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Smith, Osha Lynette; Robinson, Rebecca – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2020
The Common Core State Standards recommend that all educators equip students with the literacy skills needed for college and careers. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine middle-level content-area teachers' perspectives on a district-led literacy professional development program and their implementation of the literacy…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation, Content Area Reading, Literacy
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Fiona L. Macphee; Stephanie K. Brewer; Margaret H. Sibley; Paulo Graziano; Joseph S. Raiker; Stefany J. Coxe; Pablo Martin; Shauntal J. Van Dreel; Mercedes Ortiz Rodriguez; Aaron R. Lyon; Timothy F. Page – Grantee Submission, 2023
Background: Youth with ADHD are at risk of academic impairments, dropping out of high school, and dysfunction in young adulthood. Interventions delivered early in high school could prevent these harmful outcomes, yet few high school students with ADHD receive treatment due to limited access to intervention providers. This study will test a…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis
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Hill, Grant M.; Valdez-Garcia, Arturo – Physical Educator, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of physical educators regarding their accessibility to educational technology, the availability of technical help, and specific obstacles to incorporating technology in their classrooms. Respondents were 201 adapted and general physical education instructors who taught at middle and high…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis S. Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
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Pas, Elise T.; Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Alfonso, Yira Natalia; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study leveraged data from a 40-school randomized controlled trial to understand the cost of coaching to support implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs) through a multi-tiered system of supports for behavior (MTSS-B) model. Coach activity log data were utilized to generate the annual average, per school, costs of coaching of $8,198.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Evidence Based Practice, Adoption (Ideas), Program Implementation
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Collet, Vicki Stewart; Endacott, Jason L.; Goering, Christian Zachary; Denny, George; Jennings, Jennifer A.; Norton, Ginney P. – Journal of School Leadership, 2020
This study considers how configurations of leadership practices impact perceptions of implementation during large-scale reform: implementation in the United States of Common Core State Standards. Comments of 951 respondents to a national teacher survey were examined. Analysis revealed the hybrid nature of leadership enactment with a range of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change, Leadership Styles, Common Core State Standards
Killion, Joyce – Learning Forward, 2013
Finding time for job-embedded professional learning is one of the most frequently cited challenges with implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). With "Establishing Time for Professional Learning," practitioners and education leaders use tools to identify current allocations of time for professional learning, analyze how that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Time Management, Teacher Collaboration, Academic Standards
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Checkoway, Amy; Gamse, Beth; Velez, Melissa; Linkow, Tamara – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) initiative provides grants to selected schools to redesign their schedules by adding 300-plus instructional hours to the school year to improve outcomes, broaden enrichment opportunities, and provide teachers with more planning and professional development time. The Massachusetts Department of…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Grants, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness