guide contains 20 course descriptions which are arranged in alphabetical order. Each course is…
California Outdoor School Curriculum Guide.
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Stoner, Darleen K.; And Others
This curriculum guide seeks to contribute vision to the values and goals of outdoor education and to show their relevance to all curricular areas. Direction is provided for developing and implementing a dynamic curriculum in outdoor education. The guide is divided into three sections. Section I addresses the informational needs of administrators…
Education & Recycling: Educator's Waste Management Resource and Activity Guide 1994.
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California State Dept. of Conservation. Sacramento. Div. of Recycling.
This activity guide for grades K-12 reinforces the concepts of recycling, reducing, and reusing through a series of youth-oriented activities. The guide incorporates a video-based activity, multiple session classroom activities, and activities requiring group participation and student conducted research. Constructivist learning theory was…
Graphic Design: A Career Guide and Education Directory.
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Poggenpohl, Sharon Helmer, Ed.
This guide aims to help students make informed decisions about careers in graphic design. The guide defines the purpose and practice of the graphic design field and identifies the strong link between effective educational programs and effective professional practices. Suggestions are given for evaluating schools and potential employers. Comments…
Economic Literacy: An Instructional Guide for Vocational Education.
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Blackman, Linda L.; And Others
This instructor's guide consists of materials for use in helping vocational education students acquire basic economic literacy. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: worker productivity, the free enterprise system, components of the economy, the consumer as a decision maker, small business functions, economic…
Marketing and Distributive Education. Wholesaling Curriculum Guide.
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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb. Dept. of Business Education and Administration Services.
This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…
Marketing and Distributive Education. Food Marketing Curriculum Guide
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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb. Dept. of Business Education and Administration Services.
This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…
Industrial Marketing. Marketing and Distributive Education Curriculum Guide.
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Moore, James R.; And Others
This guide is designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teacher/coordinators with maximum flexibility in planning an industrial marketing curriculum. The guide was constructed by identifying the competencies…
Marketing Services: Insurance. Marketing and Distributive Education Curriculum Guide.
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Luft, Roger L.; And Others
This guide is designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teacher/coordinators with maximum flexibility in planning an insurance marketing curriculum. The guide was constructed by identifying the competencies…
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Curriculum Guide.
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Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Materials contained in this Massachusetts curriculum guide are based on concepts and procedures developed by the Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility. The guide examines the philosophy of driver education, discusses such legal aspects as certification of students and teachers, presents a comprehensive classroom and behind-the-wheel…
VET Providers Planning to Deliver Degrees: Good Practice Guide
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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
2015-01-01
This good practice guide is intended to assist public and private registered training organisations (RTOs) planning to commence higher education (HE) delivery. The guide is based on research undertaken by Victor Callan and Kaye Bowman, who completed case studies with six providers currently delivering higher education qualifications in addition to…
Service Occupations Cluster Brief. [Vocational Education in Oregon.
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Brock, Howard
This guide sets forth minimum approval criteria for service occupations cluster programs in Oregon. The information in the guide is intended for use by district-level curriculum planners, teachers, regional coordinators, or state education department staff involved with new program development or revisions of existing programs. The guide outlines…
Kansas Business Education Curriculum Guide.
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Groneman, Nancy; Owen, Susan
This curriculum guide was developed to help business education teachers in Kansas improve and update their curricula to meet the needs of the present and future electronic office. The guide is based upon the premise that computer and keyboarding skills will be needed by all students and that communication skills and knowledge of word…
Curriculum Guide in Sex Education for the TMR.
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Steward, Kathy L.
Presented is a sex education curriculum guide for teachers of trainable retarded students ages 12 to 21 years. The guide is divided into six units: body parts, gender identification, and restroom signs; living things; reproduction; growth; adolescence, menstruation, and street language; and maturity (including sexual feelings and birth control).…
Marketing Education Program Management Guide.
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Blair, Betty; And Others
This guide was designed for use by marketing education teacher-coordinators and administrators in implementing marketing education programs. The document includes the following: an overall picture of administrative responsibilities related to high quality programs, guidelines and forms needed to deliver effective instruction, resources and…
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Fast, Ellen Forte
This guide was developed to serve as a resource for the staffs of state education agencies and local education agencies who are responsible for producing state, district, or school report cards of the type required under many state or district accountability systems as well as under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The guide is not intended to…
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Home, Alice; And Others
This guide, which presents the findings of a 1994 survey of nearly 500 Canadian women who fulfill family and work responsibilities while studying in social work, nursing, and adult education programs, is designed to help employers, educators, advisors, and administrators deal with the increased numbers of female students attempting to balance…
Constructivist developmental theory is needed in developmental neuroscience
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Arsalidou, Marie; Pascual-Leone, Juan
2016-12-01
Neuroscience techniques provide an open window previously unavailable to the origin of thoughts and actions in children. Developmental cognitive neuroscience is booming, and knowledge from human brain mapping is finding its way into education and pediatric practice. Promises of application in developmental cognitive neuroscience rests however on better theory-guided data interpretation. Massive amounts of neuroimaging data from children are being processed, yet published studies often do not frame their work within developmental models—in detriment, we believe, to progress in this field. Here we describe some core challenges in interpreting the data from developmental cognitive neuroscience, and advocate the use of constructivist developmental theories of human cognition with a neuroscience interpretation.
