http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:34 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:34 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255448 The publications and materials reports on this site include: "Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners," "Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High School," "Who's Counted? Who's Counting? Understanding High School Graduation Rates," "Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy, a report to Carnegie Corporation of New York," "Profiles in Leadership: Innovative Approaches to Transforming the American High School," "Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers," as well as many others. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255806 This site is filled with resources that will help strengthen the performance of education leaders to improve student achievement.  There are a number of articles and books available that are intended to provide examples and serve as guides for those interested in education leadership.  Some of these articles and books are: "Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Examplary Leadership Development Programs," "A Wallace Perspective: Leadership for Learning: Making the Connections Among State, District and School Policies and Practices," "How Leadership Influences Student Learning," and "From Bystander to Ally: Transforming the District Human Resources Department."  Many others can also be found here. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=255357 What is The Learning Organization?  A Learning organization is an organization where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning to see the whole together.  Learning organizations are characterized by total employee involvement in a process of collaboratively conducted, collectively accountable change directed towards shared values or principles.What does this site offer?  This  site offers and provides links to other areas related to The Learning Organization.  Some of these areas include the learning society and the knowledge economy, systems theory, and dialogue.  Helpful links are also offered to further reading. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259228 While acknowledging the importance of government and corporate policies and investments related to America's role in the global marketplace, this paper is dedicated to the examination and resolution of the underlying problems associated with America's performance in mathematics and science education.Educators in the P-12 community will find much of this paper's contents familiar.  That's because the four-part action plan outlined in it has been designed to give business and higher education leaders a deeper understanding of the complex problems with which P-12 educators have long been grappling and to provide the business and higher education communities with the tools to become more effective partners in the work of improving America's P-12 education system. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=614917 HIED 655 - Funding for Higher Education http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259512 To better prepare young people for further education, nine states have adopted policies that currently or will make a college-preparatory curriculum the default curriculum for students. Eleven states have developed college-readiness definitions, typically based on the courses students must take in high school. Five states have aligned the course credits required to earn a high diploma with requirements for admission into the state’s postsecondary institutions. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=254383 This Desktop Reference outlines what is new under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) for each program supported under the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 and other statues. It also describes how the Act’s four guiding principles (accountability, flexibility and local control, parental choice, and what works) are brought to bear on many of these programs. The intent is to provide a substantive overview of policy changes and emphases for state and district officials. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=262279 The Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) is California’s latest K-12 intervention program to support low-performing schools. The state will allocate close to $2.7 billion through this seven-year program to help these schools meet performance and resource benchmarks. This two-page brief explains the selection and funding processes, details the expectations for schools and districts, and discusses implementation issues. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259594 Single-Sex Versus Coeducation Schooling: A Systematic Review (2005) examines the existing literature on single-sex schooling at the elementary and secondary level, using an unbiased, transparent, and objective selection process adopted from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The review was conducted as part of the ongoing study of single-sex public schools. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=452865 slides da escola bíblica dominical Marilia SP