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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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Zierdt, Ginger L.; Dahlman, Anne; Rosendale, April; Kennedy, Pam – School-University Partnerships, 2012
Minnesota State Mankato's partnership with eight Professional Development School districts, encompassing fifty-four P-12 sites, and post-secondary programs involved in educator preparation including Elementary, Secondary, Special Education, Leadership, School Counseling, and Arts & Sciences content, was one of five PDS partnerships recognized by…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
Rainer Dangel, Julie; Hooper, Sharon – School-University Partnerships, 2010
Six primary classrooms in an elementary professional development school were involved in this research, each characterized by high mobility and a diverse student population from economically disadvantaged families. Questions included the following: First, what approaches are found in a professional development school with diverse learners? Second,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Core Curriculum, Observation, Economically Disadvantaged
Hoffman, Patricia; Dahlman, Anne; Zierdt, Ginger – School-University Partnerships, 2009
This article details a strategic planning model and concurrent 3-year research study focusing on the benefits of preK-16 professional development school learning communities for the participating preK-16 educational leaders in a midwestern school-university partnership network. Results of the study, along with the strategic plan's success at…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Professional Development Schools, School Readiness, Academic Achievement
Eberly, Jody L.; Joshi, Arti; Galen, Harlene – School-University Partnerships, 2009
Periodic reexamination of existing professional development school forms is good practice to ascertain whether goals are being met. Such an assessment was sparked by a request from a superintendent in a 14-year-old professional development school structure at a public college in the Northeast. This assessment revealed that although the…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Public Colleges, Supervisory Methods, Educational Principles