A-Z List of Free SEDL Publications

Below is a list of SEDL publications available free online. There are additional publications available in the SEDL Store, where SEDL lists the publications available for sale.

There are 343 free resources available to you.

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Database of Online Resources for School Improvement (2009)
This online database lists online resources for school improvement by topics that include: Curriculum and Instruction, Family and Community Engagement, High School Reform, Leadership, School Improvement and Accountability, Teacher Quality, and NCLB.

Deliberating About Education: A New Policy Tool? (Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Number 10) (1999)
This brief examines the potential of deliberative dialogue as a tool for connecting state policymakers and the public.

Design in the Classroom: Classroom Compass - Volume 2 Number 3 (1996)
This newsletter for teachers features Design in the Classroom, a look at technology as the concrete application of science and mathematics.

Developing a Collaborative Team Approach to Support Family and Community Connections With Schools: What Can School Leaders Do? (2005)
This strategy brief includes ideas for involving families actively in the decision-making and implementation efforts needed for school improvement.

Developing an Effective Dissemination Plan (2001)
Grant application priorities vary in their emphasis on dissemination as a necessary part of a successful proposed scope-of-work. Often, however, the results and impact of your grant efforts rest in the effectiveness of your dissemination activities. With effective dissemination, the awareness, recognition, and possible use of your grant outcomes may be greater than expected. Sound planning can help achieve this result.

Developing Curriculum Across The Disciplines: Classroom Compass - Volume 4 Number 1 (1998)
This newsletter explores one way teachers might work together to develop curriculum in science and mathematics.

Differentiated Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom: Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Learners: LOTE CED Communiqué - Issue 6 (2002)

Digital Anatomy: Students Creating Online Resources (2002)
This video episode depicts 11th- and 12th-grade students using digital cameras and Web page design software to document the process of specimen dissection for use by other students engaged in the study of anatomy and physiology. Originally recorded in 2002, the video may not demonstrate modern technologies that are now commonplace.

Directory of Dual Language Programs in Texas (1996)
This directory for school personnel provides information on how to expand/improve their dual-language programs, start a program, or refine and existing program.

Directory of Journals and Author Guidelines in the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Field (2009)
SEDL’s National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) developed this online directory, which includes more than 200 journal descriptions and author guidelines.

Dissemination Self-Inventory (2002)
The self-inventory is a planning tool designed to help those involved in research and development projects do a better job of bridging the gap between the creation of disability research outcomes and their use. The self-inventory asks a series of questions about your organization and your project plans. By answering the questions and using a simple rating scale, you can assess the effectiveness of your intended dissemination strategies, identify strengths and weaknesses, and revise your plans as needed. Following the questions, a scoring guide is provided with resources to help with dissemination planning.

Diversity: School, Family, and Community Connections (2003)
SEDL's third research synthesis in a series on family and community connections with schools focuses on race/ethnicity, culture (including language), and socioeconomic status.

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