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Gall, Dan; Payne, Emily Miller; Burger, Phil; Curtis, Evelyn; Douglas, James; Kean, Nona; Parker, Ursula; Perez, Juan; Rosenberg, Sheila; Saucedo-Schwarz, Myrna; Franklin, Effie; Reed, Joseph
This guide is designed as an aid for the adult education administrator in the pursuit of continuous excellence and quality improvement in adult education programs in Texas. The Acknowledgments section provides an introduction, background, history, and overview of the adult education National Reporting System (NRS); overview of the NRS measures and…
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Vogt, Gregory L.; George, Jane A. (Editor)
1998-01-01
A Teacher's Guide with Activities for Technology Education, Mathematics, and Science National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Human Resources and Education Education Division Washington, DC Education Working Group NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas This publication is in the Public Domain and is not protected by copyright. Permission is not required for duplication.
CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR ADULT EDUCATION.
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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA PREPARED THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR ADULT EDUCATION SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS. OBJECTIVES AND CURRICULUM OUTLINES FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ARE GIVEN TO COVER LEVELS I (GRADES 1 TO 3), II (GRADES 4 TO 6), AND III (GRADES 7 AND 8). THE OUTLINES COVER COURSES IN READING, BASIC LANGUAGE ARTS AND…
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National Occupational Competency Testing Institute, 2012
2012-01-01
This guide attempts to address an aspect of secondary CTE (Career and Technical Education) that has received little attention; the assessment literacy of educators. School leaders need to go beyond ensuring routine compliance with external and internal regulatory forces to identify ways in which CTE program teachers might better understand…
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Fries, Cindi H.
2012-01-01
Scope and Method of Study: An educational philosophy and teaching style provide a foundation for understanding and for guiding guide decisions about curriculum, teacher-learner relationship and professional practice. The purpose of this descriptive quantitative study was to describe the educational philosophies and teaching styles of the teacher…
Project S.P.I.C.E.: Special Partnership in Career Education. Guide to Program Implementation.
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Emerson, Debby H.; And Others
The implementation guide to Project SPICE (Special Partnership in Career Education) - a curriculum designed to develop and demonstrate effective methods and techniques for providing career education experiences for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (ages 11-to-13 years) is provided. A description of the program focuses on program…
Work-Related Learning Guide for Family Literacy and Adult Education Organizations.
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Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA.
This guide assists family literacy and adult education organizations considering ways in which work and learning can be integrated in their educational programs. Part I addresses influences motivating the family literacy and adult education fields to incorporate work-related learning into their efforts. Part II provides a framework for designing…
Oklahoma Curriculum Guide for Teaching Driver Education to the Handicapped.
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1973
This booklet is intended to aid driver education instructors and supervisors to develop a program of driver education for physically or mentally handicapped persons. The guide is organized in five sections. The first section introduces the concept of driver education for the handicapped, and relates its history, philosophy, objectives for a…
Consumer's Choice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Consumer Education. Developed for Grades K-4.
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Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA.
This manual suggests teaching strategies for integrating consumer education into art, language arts, mathematics, science/health, and social studies in grades K-4. The guide lists consumer education competencies, interdisciplinary structures for consumer education, and provides a chart which relates competencies to page numbers in the guide.…
Aeronautics: An Educator's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.
This educator's guide, developed for students in grades 2-4, discusses the field of aeronautics. It begins with education standards and skill matrices for the classroom activities, a description of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) aeronautics mission, and a brief history of aeronautics. Activities are written for the…
The Here, Now and Tomorrow of Cable Television in Education; A Planning Guide.
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Massachusetts Advisory Council on Education, Boston.
In order for the potential of cable television to be applied for educational benefit, educators must effectively communicate their priorities and needs to both licensing authorities and cable companies. This guide familiarizes educators and school committees with their options and prepares them to take part in local franchise negotiations. It…
Project Wild and the Dominant Western Paradigm: A Content Analysis Utilizing Deep Ecology.
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Ingraham, Blake
Environmental educators utilize activity guides as a primary method of diffusing environmental education material into educational settings. The most popular environmental education activity guide in use today is Project WILD. Project WILD has come under fire by various groups, especially animal rights groups. Accordingly, a content analysis study…
A Guide to Writing Adult Education Grant Proposals.
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James, Waynne; And Others
This guide is designed to help adult educators to get through the grant application process required by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education. It provides information on the four stages of the process: planning the project, writing the proposal, submitting the application package, and receiving notification.…
Discover and Experience Outdoor Education. Junior Experience Information Packet.
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Northern Illinois Univ., Oregon. Lorado Taft Field Campus.
