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Nicole M. Weissman-Enzinger – Voices from the Middle, 2024
An important element to doing mathematics and developing conceptual understanding in mathematics is creating and making sense of visual representations. Developing mathematical understanding happens when students invent (or reinvent) strategies and think deeply about why a strategy works. Although societal and political pressures may say otherwise…
Descriptors: English, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Imagination
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Luoto, Jennifer; Klette, Kirsti; Blikstad-Balas, Marte – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2023
Capturing and measuring instructional patterns by using standardized observation manuals has become increasingly popular in classroom research. While researchers argue that a common vocabulary of teaching is necessary for the field of classroom research to move forward, instructional features vary across classrooms and contexts, which poses…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Bias
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Tyner, Adam; Kabourek, Sarah – Social Education, 2021
Improving the reading ability of young students could hardly be a more urgent priority for our elementary schools. Two thirds of American fourth and eighth graders are not able to read proficiently--and the outcomes are far worse for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2019 showed that only…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Literacy, Reading Skills
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H. Richard Milner – Teachers College Record, 2017
Background/Context: When Ladson-Billings described the pedagogical practices of successful teachers of African American children and consequently conceptualized culturally relevant pedagogy as an analytic resource to describe and make sense of pedagogical practices of teachers, her discussion was situated in a frame that examined instructional…
Descriptors: Race, Culturally Relevant Education, African American Students, Mathematics Instruction
Steven M. Urdegar; Kareem D. Piper – Office of Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2023
This report examines the implementation of Summer 305, an enhanced summer program that operated from June 14 through August 5 during the summer of 2022 at 113 sites in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS). Twenty program offerings were provided to accelerate learning recovery, develop foundational skills, and address social and emotional…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Remedial Instruction, Social Emotional Learning, Reading Instruction
Molle, Daniella; Wilfrid, Jennifer; MacDonald, Rita; Westerlund, Ruslana; Spalter, Amanda – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2022
This paper discusses the purpose and content of the WIDA Framework for Equitable Instruction (FEI). The FEI is an instruction-focused resource designed to promote the equitable engagement in disciplinary learning and language development of multilingual learners. It complements the WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework in that it…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Equal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Friedberg, Solomon; Shanahan, Tim; Fennell, Francis; Fisher, Douglas; Howe, Roger – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2020
A decade ago, states across the nation adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in an effort to raise the academic bar for their students. This has provoked countless political battles since then--including an especially intense one in Florida. That fight culminated in Governor Ron DeSantis vowing to eliminate and replace the Common Core,…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Academic Standards
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Lee, Okhee – Educational Researcher, 2018
As federal legislation requires that English language proficiency (ELP) standards are aligned with content standards, this article addresses issues and concerns in aligning ELP standards with content standards in English language arts, mathematics, and science. It starts with a brief description of federal legislation for alignment between ELP…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Standards, Language Proficiency
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VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – Gifted Child Today, 2015
This article identifies the arguments for and against the common core state standards in English language arts and mathematics. Although the standards need to be differentiated for gifted students, the author suggests that these standards may offer a way to transform education in the classroom, so that all students are able to fulfill their…
Descriptors: State Standards, Debate, Barriers, Performance Factors
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Knight, Victoria F.; Sartini, Emily – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Understanding text can increase access to educational, vocational, and recreational activities for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, limited research has been conducted investigating instructional practices to remediate or compensate for these comprehension challenges. The current comprehensive literature review expanded…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comprehension, Teaching Methods
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2021
This report includes results for Austin Partners in Education (APIE) programs in 2019-2020 including math classroom coaching, GEAR UP tutoring, college readiness, and mentoring. It highlights continued academic programs serving students in middle and high school and describes APIE support provided to teachers' instruction. As classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Coaching (Performance), Mathematics Instruction
Edgerton, Adam K.; Desimone, Laura M. – Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning, 2017
The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL) examines how college- and career-readiness (CCR) standards are implemented, if they improve student learning, and what instructional tools measure and support their implementation. The Center studies elementary and high school math and English Language Arts (ELA) standards, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Standards
Desimone, Laura M.; Edgerton, Adam K.; Yang, Rui – Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning, 2017
The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL) examines how college- and career-readiness (CCR) standards are implemented, if they improve student learning, and what instructional tools measure and support their implementation. The Center studies elementary and high school math and English Language Arts (ELA) standards, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Standards
Edgerton, Adam; Desimone, Laura M.; Yang, Rui – Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning, 2017
The Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction, and Learning (C-SAIL) examines how college- and career-ready standards are implemented, if they improve student learning, and what instructional tools measure and support their implementation. The Center studies elementary and high school math and English Language Arts (ELA) standards, and has a…
Descriptors: State Policy, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Academic Standards
Crane, Eric W.; Makkonen, Reino – WestEd, 2019
For several years, WestEd's Measure to Learn and Improve (MLI) project team has kept California state policy leaders informed about the statewide implementation of the California Academic Standards in English language arts and mathematics, by summarizing and disseminating results from the RAND Corporation's annual American Educator Panel (AEP)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Policy, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction
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