ERIC ED404539: Outstanding Practices for Raising the pdf

ERIC ED404539: Outstanding Practices for Raising the

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This booklet is the third in a series of profiles of “what works” at high schools in the High Schools that Work program. It contains 42 outstanding practices descriptions arranged in categories representing the key practices of the High Schools that Work program: (1) redesigning and refocusing vocational studies; (2) developing a high school curriculum that meets the standards of the real world; (3) instructional strategies that get students to make the effort to master complex assignments; (4) involving students and parents in planning and achieving an accelerated and coherent program of study; (5) academic and vocational teachers working together to improve student learning; (6) using information to change school and instructional practices; (7) organizing the school to support integration of academic and vocational studies; (8) designing a challenging and focused sequence of academic and occupational studies; and (9) providing students with extra help to meet higher standards.

The profiles contain a short description of the strategies and contact information. (KC

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1993
• Year: 1993
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Academic Education, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Models, Program Descriptions, School Effectiveness, Vocational Education

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