This guide provides information about an 8-day outdoor education experience required for third-year teacher education majors at Northern Illinois University (NIU). The residential program is held at the Lorado Taft Field Campus of NIU. The guide addresses the values of outdoor education and the benefits for both teachers and students. General…
Career Education Research and Development Project. Adult Education Career Education Guide.
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Hollier, Harold; Searles, Carmen C.
The curriculum guide was developed to help adult education teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning and implementing creative and innovative activities in the field of career awareness and exploration. The curriculum units are intended to be used in conjunction with subjects usually taught. The definition, goals, and basic concepts of…
Implementing Multiage Education: A Practical Guide.
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Kasten, Wendy C.; Lolli, Elizabeth Monce
Noting that multiage education continues to receive a great deal of interest as educators, legislators, and parents seek to find ways to improve educational experiences for all children, this book takes readers by the hand and guides them as they move from exploring the concept of multiage to the actual stages of implementation. As is consistent…
An Articulation Guide for Intermodal Transportation Career Education.
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Maples, Wallace R.; Babb, Charles W.
Designed to facilitate the transition of students in transportation career education from the secondary to the postsecondary level, this guide, which is part of a series on career education in transportation, deals with the problem of the lack of communication between the two levels necessary for a unified, comprehensive career education system.…
NAFSA's Guide to Education Abroad for Advisers and Administrators.
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Hoffa, William, Ed.; And Others
This volume offers a series of papers and essays as a guide to higher education advisors and administrators in the field of education abroad. Papers are organized into three sections which address education abroad in general, advising, and program development and evaluation. The following papers are included: "Being a Professional in the Field of…
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Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott K.; Shanahan, Timothy; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Collins, Penny; Scarcella, Robin
2007-01-01
This Practice Guide is the first in a series of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guides in education that are developed by a panel of experts. The guides are intended to bring the best available evidence and expertise to bear on the types of systemic challenges that cannot currently be addressed by single intervention or programs. This…
Klatt, BN; Carender, WJ; Lin, CC; Alsubaie, SF; Kinnaird, CR; Sienko, KH; Whitney, SL
2016-01-01
There is little information in peer-reviewed literature to specifically guide the choice of exercise for persons with balance and vestibular disorders. The purpose of this study is to provide a rationale for the establishment of a progression framework and propose a logical sequence in progressing balance exercises for persons with vestibular disorders. Our preliminary conceptual framework was developed by a multidisciplinary team of physical therapists and engineers with extensive experience with people with vestibular disorders. Balance exercises are grouped into six different categories: static standing, compliant surface, weight shifting, modified center of gravity, gait, and vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). Through a systematized literature review, interviews and focus group discussions with physical therapists and postural control experts, and pilot studies involving repeated trials of each exercise, exercise progressions for each category were developed and ranked in order of degree of difficulty. Clinical expertise and experience guided decision making for the exercise progressions. Hundreds of exercise combinations were discussed and research is ongoing to validate the hypothesized rankings. The six exercise categories can be incorporated into a balance training program and the framework for exercise progression can be used to guide less experienced practitioners in the development of a balance program. It may also assist clinicians and researchers to design, develop, and progress interventions within a treatment plan of care, or within clinical trials. A structured exercise framework has the potential to maximize postural control, decrease symptoms of dizziness/visual vertigo, and provide “rules” for exercise progression for persons with vestibular disorders. The conceptual framework may also be applicable to persons with other balance-related issues. PMID:27489886
Cook's Helper. DOT No. 317.687-010. Restaurant Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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Hohhertz, Durwin
This coordinator's guide for a module on cook's helpers, one of seven individualized units about restaurant occupations, has been developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a commercial restaurant. Included in the first part of the guide are a progress chart, suggested teaching procedures, answers to the…
Cook's Helper. DOT No. 317.687-010. Cafeteria Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab.
This study guide, one of eight individualized units developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a cafeteria, is composed of information about one specific occupation; this unit focuses on the duties of the cook's helper. Materials provided in this guide for coordinator use include a student progress chart; a…
Kitchen Helper. DOT No. 318.687-010. Restaurant Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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Hohhertz, Durwin
This coordinator's guide for a module on kitchen helpers, one of seven individualized units about restaurant occupations, has been developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a commercial restaurant. Included in the first part of the guide are a progress chart, suggested teaching procedures, answers to the…
Kitchen Helper. DOT No. 318.687-010. Cafeteria Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab.
This study guide, one of eight individualized units developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a cafeteria, is composed of information about one specific occupation; this unit focuses on the duties of the kitchen helper. Materials provided in this guide for coordinator use include a student progress chart; a…
Food Tabulator. DOT No. 211.582-010. Cafeteria Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab.
This study guide, one of eight individualized units developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a cafeteria, is composed of information about one specific occupation; this unit focuses on the duties of the food tabulator. Materials provided in this guide for coordinator use include a student progress chart; a…
Counter Attendant. DOT No. 311.677.014. Cafeteria Occupations. Coordinator's Guide. First Edition.
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East Texas State Univ., Commerce. Occupational Curriculum Lab.
