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Education Change: Research, History, Reality, Don E. Glines
Education Change: Research, History, Reality, Don E. Glines
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EDUCATION CHANGE is another effort from Educational Futures Projects, Sacramento California, to convince educators that more of us need to learn how to unfold our deck chairs. Author Dr. Don Glines has spent his career actually implementing change in schools and colleges, and in conjunction, consulting for others also implementing educational innovations.
EDUCATION CHANGE is presented in cooperation with Project 100% Graduation, directed by Dr. John R. Eggers of Minnesota. The goal of this project is to have more students graduate, as graduation rates are low to extremely low in a variety of communities.
Environmental And Climate Change Dictionary, Fozia Parveen
Environmental And Climate Change Dictionary, Fozia Parveen
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The idea of creating a dictionary was conceived after AKU-IED launched the climate change and environmental sustainability module in 2022 for parents, teachers, and students. As a follow-up to the launch, under the ismaili civic banner, over 100 teachers and youth educators were oriented about the module. It was realized that several words that we presume teachers would know are not as common in their vocabulary as we had thought, especially considering that head teachers come from diverse background.
Working on the principle of creating more scholarship for climate change education and education for sustainable development, this dictionary was initiated …
Using Anonymous Student Feedback To Enhance Digital Teaching And Learning Practices In It Modules, John Snel Phd, Greg South
Using Anonymous Student Feedback To Enhance Digital Teaching And Learning Practices In It Modules, John Snel Phd, Greg South
Poster Presentations
This case study outlines the use of four digital tools to enhance student learning across several Information Technology modules (Level 7 and 8 in the Irish National Framework of Qualifications). Survey feedback on the use of these digital tools was positive, particularly towards the use of in-class polling and the supplementary instructor-made videos.
Infographic: Rates Of School Attendance, Jo Earp
Infographic: Rates Of School Attendance, Jo Earp
Teacher infographics
Australia's annual Closing the Gap Report details progress against government targets in the areas of health, education and employment. This infographic focuses on the rates of school attendance, comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous student groups.
Why The American Superpower Has Mediocre Educational Rankings, Madeline R. Hays
Why The American Superpower Has Mediocre Educational Rankings, Madeline R. Hays
Undergraduate Research Posters
Although education holds implications for economic growth, scientific progress, and political participation, the United States remains on the lower end of educational quality compared to other industrial and first-world nations. Despite substantial efforts by the American government to mend this issue, reforms have yielded minimal improvement in results. Identifying the reasons for the declining nature of US education is essential in understanding how to improve the current academic state. Why has there been a decline in education quality in America compared to other first-world countries since World War II? In order to distinguish the characteristics correlating with low-achievement in the …
Perspective: Influencing Systemic Change, Lilliam Lowery, Ed. D.
Perspective: Influencing Systemic Change, Lilliam Lowery, Ed. D.
Leadership Hour at Otterbein University
Dr. Lowery comes to FutureReady Columbus from the Maryland State Department of Education, where she served as state superintendent of schools. Under her leadership, Maryland has consistently finished among the nation’s top performing state school systems, according to Education Week’s Quality Counts, the most comprehensive assessment of the state of American education.
In Search Of Relevance And Sustainability Of Educational Change : An International Conference At Aga Khan University Institute For Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Institute For Educational Development
In Search Of Relevance And Sustainability Of Educational Change : An International Conference At Aga Khan University Institute For Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Institute For Educational Development
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No abstract provided.
