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Coggshall, Jane G. – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2012
To meet the more rigorous expectations embodied in new college- and career-ready standards, students will need teachers who teach in ways that are distinctly different than how most have been teaching. Students will need, for example, English and science teachers who give students more guided practice in reading nonfiction texts that are more…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Change, Professional Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Shapley, Kelly; Vicknair, Keven; Sheehan, Daniel; Pieper, Amy; Jepson, Dana; Sturges, Keith; Bush, Joan; Vandiver, Sherrie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2004
Researchers conducted case studies of Ninth Grade Success Initiative (NGSI) grants to gain a greater understanding of issues facing large numbers of at-risk students, many of whom, despite potentially receiving services as early as kindergarten, still reach ninth grade unprepared to succeed academically in high school. Case studies focused on NGSI…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Grants, Educational Change, Case Studies