This study guide, one of eight individualized units developed for students enrolled in cooperative part-time training and employed in a cafeteria, is composed of information about one specific occupation; this unit focuses on the duties of the counter attendant. Materials provided in this guide for coordinator use include a student progress chart;…
User Education Resources: USER.
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Condon, Patrick; Cook, Johanna
This report describes User Education Resources (USER), an Australian database containing both print and audiovisual materials related to library instruction. Intended to make a wide range of ideas readily available to librarians interested in educating library patrons, USER collects catalog guides, classification guides, evaluation forms, floor…
Curriculum Guide for Adult Education Teachers.
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Hammett, Earl Lee
This curriculum guide for teachers of adult education is divided into three parts. The first offers an overview of adult basic education, the teacher as counselor, testing and evaluation, instructional procedures--physical environment and classroom management, techniques providing variety in instruction--discussions, demonstrations, projects,…
Using databases in medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 77.
Cleland, Jennifer; Scott, Neil; Harrild, Kirsten; Moffat, Mandy
2013-05-01
This AMEE Guide offers an introduction to the use of databases in medical education research. It is intended for those who are contemplating conducting research in medical education but are new to the field. The Guide is structured around the process of planning your research so that data collection, management and analysis are appropriate for the research question. Throughout we consider contextual possibilities and constraints to educational research using databases, such as the resources available, and provide concrete examples of medical education research to illustrate many points. The first section of the Guide explains the difference between different types of data and classifying data, and addresses the rationale for research using databases in medical education. We explain the difference between qualitative research and qualitative data, the difference between categorical and quantitative data, and the difference types of data which fall into these categories. The Guide reviews the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative research. The next section is structured around how to work with quantitative and qualitative databases and provides guidance on the many practicalities of setting up a database. This includes how to organise your database, including anonymising data and coding, as well as preparing and describing your data so it is ready for analysis. The critical matter of the ethics of using databases in medical educational research, including using routinely collected data versus data collected for research purposes, and issues of confidentiality, is discussed. Core to the Guide is drawing out the similarities and differences in working with different types of data and different types of databases. Future AMEE Guides in the research series will address statistical analysis of data in more detail.
Johnsen, David C; Lipp, Mitchell J; Finkelstein, Michael W; Cunningham-Ford, Marsha A
2012-12-01
Patient-centered care involves an inseparable set of knowledge, abilities, and professional traits on the part of the health care provider. For practical reasons, health professions education is segmented into disciplines or domains like knowledge, technical skills, and critical thinking, and the culture of dental education is weighted toward knowledge and technical skills. Critical thinking, however, has become a growing presence in dental curricula. To guide student learning and assess performance in critical thinking, guidelines have been developed over the past several decades in the educational literature. Prominent among these guidelines are the following: engage the student in multiple situations/exercises reflecting critical thinking; for each exercise, emulate the intended activity for validity; gain agreement of faculty members across disciplines and curriculum years on the learning construct, application, and performance assessment protocol for reliability; and use the same instrument to guide learning and assess performance. The purposes of this article are 1) to offer a set of concepts from the education literature potentially helpful to guide program design or corroborate existing programs in dental education; 2) to offer an implementation model consolidating these concepts as a guide for program design and execution; 3) to cite specific examples of exercises and programs in critical thinking in the dental education literature analyzed against these concepts; and 4) to discuss opportunities and challenges in guiding student learning and assessing performance in critical thinking for dentistry.
How to Guide Effective Student Questioning: A Review of Teacher Guidance in Primary Education
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Stokhof, Harry J. M.; De Vries, Bregje; Martens, Rob L.; Bastiaens, Theo J.
2017-01-01
Although the educational potential of student questions is widely acknowledged, primary school teachers need support to guide them to become effective for learning the curriculum. The aim of this review is to identify which teacher guidance supports effective student questioning. Thirty-six empirical studies on guiding student questioning in…
Adult Basic Education Materials Evaluation Guide.
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Harrison, David
This guide is intended for use by adult basic education practitioners in the screening of basic reading textbooks prior to their adoption for classroom use. The guide is in the form of a questionnaire and consists of dichotomous-choice questions arranged into three sections that relate to the product design, adult learning, and reading instruction…
A Guide to Drug Abuse Education and Information Materials, 1972.
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National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Rockville, MD.
This guide was developed from efforts initiated by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to inform and educate the public about drug abuse beginning in April, 1969. At that time, NIMH produced television spots, radio announcements, newspaper and magazine ads, films, and general awareness publications. This guide was developed to make…
Office Occupations Curriculum Course Guide Postsecondary. Vocational Education, 1981.
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Aucoin, Margaret; And Others
This publication is a curriculum guide for postsecondary office occupations education programs in Louisiana. The guide details courses to be taken in order for a student to major in the accounting, secretarial, or typist-clerk curriculum areas. Each of these three curriculum areas contains minimum requirements, exit points, hourly schedules, and…
Curriculum Development Guide Based on a Technical Program.
