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Direct linkGore, Jennifer M. – Oxford Review of Education, 2021
The quest to improve teaching on a wide scale is an enduring challenge globally. Yet demonstrable improvement in teaching quality is both elusive and slow. In this essay, I explore some of the complexities that contribute to the slow pace of change, including: the slippage between teachers and teaching as the object of improvement; the poorly…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Change, Barriers
Download full textThompson, Jessica; Richards, Jennifer; Shim, Soo-Yean; Lohwasser, Karin; Von Esch, Kerry Soo; Chew, Christine; Sjoberg, Bethany; Morris, Ann – AERA Open, 2019
One of the major challenges in educational reform is supporting teachers and the profession in the continual improvement of instruction. Research-practice partnerships and particularly networked improvement communities are well-suited for such knowledge-building work. This article examines how a networked improvement community with eight…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communities of Practice, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Kantrov, Ilene – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
The Academy of Information Technology and Robotics (AITR) in the Volusia County (Florida) Schools district is leading students to stronger academic gains and better preparation for college and career. AITR is a beefed-up version of the career academy model that began in Philadelphia in 1969. The strengths of AITR exemplify the features of career…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Practices, Improvement Programs, Career Academies
Eryilmaz, Selami; Adalar, Hayati; Icinak, Abdullah – European Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The changes and innovations in information and communication technologies influence the economic and social lives of the societies to a great degree. The countries accordingly take new decisions to benefit effectively from these technologies. The new media system scrolling traditional educational paradigms has also required changes in educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Teaching Methods, Qualitative Research, Database Management Systems
Cotter, Gertrude; Bonenfant, Yvon; Butler, Jenny; Caulfield, Marian; Prestwich, Barbara Doyle; Griffin, Rosarii; Khabbar, Sanaa; Mishra, Nita; Hally, Ruth; Murphy, Margaret; Murphy, Orla; O'Sullivan, Maeve; Phelan, Martha; Reidy, Darren; Schneider, Julia C.; Isaloo, Amin Sharifi; Turner, Brian; Usher, Ruth; Sinalo, Caroline Williamson – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2022
The Praxis Project, established at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, in 2018, seeks to assess possible models of best practice with regard to the integration of global citizenship and development education (GCDE) into a cross-disciplinary, cross-campus, interwoven set of subject area pedagogies, policies and practices. This study--the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Global Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Wei, Wei; DeBrot, David; Witney, Carol – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
By investigating the factors facilitating and hindering a small scale educational change, this study highlights the crucial role of leadership in designing and implementing an educational change at a transnational university in Vietnam. During its initiation stage, the programme leaders seemed to fail to (1) set up a clear schedule for changing,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Leadership Role, Investigations, Performance Factors
Hill, Rachelle; Rapp, Lori – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Schools and districts are inundated with data from a variety of sources. As a result, using data to guide instructional planning can be daunting for teachers and schools. While schools and districts are dealing with shrinking budgets and growing demands for high student achievement, an investment in school-based coaching can provide exponential…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Data Analysis, Coaching (Performance)
Mistretta, Regina M. – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Teacher education and professional development prepare teachers with up-to-date knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for effective teaching. To sustain this, however, hinges on continued professional learning within schools. Research shows that establishing long-term conditions that allow teachers to learn continuously from one another…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Communities of Practice
Phelps, Christine M.; Spitzer, Sandy M. – Teacher Educator, 2012
Researchers have advocated building a knowledge base for teacher education based on practitioner knowledge. In this article, the authors, two teacher educators, present knowledge gained from their systematic study of two lessons to help prospective teachers learn to study teaching. They offer a detailed look at the lessons' successes and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs
Wixson, Karen K.; Lipson, Marjorie Y. – Reading Teacher, 2012
Initiatives such as Response to Intervention (RTI) and the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA) have the potential to positively impact progress toward the goal of literacy for all. Because the CCSS-ELA will guide the content of the curriculum, instruction and assessment in the large number of adopting states, they will…
Descriptors: Intervention, State Standards, Teaching Methods, Response to Intervention
Eutsler, Mark L. – Online Submission, 2013
Indiana's declining SAT scores prompted the publisher of a statewide magazine covering the literary, performing, and visual arts to take action and create a program to use the magazine as a supplemental resource for students. It was believed that such a supplemental resource could enhance critical thinking and writing skills and help raise SAT…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Writing Skills, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
Halvorsen, Anne-Lise; Duke, Nell K.; Brugar, Kristy; Block, Meghan; Strachan, Stephanie; Berka, Meghan; Brown, Jason – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2012
This design experiment addresses the question: How can second-grade students from low-SES schools attain the same levels of achievement as students from high-SES schools on standards-based social studies and content area literacy assessments? Students from two high-SES school districts were assessed in order to establish target levels of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, State Standards, Teaching Methods
Khalifa, Marwa A.; Sandholz, Simone – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
Worldwide, innovation in education is highly perceived as an effectual approach to promote awareness for sustainability. International organizations interested in education, research and training support projects seeking modernization of Higher Education (HE) and put much emphasis on developing new curricula, teaching methods or materials to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Natural Resources, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation
Alex Jacobson; Lorna Porter; Lucy Hadley; Lupita Alcalá; Jason Willis – WestEd, 2025
Research increasingly highlights the significant benefits of multilingual instructional programs for English Learners. Yet, these programs remain relatively rare across California. Regional and local practitioners play an essential role in driving meaningful change by implementing strategies that enhance these programs--ultimately improving the…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, English Learners, Multilingualism, English (Second Language)
Pearl, Cynthia; Dieker, Lisa Ann; Kirkpatrick, Rose Merry – Professional Development in Education, 2012
The Arkansas Department of Education Co-teaching Project was designed to assist Arkansas schools in the implementation of more inclusive service delivery models for students with disabilities. The project began due to a need to increase the number of students being served in less restrictive environments, but evolved into a systematic statewide…
Descriptors: State Programs, Disabilities, Professional Development, Technical Assistance