Strengthening Nyc Middle-Grades Learning In & Out Of School: Five Recommendations To The Mayor, Partnership For After School Education, Ford Foundation, Bank Street College Of Education
Strengthening Nyc Middle-Grades Learning In & Out Of School: Five Recommendations To The Mayor, Partnership For After School Education, Ford Foundation, Bank Street College Of Education
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A paper urging Mayor de Blasio and his team to consider insights and recommendations about middle-grades learning in New York City. Moving away from outdated assumptions about adolescence and schooling, this work suggests and expands upon the following:
1. Reframe middle-grades learning as a community responsibility.
2. Focus accountability on student learning and development in and out of school.
3. Strengthen middle-grades schools as centers of youth development.
4. Incentivize innovative designs.
5. Prepare and support a range of adults to foster middle-grades learning in and out of school.
[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter
[Introduction To] Museum Careers: A Practical Guide For Students And Novices, N. Elizabeth Schlatter
Bookshelf
This concise volume is the place to start for anyone considering a career in museums. Museum professional and author N. Elizabeth Schlatter outlines the nature of the profession as a whole, the rewards and challenges of museum work, types of museums, and jobs within museums, including salary ranges. She discusses options for education and training, and suggestions on how to secure a job and how to move up the career ladder. Interviews with museum professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds demonstrate different career paths and offer unique and helpful advice . For novices in the field, students in …
Becoming A Teacher In The Developing World, Ayesha Bashiruddin, John Retallick
Becoming A Teacher In The Developing World, Ayesha Bashiruddin, John Retallick
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No abstract provided.
Quality In Education: Teaching And Leadership In Challenging Times. Vol. 1, Sajid Ali, Meher Rizvi
Quality In Education: Teaching And Leadership In Challenging Times. Vol. 1, Sajid Ali, Meher Rizvi
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No abstract provided.
Impact : Making A Difference, Anjum Halai, Jane Rarieya
Small Schools: Great Strides, A Study Of New Schools In Chicago, Patricia A. Wasley, Michelle Fine, Matt Gladden, Nicole E. Holland, Sherry P. King, Esther Mosak, Linda C. Powell
Small Schools: Great Strides, A Study Of New Schools In Chicago, Patricia A. Wasley, Michelle Fine, Matt Gladden, Nicole E. Holland, Sherry P. King, Esther Mosak, Linda C. Powell
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This book documents a two-year study and analysis of small schools in Chicago. Using a mixed-method study, gathering both quantitative and qualitative data, the research serves to compare results to previous studies of small urban schools.The study examines the effects of small schools on students, parents, teachers, and community members. Both previous and current research suggest that small school size is correlated with an increase in student attendance, performance, and better sense of community overall.
Educational Access For Homeless School-Age Children : A Model For Building Collaboration Between Educators And Social Services Providers, Karen Tilbor, Al Leighton
Educational Access For Homeless School-Age Children : A Model For Building Collaboration Between Educators And Social Services Providers, Karen Tilbor, Al Leighton
Maine Collection
Educational Access for Homeless School-Age Children : A Model for Building Collaboration Between Educators and Social Services Providers
Karen Tilbor and Al Leighton
Human Services Development Institute, Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, Graduate Program in Public Policy and Management, University of Southern Maine
October 1990
"This report was prepared under contract with the Maine Department of Education" Printed under Appropriation # 013-05A-1002-01
Contents: Introduction / Forum for Portland-Area Educators / Brochure / Educators and Social Service Providers Collaborate / Summary and Recommendations / Appendices
Guidelines For Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling, Robert E. Boose
Guidelines For Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling, Robert E. Boose
Maine Collection
Guidelines for Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling
Dr. Robert E. Boose, Commissioner, Department of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta, Maine, September 13, 1984
Contents: Part I - Rules for Equivalent Instruction Programs / Part II - Guidelines for Implementation of Equivalent Instruction Programs by School Boards
Educational Futures I: Imaging And Inventing: Views Toward Imagineering Global Perspectives Of What Ought To Be In Education, Don E. Glines
Educational Futures I: Imaging And Inventing: Views Toward Imagineering Global Perspectives Of What Ought To Be In Education, Don E. Glines
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"First of a volume series on change in education, with volume I focusing on societal conditions and how they affect educators and school programs" from Don E. Glines (2023).
Creating Humane Schools (Expanded Supplementary Edition), Don E. Glines
Creating Humane Schools (Expanded Supplementary Edition), Don E. Glines
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"A practical how-to-do-it guide for implementing the innovations and revisions needed in education, with emphasis on multi-alternative school districts and college, self-renewal, and the future."--Cover