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Belle-Isle, Louis Phillip
This "Guide" is intended for educators who have been mandated to develop or modify an educational program's curriculum. The guide presupposes the formulation of an exit-profile and focuses exclusively on activities after the exit-profile has been developed. The development of a curriculum is based on an exit-profile that mirrors the…
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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee.
The guide is one in a series for teachers, students, and community members to help them utilize community resources in developing and teaching environmental concepts, responsibility, and problem solving. This particular guide focuses on social studies and language arts aspects of environmental education for sixth graders. Background information…
A Multidisciplinary Process Curriculum in Environmental Education, Grade 2.
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Edmonds School District 15, Lynnwood, WA.
This second grade curriculum guide is based on a multidisciplinary approach to environmental education. The guide includes activities, guidelines for field trip planning, and a resource section. The guide deals with the subjects of plants, soil, and litter. Each subject section includes activities based on the physical characteristics, man's use,…
Health Education Teaching Ideas: Secondary. Revised Edition.
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Loya, Richard, Ed.; Bensley, Loren B., Jr., Ed.
Part I of this teaching guide contains teaching strategies which originally appeared in the "Journal of Health Education" (JHE) and were included in the first edition of this guide, published in 1983. Part II includes teaching strategies published in JHE since 1983. The guide is designed to be a reference for those seeking workable ideas in…
Curriculum Guide: Junior-Senior High School.
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Alston, Ray, Comp.; Moody, Florence, Comp.
A continuation of the primary guide (EC 004 852E), the curriculum guide for junior high and high school is introduced by a philosophy of special education and the characteristics and goals of the educable mentally handicapped. The curriculum areas for junior high include the language arts of listening, speaking, handwriting, spelling, and grammar,…
A Guide to Research in Education with Appended Informational Aids.
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Smith, Barbara J.
THis annotated bibliography is designed to help students beginning educational research at Pattee Library of Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Grouped in sections A through H in the body of the guide by the type of information they contain, items listed include: bibliographies, guides to theses and dissertations; indexes and abstracts;…
Economics, Kindergarten-Grade 6. A Curriculum Resource Guide.
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Texas Council for Economic Education, Houston.
This resource guide results from a joint project of the Texas Council on Economic Education and the Texas Education Agency. For each of the elementary school grades, the guide presents interdisciplinary lessons that feature an integrated approach to the teaching of economics. The lessons are devoted to a number of basic economics concepts. The…
Masonry. Vocational Education Curriculum Guide. Industrial and Technical Education.
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West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes.
This curriculum guide contains five units that provide the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans for the masonry curriculum. The guide is not intended to be a complete, self-contained curriculum, but instead provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the learning outcomes and allows the teacher…
People & Animals: A Humane Education Curriculum Guide. Levels A-D.
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Savesky, Kathleen, Ed.; Malcarne, Vanessa, Ed.
This curriculum guide provides the framework for integrating humane education into the traditional elementary school curriculum. The activities in this guide are designed to help students think critically and clarify their own feelings about various issues, as well as to provide them with factual information and understandings about animals.…
Finance and Credit. Curriculum Guide. Marketing and Distributive Education.
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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb. Dept. of Business Education and Administration Services.
Designed to be used with the General Marketing Curriculum Guide (ED 156 860), this guide is intended to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing and to allow marketing and distributive education teacher-coordinators maximum flexibility. It contains job competency sheets in ten…
Marketing and Distributive Education. General Retail Merchandising Curriculum Guide.
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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb. Dept. of Business Education and Administration Services.
This document is one of four curriculum guides designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. Introductory information provides directions for using the guide and information on…
Marketing and Distributive Education. General Marketing Curriculum Guide.
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Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb. Dept. of Business Education and Administration Services.
This general marketing curriculum guide is the master publication in a series of four curriculum guides. The series is designed to provide the curriculum coordinator with a basis for planning a comprehensive program in the field of marketing as well as to provide marketing and distributive education teachers with maximum flexibility. This guide…
Earth Science Education for the 21st Century: A Planning Guide.
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American Geological Inst., Alexandria, VA.
In response to the growing national concern about precollege science education, this guide was developed to assist school administrators, curriculum planners, teachers, and scientists in incorporating earth science in K-12 science curricula. The guide is divided into four main sections that provide a framework for planning and implementing earth…
On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty
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Johnson, Brad W.
2006-01-01
This book is the definitive guide for faculty in higher education who wish to mentor both students and junior faculty. It features strategies, guidelines, best practices, and recommendations for professors who wish to excel in this area. Written in a pithy style, this no-nonsense guide offers straightforward advice about managing problem mentor…
The HEFCE Guide to Strategic Planning: The Need for a New Approach
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Tolmie, Fiona
2005-01-01
This paper examines the approach of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to institutional strategy and planning, set out in 2000 in "Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Guide for Heads of Institutions, Senior Managers and Members of Governing Bodies" ("the Guide"). It considers the general lack of…
Widening Horizons: A Guide to Organizing Field Trips for Adult Students. Final Report.
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Lutheran Social Mission Society, Philadelphia, PA. Lutheran Settlement House.
