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Direct linkDogan, Selçuk; Adams, Alyson – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
This study addresses gaps in the research about the effect of professional development (PD) quality on effective instruction by taking a broad perspective when defining professional learning of teachers and by providing a theory-based explanation for effective instruction. Using a large-scale data set, Teaching and Learning International Survey…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Administrator Surveys, Teacher Surveys
Download full textFancsali, Cheri – Grantee Submission, 2021
Design2Learn (D2L) is a NYC-based afterschool program aimed at increasing middle school students' interest, engagement, and achievement in science. Designed by ExpandED Schools, D2L centers around three core strategies: (1) collaborative teaching between an in-school science teacher and two afterschool educators; (2) curricular bridging, which…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Science Education, Middle School Students, Minority Group Students
Fancsali, Cheri – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2021
Design2Learn (D2L) is an afterschool program aimed at increasing science interest, engagement, and achievement among middle school students who historically have been underrepresented in STEM. The D2L model, designed and implemented by ExpandED Schools, uses three core strategies to foster students' interest and engagement in science: (1)…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Science Education, Middle School Students, Minority Group Students
Meyers, Coby; Molefe, Ayrin; Brandt, Chris – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Despite years of implementing standards-based accountability systems, many teachers today lack the necessary preparation to develop standards-based instructional strategies and to inform decisions utilizing student assessments. The eMINTS ("Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies") National Center at the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Professional Development
Geier, Robert; Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.; Marx, Ronald W.; Krajcik, Joseph S.; Fishman, Barry; Soloway, Elliot; Clay-Chambers, Juanita – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Considerable effort has been made over the past decade to address the needs of learners in large urban districts through scaleable reform initiatives. We examine the effects of a multifaceted scaling reform that focuses on supporting standards based science teaching in urban middle schools. The effort was one component of a systemic reform effort…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Urban Schools, Educational Change, Scaling
Graham, Parry – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2007
This article reports on the results of a mixed method case study investigating the relationship between professional learning community (PLC) activities and teacher improvement in a first-year middle school. Data were collected from core academic sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teachers using a professional development survey, teacher interviews,…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement, Case Studies
