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Gunderson, Margaret S.; Moore, Earl J. – 1983
This manual provides a framework, to be used by elementary program developers and teachers, for creating or improving guidance curriculum programs. The manual is based on the Georgia Comprehensive Guidance Model, which is appended for reference. The materials in the manual represent a competency-based approach that is designed to provide a…
Descriptors: Children, Competency Based Education, Comprehensive Guidance, Decision Making Skills
Kaplan, Robert E.; Palus, Charles J. – 1994
Intended primarily for human resources managers who are responsible for the development of executives, this paper lays out the potential advantages and hazards of enhanced feedback. It first looks at enhanced feedback and its rationale in detail. Four sources of data are described: numerical ratings and verbatim comments; data from the workplace…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Daresh, John C. – School Business Affairs, 1987
Discusses merit pay as a school improvement idea, focusing on drawbacks of providing monetary incentives for superior teachers. Before jumping on the merit pay bandwagon, superintendents are advised to consider school purpose, alternative or equally effective reward systems, financial implications, and fairness of merit ratings. (MLH)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Merit Pay
Ellis, Nancy H. – Executive Educator, 1989
A properly structured job-enrichment program can help motivate classroom teachers and encourage them to remain in the classroom. Offers examples of programs for enhancing the professional lives of teachers and cites pitfalls to avoid in designing a program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Job Enrichment, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover
Download full textAinslie, Susan – 1994
This guide, designed for teachers of second languages to adults, discusses instruction for student groups of mixed abilities. The first chapter examines the factors that determine mixed ability, including: student motivation, interests, and needs; linguistic ability; general educational background; learning style; age; external pressures and time…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Students
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1999
This inservice teacher education packet focuses on teacher expectations, student motivation, learning modalities, planning for instruction, classroom organization, and management strategies. Following a section on implementation of strategies, an overview gives the trainer a quick overview of the entire packet. The overview is laid out in a matrix…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Delamont, Sara; Atkinson, Paul; Parry, Odette – 1998
This handbook is a practical guide for the novice and experienced supervisor of Ph.D. students focusing on the British system. The book is organized to follow the progress of a student from starting out to a career after the viva voce examination. The chapters are: (1) "A Most Persuasive Piece of Argument"; (2) "Caught and Held by a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, Ca. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1980
One of a series of activity guides, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials to help teachers and students celebrate special days and events in autumn. The activities and resources are especially designed to develop communications skills of students in grades 4-8; however, they are easily transferable to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Hendon, Sarah, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This guide contains the materials required to teach a 36-hour program of competency-based instruction designed to meet the needs of teen single parents who require additional skill building before entering the job market or a job training program. The course is divided into 4 learning modules that cover 18 competencies as follows: taking…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Harwell, Joan M. – 2001
The 16 chapters of this comprehensive guide to teaching students with learning disabilities cover the following topics: (1) an overview of the field of learning disabilities (characteristics, causes, prevalence, prognosis, and resources); (2) research in the field of learning disabilities (how the brain works, how children learn); (3) relevant…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Family Role
Peer reviewedJones, Jean Ellen – Art Education, 1997
Reviews Betty Edwards' self-instruction book, "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain," and discusses the motivational techniques used in that work. Argues that these techniques, designed to build student self-confidence, explain the book's popularity and provide instructive examples for other art teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Art Education, Books, Educational Theories, Educational Trends
Fielker, David S. – Mathematics Teaching, 1981
The problem of finding the maximum number of right angles a polygon can have, given the number of sides, is discussed in detail. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematical Enrichment
Alvermann, Donna E.; And Others – 1987
Drawing from observations of discussion in 24 different classrooms, this book will provide preservice and inservice teachers at the middle and school levels with the motivation and knowledge to use discussion to foster student comprehension of content area text assignments. The first chapter examines the distinctions between discussion and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Middle Schools
Lethbridge Catholic Separate School District #9 (Alberta). – 1992
This booklet contains materials designed to help teachers and students identify and celebrate affective learning as it is expressed in behavior. First, a brief user's guide explains how teachers and students can use the "Celebration of Learning" materials. Next, five areas of affective learning are listed, with general and specific examples of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Check Lists, Elementary Education
Ellis, William, Ed. – Their World, 1993
This 1993 edition offers 23 papers on various aspects of learning disabilities, presented in four sections on: (1) social and emotional dimensions of learning disabilities, (2) creative environments for students with learning disabilities, (3) thoughts for parents, and (4) thinking about college. Articles include, among others: "Building Strength…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Creative Development
