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Cross, Jean – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
In 2006, the Weld County School District Re-8 in Fort Lupton, Colorado, was eager to find a way to increase teacher effectiveness and, as a result, improve student achievement. This small, semirural district about 35 miles northeast of Denver grappled with high teacher turnover (34% in 2005) and low scores on state assessments (three out of four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, Teacher Effectiveness, Professional Development
Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Aravena, Janet Lynch – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Every teacher knows that exposure to new information is one small part in the teaching and learning process. Before students truly learn a concept, they must actively engage with material--discussing, sharing, seeing, and practicing it--to make it their own. In other words, they need to "connect" with concepts and have opportunities to apply them…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Leadership Training, Leadership Effectiveness, Professional Development
von Frank, Valerie – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
This article describes how a long-term commitment to job-embedded professional development creates a culture of continuous learning in one Michigan district. In Holt Public Schools, every Wednesday is time for teachers' professional development, and that means the students' day is shorter by two hours to allow it. Through two decades and three…
Descriptors: Professional Development, School Districts, Program Descriptions, Teacher Attitudes
Ginsberg, Margery; Craig, Anthony – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
One way to approach the improvement of instruction is for educators to learn from student interactions in cultural events that fully engage students' motivation and curiosity. In such a context, educators get to know students in new ways and to connect student strengths to classroom instruction. This can be especially powerful when the learning…
Descriptors: American Indians, Motivation, Cultural Activities, Cultural Capital
Steiny, Julia – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
Mike Carbone has been the principal of Kickemuit Middle School in Warren, Rhode Island, since 1990. He's seen some bad times there before a dramatic turnaround. When asked what finally got his school's engine revved and moving the school forward, he said without hesitation: "Learning walks." In this article, the author describes how…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Professional Development, Educational Improvement, Observation
Margerum-Leys, Jon; Fishman, Barry J.; Peek-Brown, Deborah – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
When a university and a major urban district pair up, teachers learn more about science content and how to develop an inquiry-based classroom. More than 8,000 Detroit, Mich., students have felt the change--and show the results in improved science test scores.
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Program Development, Professional Development, Instructional Improvement