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Jeremy Schaaf – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This quantitative, correlational study examined the technology leadership skills of principals within the state of Illinois based upon demographic, grade-level, and cross categorical tabulations to determine technology domain competency. Data was collected using the TELECOM-EDAD scale, which was distributed through an electronic survey. Over 4,000…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Technology, Leadership Styles, Faculty Development
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Robert Schoen; Chris Rhoads; Amanda Tazaz; Walter Secada; Alexandra Stone – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Billions of dollars are spent every year on teacher professional development (PD) programs (Fermanich, 2002; Odden et al., 2002; TNTP, 2015; U.S. Department of Education, 2014). The few rigorous evaluations of PD programs that have been done usually report a null effect on student achievement, leading many scholars to conclude that teacher PD…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
Minnesota Department of Education, 2017
This biennial report contains information about the efforts and initiatives of education-based agencies, departments, and individuals in Minnesota who served students who were deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. The report also summarizes the results for students who took the Minnesota Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
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Starcher, Keith; Mandernach, B. Jean – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
Institutions must understand the unique characteristics and motivations of adjunct faculty teaching online to more effectively support a diverse faculty population. The current study examines faculty characteristics and motivations to explore differences in the types of adjunct faculty teaching at non-profit or for-profit institutions. A survey of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Faculty, Teacher Characteristics
Hutchins, Shaun D. – Online Submission, 2014
In 2013, the Austin Independent School District began administering a voluntary online exit survey to all professional and administrative employees leaving the district. Responses and respondent characteristics are described for 2014. This is a research brief of a full report (published separately). [For the full report, see ED626497.]
Descriptors: School Districts, Surveys, Occupational Mobility, Gender Differences
Houston Independent School District, 2014
Abydos is a professional development program that includes a three-week writing institute. It provides school districts with teachers who, after a year of implementation and another year of professional development, can train other teachers, thus providing ongoing staff development. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) implemented Abydos…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Writing Instruction, Teacher Competencies, Writing Achievement