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Stephanie R. Couch; Melinda Z. Kalainoff – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
This system-level ethnographic study of a strength-based approach to transforming a national invention education program makes visible how program leadership drew on research and their own expertise to shift who and how they served. With data analysis grounded in program reports, documentation, and internal and published research, the program's…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Program Administration, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Schachter, Rachel E.; Flynn, Erin E.; Napoli, Amy R.; Piasta, Shayne B. – Early Education and Development, 2020
In this study we examined teachers' perspectives regarding the second year of implementing a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). Using a mixed-methods approach, we focused on the administration process, the perceived benefits of the assessment, and how teachers used the assessment to inform instruction. We also investigated whether these…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation, Kindergarten, School Readiness
Rosemary, Catherine A.; Roskos, Kathleen A.; Landreth, Leslie K. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction