Education & Pedagogy

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for more information about each program. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed initially by a broad topical heading. The "Guide" is organized alphabetically according to these topical headings, and then alphabetically by program title within each heading. The program title and any commonly or formerly used names for the program come next, followed by the name of the principal office that administers the program. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) or ED number follows. Programs that do not have CFDA or ED numbers assigned are listed as "None" in this field. After the CFDA or ED number, information is provided about the entities that are eligible to apply to each program. Next comes information on any current competitions and the types of assistance available. Funding levels for fiscal year (FY) 2010 and the previous two fiscal years follow next. Most of the programs in the Guide received funding in FY 2010. Programs covered in this Guide are presented in the areas of: (1) Academic Improvement; (2) Adult Education; (3) Assessment; (4) Career and Technical Education; (5) Child Care; (6) Civics; (7) Correctional Education; (8) Disability and Rehabilitation Research; (9) Disadvantaged Persons; (10) English Language Acquisition; (11) Federal Student Aid; (12) Foreign Language Instruction; (13) Higher and Continuing Education; (14) Impact Aid; (15) Indian Education; (16) International Education; (17) Migrant Education; (18) Postsecondary Improvement; (19) Professional Development; (20) Reading; (21) Rehabilitation; (22) Research; (23) Safe and Drug-Free Schools; (24) School Improvement; (25) Special Education; (26) Statistics; (27) Teacher and Principal Quality; (28) Technical Assistance; (29) Technology; and (30) Telecommunications. This guide also includes the following indexes and related websites: Program Title Index; Subject Index; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Index; Education Level Index; Index of Programs Funded Under the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"; and Related Web Sites.

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed initially by a broad topical heading. The Guide is organized alphabetically according to these topical headings, and then alphabetically by program title within each heading. The program title as well as any commonly or formerly used names for the program come next, followed by the name of the principal office that administers the program. A unique identifier, either a number based on the CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) or an assigned ED number follows. After the CFDA or ED number, information is provided about the entities that are eligible to apply to programs. Next comes information on any current competitions, including application deadlines; this is followed by a categorical description of type of assistance, such as "formula grants" or "competitive/discretionary grants," by which a program operates. Funding levels for FY 2011 and the previous two fiscal years, a three-year format similar to the federal government's annual budget, follow next. Programs covered in this Guide are presented in the areas of: (1) Academic Improvement; (2) Adult Education; (3) Assessment; (4) Career and Technical Education; (5) Child Care; (6) Civics; (7) Correctional Education; (8) Disability and Rehabilitation Research; (9) Disadvantaged Persons; (10) English Language Acquisition; (11) Federal Student Aid; (12) Foreign Language Instruction; (13) Higher and Continuing Education; (14) Impact Aid; (15) Indian Education; (16) International Education; (17) Migrant Education; (18) Postsecondary Improvement; (19) Professional Development; (20) Reading; (21) Rehabilitation; (22) Research; (23) Safe and Drug-Free Schools; (24) School Improvement; (25) Special Education; (26) Statistics; (27) Teacher and Principal Quality; (28) Technical Assistance; (29) Technology; and (30) Telecommunications. This guide also includes the following indexes and resources: Program Title Index; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Index; Subject Index; Education Level Index; Program Office Index; and Resources. [For the Fiscal Year 2010 edition, see ED512806.]

In this book, leading scholars address a range of issues, ideas, and research findings in the field of teacher education, examining specific disciplines, social foundations, and program structures, as well as school reform and diversity. Part One: The Need for a Knowledge Base contains five chapters: "Beyond Natural Teaching: The Case for Professional Education" (F. B. Murray); "The Changing Context of Teacher Education" (L. Darling-Hammond and V. Cobb); "Perspectives on Learning to Teach" (S. Feiman-Nemser and J. Remillard); "The Concept of a Knowledge Base" (R. Donmoyer); and "Research Genres in Teacher Education" (M. Kennedy). Part Two: Subject Matter Knowledge contains: "Pathway from the Liberal Arts Curriculum to Lessons in the Schools" (F. Murray and A. Porter); "A Knowledge Base in the Fine Arts" (L. Galbraith); "Changing the Subject: Teacher Education and Language Arts" (M. Amsler and E. Stotko); "Reading Curriculum and Instruction" (M. Graves and others); "Learning to Read and Learning to Teach Reading" (L. Ehri and J. Williams); "History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science and Mathematics" (Z. Dagher and B. D'Ambrosio); "Teaching What Mathematicians Do" (L. Copes); "Science and Creationism: A Case Study in Biology " (National Academy of Sciences); and "Something Old, Something New: What Do Social Studies Teachers Need to Know?" (S. Wilson and G. W. McDiarmid). Part Three: The Discipline of Education contains: "Diversity in Education: Problems and Possibilities" (J. Ducette and others); "The Social Foundations of Education: Retrospect and Prospect" (S. McAninch and A. McAninch); "Foundations of Education and the Devaluation of Teacher Preparation" (G. Clabaugh and E. Rozycki); "Educational Psychology and the Teacher's Reasoning" (F. Murray); and "Parents, Families, and Communities: Opportunities for Preservice Teacher Education" (L. Young and P. Edwards). Part Four: Program Structures and Design contains: "Patterns in Prospective Teachers: Guides for Designing Preservice Programs (K. Howey and N. Zimpher); "Philosophical and Structural Perspectives in Teacher Education" (J. Grow-Maienza); "Program Structures and Learning to Teach" (R. Arends and N. Winitzky); "Program Pedagogy" (K. Carter and D. Anders); "Changes and Choices in Teaching Methods" (B. Stengel and A. Tom); "Educating Teachers for Restructured Schools" (M. Levine); and "Developing Practice through Field Experiences" (J. G. Knowles and A. Cole). Part Five: The Teacher Education Faculty and Their Work contains: "Development of the Teacher Education Professorate" (E. Ducharme and M. Ducharme); and "The Case for Formal Research and Practical Inquiry in Teacher Education" (V. Richardson). (IAH)