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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Haydon, Todd; MacSuga-Gage, Ashley S.; Simonsen, Brandi; Hawkins, Renee – Beyond Behavior, 2012
Effective instruction is a key component of successful classroom management and includes practices that maximize the likelihood of student participation, active responding, and correct responding while minimizing errors. Researchers have established the connection between effective instruction and (a) increases in desired student behaviors,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, Student Participation, Classroom Techniques
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Marchant, Michelle; Anderson, Darlene H. – Beyond Behavior, 2012
Students who frequently engage in problem behavior tend to disrupt teacher instruction and impede others' learning, and they can seriously limit their own opportunities for academic and social success. The view that negative student-teacher interaction adversely impacts classroom climate is well documented. A positive and engaging classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Environment, Student Behavior, Positive Reinforcement
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Cox, Meredith – Beyond Behavior, 2011
Committed teachers and administrators often look for strategies and practices to better support students struggling to negotiate the academic, social, and behavioral demands of the classroom setting. Such practices may include modifications to how they deliver instruction or manage behavior for their entire class. Other strategies may include more…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Program Effectiveness, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education
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Umbreit, John; Ferro, Jolenea B. – Beyond Behavior, 2011
Concern about using evidence-based practices to improve outcomes is not new. The same concern, described as the need to bridge the "research to practice gap," was expressed in special education more than 40 years ago. Despite continuing efforts to use the best information available to improve outcomes, the process occurs very slowly. Collectively,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Student Needs, Intervention
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Atkins, Trent; Bartuska, Jamie – Beyond Behavior, 2010
Alternative education programs (also called alternative schools) first appeared on the American landscape in the 1960s. Despite the proliferation of these programs, a generic description of what constitutes an alternative education program, historically, has been elusive. Most alternative education programs have the general criteria of serving…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Urban Areas
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Cooper, Justin T.; Pruitt, Beth Anne – Beyond Behavior, 2005
Increasing numbers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are completing high school with standard diplomas, and it is imperative that educators explore all of the available postsecondary settings in which these students may be successful. Although college settings may not be the focus of transition efforts for many students…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, High Schools, College Attendance