Based on a successful program for women conducted by Lutheran Settlement House in Philadelphia, this guide outlines step-by-step procedures for conducting educational field trips for students in adult basic education programs. The guide offers suggestions for identification of cultural, historical, and social resources that would provide valuable…
Contract Management or Self-Operation: A Decision-Making Guide for Higher Education.
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Goldstein, Philip J.; And Others
This guide offers an objective framework for deciding whether self-operation or contract management (also known as privatization or "outsourcing") will best serve the goals and objectives of an individual institution of higher education. The guide is organized into four chapters. Chapter 1 briefly outlines the evolution of contract…
Curriculum Guide for Teachers of Educable Mentally Retarded -- Primary.
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Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction, West Palm Beach, FL.
Designed for use with primary level educable mentally handicapped children, the guide lists general objectives, gives a unit and a daily lesson plan on wise buying from the grocery or stationery store, and explains how to make experience charts. Over three-fourths of the guide consists of behavioral objectives with general objectives and terminal…
Substance Abuse Prevention and Geography. Teacher's Resource Guide.
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Connecticut Geographic Alliance, Storrs.
This guide integrates themes of geography with health issues of the 1990s to encourage healthy lifestyles and promote geographic literacy. Designed for use by social studies educators and educators responsible for teaching about substance abuse and related health issues, this guide includes lessons for kindergarten through 12th grade. After an…
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West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes.
This curriculum guide contains eight units that provide the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans for the electrical occupations/residential electricity curriculum. The guide is not intended to be a complete, self-contained curriculum, but instead provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the…
Office Education Curriculum Guide Series. [Core Document.
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Sullivan, Carol
As one of a series of curriculum guides for office education programs in Texas, this guide contains units of instruction to assist in teaching the following objectives rated as necessary for the success of the program by experienced teachers across the state: (1) the essential elements common to all vocational programs and (2) the essential…
Carpentry. Vocational Education Curriculum Guide. Industrial and Technical Education.
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West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes.
This curriculum guide contains 12 units that provide the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans for the carpentry curriculum. The guide is not intended to be a complete, self-contained curriculum, but instead provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the learning outcomes and allows the teacher…
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West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes.
This curriculum guide contains 10 units that provide the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans for the industrial equipment maintenance curriculum. The guide is not intended to be a complete, self-contained curriculum, but instead provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the learning outcomes and…
Competency-Based Education Curriculum for Machine Shop. Teacher's Guide.
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Associated Educational Consultants, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.
This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the machine shop competency-based education curriculum for secondary students in West Virginia. It has been developed to facilitate use of the curriculum by instructors of machine shop programs. The teacher's guide contains the following material: an explanation of the curriculum and suggested usage; a…
Getting Started: A Guide to Bringing Environmental Education into Your Classroom.
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Bones, David, Ed.
This teacher guide, an EE Toolbox resource, is a collection of stories about teachers who initiated environmental programs in their classrooms and schools. The guide is divided into three units. The first provides a brief overview of the scope, history, and value of environmental education. The second offers suggestions for instructional…
A to Z: The Early Childhood Educator's Guide to the Internet.
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL.
This guide explains features of the Internet and compiles Internet resources useful to those interested in the education, growth, and development of young children. Chapter 1 of the guide, "An Introduction to the Internet," explains what is needed to connect to the Internet. The chapter then discusses electronic mail, mail lists,…
Assessment Guide for Educators: Introduction
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GED Testing Service, 2016
2016-01-01
This guide is designed to help adult educators and administrators better understand the content of the GED® test. This guide is tailored to each test subject and highlights the test's item types, assessment targets, and guidelines for how items will be scored. This 2016 edition has been updated to include the most recent information about the…
Machine Transcription. Vocational Education Curriculum Guide. Business Education.
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West Virginia State Vocational Curriculum Lab., Cedar Lakes.
This curriculum guide provides the basic curriculum components required to develop lesson plans that address the learning outcomes for the area of machine transcription. It is not a complete, self-contained curriculum. Instead, the guide provides the teacher with a number of informational items related to the learning outcomes and allows him/her…
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Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools, CA.
Presented is the third component, Educational Simulations, of a special day class educational program for drug dependent minors. One objective of the project is said to have been the identification of instructional methods and materials suited to drug dependent minors. Educational games and simulations designed to provide practice in reading and…
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Saint, William
2005-01-01
The Education Working Paper Series is produced by the Education Unit at the World Bank (HDNED). It provides an avenue for World Bank staff to publish and disseminate preliminary education findings to encourage discussion and exchange ideas within the World Bank and among the broader development community. This Guide seeks to help those who design…
Higher Education Finance Manual: Volume 1. Data Providers' Guide.
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Collier, Douglas J.; Allen, Richard H.
This data providers' guide, the first volume of the revised "Higher Education Finance Manual," comprehensively describes national financial reporting standards, including those prescribed for the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) reports, and includes the information needed to comply with those standards. General…
The 1989 Educational Software Preview Guide.
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Educational Software Evaluation Consortium, Menlo Park, CA.
