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Creating Shared Instructional Products: An Alternative Approach to Improving Teaching
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Morris, Anne K.; Hiebert, James – Educational Researcher, 2011
To solve two enduring problems in education--unacceptably large variation in learning opportunities for students across classrooms and little continuing improvement in the quality of instruction--the authors propose a system that centers on the creation of shared instructional products that guide classroom teaching. By examining systems outside…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Educational Opportunities, Instructional Improvement
A Case Study of High School Teachers' Technology Use through Social Studies Data Teams
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Wilson-Cortez, Lauretta – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many schools placed under Program Improvement because they have not met the AYP requirements of the NCLB mandate are required to build in time during the school day for teachers' professional collaboration to improve their performance in the classrooms. A lack of research exists to explore how professional collaboration improves teaching and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Social Status, Teamwork
Evaluating SPP/APR Improvement Activities
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National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
This document is intended to assist State Education Agency (SEA) and Lead Agency (LA) staff and technical assistance providers in designing a meaningful evaluation for the State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) improvement activities. It provides: (1) information about the relevance of evaluation in the context of improvement…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Technical Assistance, Program Improvement, Guidelines
Discretionary Projects Supported by the Office of Special Education Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fiscal Year 1999: State Improvement.
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Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1999
This directory is one of five which together describe almost 1200 discretionary grants and contracts currently supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs under the 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This section of the directory covers grants and contracts in…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Contracts, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Workforce Investment Act: States and Localities Increasingly Coordinate Services for TANF Clients, but Better Information Needed on Effective Approaches. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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Nilsen, Sigurd R. – 2002
The General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the state and local coordination of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services for TANF clients. Data were gathered though the following activities: (1) analysis of surveys of WIA officials in all 50 states that were conducted in 2001 and 2000; (2) visits…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Guide for Improving NRS Data Quality: Procedures for Data Collection and Training.
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Condelli, Larry; Castillo, Laura; Seburn, Mary; Deveaux, Jon – 2002
This guide for improving the quality of National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) data through improved data collection and training is intended for local providers and state administrators. Chapter 1 explains the guide's purpose, contents, and use and defines the following components of data quality: objectivity; integrity;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Audits (Verification), Compliance (Legal)