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Summers-Rocha, Lonna – ProQuest LLC, 2015
In this naturalistic inquiry, I explore a professional development program which provided Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) graduate coursework from a university in Northeast Kansas to in-service teachers in Southwest Kansas through distance learning. Data sources included interviews, participant observation, and document and…
Descriptors: Professional Development, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, College Graduates
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Dulaney, Shannon K.; Hallam, Pamela R.; Wall, Gary – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2013
Interest in multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) as a process for school system reform is gaining momentum nationwide. Confusion exists as to what MTSS is and how response to intervention (RtI) and professional learning communities (PLCs) are related to its implementation. This article seeks to reconcile these differences through a descriptive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data, Decision Making, Response to Intervention
Danielsen, Jeff Eugene – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this case study was to discover the types of leadership policies and practices that make one-to-one laptop initiatives sustainable in three schools in South Dakota and Kansas. In order to implement a one-to-one initiative, administrators must determine what needs should be met ahead of the implementation. The needs may include…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Program Implementation, Administrative Policy, Program Administration
Kleinhammer-Tramill, P. Jeannie; And Others – 1996
This study examined the implementation of the Kansas Project Partnership objectives to improve teacher education by interviewing 53 representatives of 8 higher education institutions in Kansas (Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, the Associated Colleges of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education
Keller-Allen, Chandra – Project Forum, 2006
States and localities face a range of issues related to English language learners (ELLs) or limited English proficient (LEP) students with disabilities, including referral and identification, service delivery, staffing, data collection and parent outreach. Much of the research has focused on the identification process and has shown that there are…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Disability Identification