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Best Teachers Institute (and other resources promoted by Ken Bain)

Workshops, readings, and other resources that focus on Ken Bain's work related to "What the Best College Teachers Do."  Information about what a "promising syllabus" entails is provided.

What the Best College Teachers Do

What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand.

Variability in Pretest-Posttest Correlation Coefficients by Student Achievement Level

State assessments are increasingly used as outcome measures for education evaluations, and such evaluations generally use pretest scores as control variables. The correlation between the pretest and outcome (posttest) measures is a factor in determining, among other things, a study's statistical power. This report examines variability in pretest-posttest correlation coefficients for state assessment data on samples of low-performing, average-performing, and proficient students to determine how sample characteristics (such as achievement level) affect pretest-posttest correlation coefficients.

Handbook of family measurement techniques

Volumes 1 and 2 contain abstracts of a variety of surveys available for family science research.  Volume 3 contains copies of about half of the instruments described in volumes 1 and 2.  ISBN: 9780803972506

Raeann Hamon
for Members ONLY

Building intergenerational relationships via an Elder Service Partner program

by Raeann R. Hamon, Ph.D., CFLE, Distinguished Professor of Family Science and Gerontology; Chair, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Messiah College, rhamon@messiah.edu

Want to enliven your classroom and help students to develop intergenerational relationships? Consider intergenerational service learning!

Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars

The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars aims to strengthen family policy by connecting state policymakers with research knowledge and researchers with policy knowledge. The Institute provides nonpartisan, solution-oriented research and a family impact perspective on issues being debated in state legislatures. We provide technical assistance to and facilitate dialogue among professionals conducting Family Impact Seminars in 27 sites across the country.

for Members and CFLEs ONLY

Pathways to Practice. A Family Life Education Internship/Practicum Handbook

Jan Wilson, Ph.D., CFLE and Angie O'Malley, Ph.D., CFLE, have edited this valuable resource for anyone involved in organizing and supervising internship or practicum experiences for family life education students. The book includes an introduction to family life education, internships and practicums, as well as discussion of professional issues in the workplace, how to enhance one's professional status, potential challenges and ethical conduct. Special sections for faculty and site supervisors are included. The Appendix includes a collection of various forms, checklists, agreements/contracts, student assignments, evaluation tools and more.

Take and Teach Lesson Plans

Take and Teach lessons can be used with a group of parents and teens together. "Take and Teach" means that all the materials are included for you to teach the lesson without a lot of preparation time. Topics include Bullying: A Big Problem with Big Consequences, Parents and Teens Talking About Alcohol, Peers, Peer Pressure, and Peer Relationships, and Teen Decision Making About Risky Behaviors.

Ethics Training in Family Studies – Reinventing an Old Paradigm

This article discusses new methods for ethics and ethics training in family studies.

Family Resource Management. 2nd Edition

Family Resource Management unlocks the complexity of family decision making for students, enabling them to grasp both the concepts and the underlying explanations of family behavior. Authors Tami James Moore and Sylvia M. Asay have provided a strong theoretical base to facilitate both understanding and retention and have organized the text to parallel the decision-making process employed by professionals. As a result, it includes sections on introducing the study of family resource management, identifying family needs, understanding resources available to families in differing socioeconomic circumstances, evaluating alternatives and making choices, and implementing and evaluating decisions.