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Direct linkKillion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2016
The major challenge with time is finding it. Current school-day schedules and school-year calendars are leaner than ever because of budget reductions. States and districts have implemented furlough days to balance lean-and-mean budgets that show no sign of improving. Few are willing to take the leap toward reducing instructional time to improve…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task, Cooperative Learning
Killion, Joellen; Hirsh, Stephanie – Journal of Staff Development, 2013
Adapted from the brief "Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Investing in Professional Learning," this article draws on the work of Learning Forward's initiative, Transforming Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready Students: Implementing the Common Core. This multidimensional initiative is focused on developing…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Academic Standards, State Standards, Academic Achievement
White, Sandra H.; McIntosh, Julie – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
Administrators at Findlay City Schools had been researching methods to improve student achievement. District administrators decided to work to form professional learning communities to focus on improved student learning. Findlay High School had recently added a freshman wing to help students transition to high school and allow teachers to focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Professional Development, Secondary Education, Educational Improvement
Dempsey, Nan – Journal of Staff Development, 2007
In 2003, the Mathematics and Science Unit of the South Carolina Department of Education developed the Mathematics and Science Coaching Initiative. The model--one coach, one school, one content area--requires participating schools to commit to a three-year partnership. The three-year commitment ensures sufficient time for coaching to become an…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Education, School Schedules, Time Management
Guskey, Thomas R. – Journal of Staff Development, 1999
It is important to dispel myths that pervade current professional-development planning and establish and follow specific guidelines for effectively using additional professional-development time. The paper dispels three major myths that diminish the effectiveness of professional-development planning and offers four guidelines for ensuring wise use…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Darling-Hammond, Linda – Journal of Staff Development, 1999
Better student learning means making more time for teacher learning. If schools are to be structured for success, professional development must be an ongoing, integral part of teaching. This paper provides examples from different schools and countries of organizing teacher time and rethinking school structures and practices, noting strategies for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