Developed to help educators locate microcomputer software programs they may want to preview for students in grades K-12, this guide lists commercially available instructional software programs that have been favorably reviewed by members of the Educational Software Evaluation Consortium. Programs are arranged alphabetically by title within…
Heritage Education Resource Guide. Preliminary Edition.
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Hunter, Kathleen, Ed.
Heritage education is defined as teaching and learning about U.S. history and culture. It is an interdisciplinary approach to education that encompasses subjects like architecture, art, community planning, social history, politics, conservation, and transportation. This guide is intended to help persons identify information about heritage…
Automotive Technology. Career Education Guide.
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Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. European Area.
The curriculum guide is designed to provide students with realistic training in automotive technology theory and practice within the secondary educational framework and to prepare them for entry into an occupation or continuing postsecondary education. The learning modules are grouped into three areas: small engines, automotive technology, and…
Resource Guide to Federal Funding for Technology in Education.
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Department of Education, Washington, DC.
This guide provides information about funding resources available from the Federal government for programs involving educational technology. Funding programs are included for the following government agencies: U.S. Department of Education; Department of Commerce; National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of Energy (DOE); National Aeronautics…
Review of Army Officer Educational System. Volume 1. Summary Report
1971-12-01
13-5 V. StaffingGuide. . . . . . . . .. 13-6 VI. Academic Facilities .................. 13-9 VII. Educational Innovations . . . . . .... . 13-10 14...report does not lean heavily on statistical support. It gives references, research, and statistical data only when essential to validity, accuracy, or...Leadership, History, Interbranch and Interservice Education , Facilities , Regulations, Staffing Guide, Educational Innovations Chapter 14 - Concluding
Project S.P.I.C.E. Special Partnership in Career Education. Guide to Program Implementation.
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Volusia County Schools, Daytona Beach, FL.
This guide describes methods by which an educator can establish a program of career awareness for the educable mentally handicapped student using project SPICE (Special Partnership in Career Education) modules. The first of two sections provides an overview of the SPICE program. Specific topics included are peer facilitation, community career…
Just Around the Corner... A Guide for Career Education in the Intermediate Levels.
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Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Career Education Section.
This curriculum guide provides examples of activities a teacher at the intermediate level can use for any phase of career education being studied. Activities are listed under each of the eight elements of career education: (1) Self Awareness, (2) Educational Awareness, (3) Career Awareness, (4) Economic Awareness, (5) Decision Making, (6)…
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Summerfield, Liane, Ed.
The information systems/centers listed in this guide are organized into the following five sections according to their area of concentration: (1) Education/Special Education; (2) the Sciences; (3) Physical Education, Recreation, and Related Areas; (4) Products and Services for Handicapped Consumers; and (5) Other. The systems and centers have also…
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Singer, Elizabeth
This Competency-Based Adult Basic Education (CBABE) Classroom Management Guide was developed to aid the Adult Basic Education (ABE) facilitator in implementing a model CBABE Level 5-8 curriculum. First, introductory material provides background on the CBABE project at Brevard Community College (Florida) and the rationale for the development of the…
Learning to Listen: A Guide to Methods of Adult Nonformal Education.
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Vella, Jane Kathryn
Intended to aid field workers in nonformal adult education programs, this guide indicates ways of listening to a group or a community, approaches to sharing rather than transmitting, and methods of problem-posing education. The first chapter examines the importance of respect as a learning principle in adult nonformal education and explores some…
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Rankin, Louise
An instructor's manual and student activity guide on advertising are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focus on the vocational area of distributive education. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home economics,…
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Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.
This pamphlet guides parents of children with disabilities through the procedures for acquiring special education services in the state of Washington. Following an overview of special education, the pamphlet presents information on notice and consent procedures, confidentiality of records, individualized education programs (IEP), the placement…
Education after High School: A Guide for Parents and Students.
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Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City.
This guide is for parents of students in Missouri who are planning further education or training after high school. After a letter of introduction to parents from the Missouri Commissioner of Education and a brief overview of the importance of planning for advanced education, it provides checklists of planning activities for students during 9th…
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison
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Crayton, Anna; Lindahl, Nicole
2010-01-01
By picking up this guide, you have already taken an important step towards continuing your education. Going back to school will require hard work and dedication. The process will be both challenging and frustrating. But if you stick with it, continuing your education can bring you tremendous rewards. Earning a General Education Development…
Transforming Public Education: Cases in Education Entrepreneurship. Instructor's Guide
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Childress, Stacey M., Ed.
2010-01-01
This instructor's guide is intended for use with "Transforming Public Education: Cases in Education Entrepreneurship." This volume includes a teaching note for each case in the student edition; the note provides basic guidance in how to initaite and organize the flow of the case discussion as well as how the case links to others before…
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Lowry, Carlee S.
Designed to assist Bureau of Indian Affairs school officials in the identification of safety education program needs, this evaluation guide focuses upon the basic operational components in a safety education program. The means for establishing an evaluation design for safety education are presented via a flexible model appropriate for most…
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Walters, Brenda B.
