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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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How to Recruit and Retain Teachers and Other School Leaders in Hard-to-Staff Rural and Small School Districts. A Toolkit Including Procedures for Implementing a Systematic Approach for Attracting, Selecting, Appointing, Socializing, and Retaining Teachers and Other School Leaders in Hard-to-Staff Rural and Small School Districts
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Ahearn, Charles; Harmon, Hobart; Sanders, John R. – SERVE Center at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006
Recruiting and retaining teachers and other personnel continues to be one of the most critical issues in rural schools. The need for teachers in the U.S. is expected to grow significantly as large numbers of teachers retire, many taking advantage of early retirement incentives. In searching for ways to meet new federal law requirements outlined in…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Faculty Mobility, Rural Schools, School District Size
How to Assess Student Performance in History: Going beyond Multiple-Choice Tests
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Edmunds, Julie – SERVE Center at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006
This paper addresses some real assessment challenges that teachers have identified: (1) Figuring out what really is important for students to know and be able to do in history; (2) Teaching the skills of "doing history" in a world of testing that often seems to value only factual knowledge; (3) Identifying and using assessments that provide…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, History Instruction, Course Objectives, Check Lists