An instructor's manual and student activity guide on fashion shows are provided in this set of prevocational education materials which focuses on the vocational area of distributive education. (This set of materials is one of ninety-two prevocational education sets arranged around a cluster of seven vocational offerings: agriculture, home…
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Scherr, Rachel E.; Reed, Heather; Briggs, Marilyn; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri
2011-01-01
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate nutrition education competencies and a competency-based resource guide, Connecting the Dots...Healthy Foods, Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids (CTD), for preschool-aged children in California. Methods: Nutrition education experts and California Department of Education staff…
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Zelefsky, Michael J., E-mail: zelefskm@mskcc.org; Greco, Carlo; Motzer, Robert
2012-04-01
Purpose: To report tumor local progression-free outcomes after treatment with single-dose, image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy and hypofractionated regimens for extracranial metastases from renal cell primary tumors. Patients and Methods: Between 2004 and 2010, 105 lesions from renal cell carcinoma were treated with either single-dose, image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy to a prescription dose of 18-24 Gy (median, 24) or hypofractionation (three or five fractions) with a prescription dose of 20-30 Gy. The median follow-up was 12 months (range, 1-48). Results: The overall 3-year actuarial local progression-free survival for all lesions was 44%. The 3-year local progression-free survival for those who received a highmore » single-dose (24 Gy; n = 45), a low single-dose (<24 Gy; n = 14), or hypofractionation regimens (n = 46) was 88%, 21%, and 17%, respectively (high single dose vs. low single dose, p = .001; high single dose vs. hypofractionation, p < .001). Multivariate analysis revealed the following variables were significant predictors of improved local progression-free survival: 24 Gy dose compared with a lower dose (p = .009) and a single dose vs. hypofractionation (p = .008). Conclusion: High single-dose, image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy is a noninvasive procedure resulting in high probability of local tumor control for metastatic renal cell cancer generally considered radioresistant according to the classic radiobiologic ranking.« less
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Henricks, Walter H; Karcher, Donald S; Harrison, James H; Sinard, John H; Riben, Michael W; Boyer, Philip J; Plath, Sue; Thompson, Arlene; Pantanowitz, Liron
2017-01-01
-Recognition of the importance of informatics to the practice of pathology has surged. Training residents in pathology informatics has been a daunting task for most residency programs in the United States because faculty often lacks experience and training resources. Nevertheless, developing resident competence in informatics is essential for the future of pathology as a specialty. -To develop and deliver a pathology informatics curriculum and instructional framework that guides pathology residency programs in training residents in critical pathology informatics knowledge and skills, and meets Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Informatics Milestones. -The College of American Pathologists, Association of Pathology Chairs, and Association for Pathology Informatics formed a partnership and expert work group to identify critical pathology informatics training outcomes and to create a highly adaptable curriculum and instructional approach, supported by a multiyear change management strategy. -Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents (PIER) is a rigorous approach for educating all pathology residents in important pathology informatics knowledge and skills. PIER includes an instructional resource guide and toolkit for incorporating informatics training into residency programs that vary in needs, size, settings, and resources. PIER is available at http://www.apcprods.org/PIER (accessed April 6, 2016). -PIER is an important contribution to informatics training in pathology residency programs. PIER introduces pathology trainees to broadly useful informatics concepts and tools that are relevant to practice. PIER provides residency program directors with a means to implement a standardized informatics training curriculum, to adapt the approach to local program needs, and to evaluate resident performance and progress over time.
Brown, David R; Warren, Jamie B; Hyderi, Abbas; Drusin, Ronald E; Moeller, Jeremy; Rosenfeld, Melvin; Orlander, Philip R; Yingling, Sandra; Call, Stephanie; Terhune, Kyla; Bull, Janet; Englander, Robert; Wagner, Dianne P
2017-06-01
To better prepare graduating medical students to transition to the professional responsibilities of residency, 10 medical schools are participating in an Association of American Medical Colleges pilot to evaluate the feasibility of explicitly teaching and assessing 13 Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency. The authors focused on operationalizing the concept of entrustment as part of this process. Starting in 2014, the Entrustment Concept Group, with representatives from each of the pilot schools, guided the development of the structures and processes necessary for formal entrustment decisions associated with students' increased responsibilities at the start of residency. Guiding principles developed by the group recommend that formal, summative entrustment decisions in undergraduate medical education be made by a trained group, be based on longitudinal performance assessments from multiple assessors, and incorporate day-to-day entrustment judgments by workplace supervisors. Key to entrustment decisions is evidence that students know their limits (discernment), can be relied on to follow through (conscientiousness), and are forthcoming despite potential personal costs (truthfulness), in addition to having the requisite knowledge and skills. The group constructed a developmental framework for discernment, conscientiousness, and truthfulness to pilot a model for transparent entrustment decision making. The pilot schools are studying a number of questions regarding the pathways to and decisions about entrustment. This work seeks to inform meaningful culture change in undergraduate medical education through a shared understanding of the assessment of trust and a shared trust in that assessment.
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