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Elaine Lin Wang; Heather L. Schwartz; Monica Mean; Laura Stelitano; Benjamin K. Master; Fatih Unlu; Jonathan Schweig; Louis T. Mariano; Jessie Coe; Brian Phillips – RAND Corporation, 2024
School principals are critical to students' academic achievement, second only to teachers. They are the primary agents of change in their schools, fostering supportive learning environments that enhance student learning and teacher effectiveness. Moreover, they often design and oversee the initiatives and hiring to sustain the positive changes…
Descriptors: Management Development, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Professional Development
Shifflet, Rena; Hunt, Carolyn S. – Social Studies, 2019
The absence of social studies curriculum is a problem because it undermines the essential purposes of schooling: to prepare participatory, contributing members of a democratic society. In this article, we argue that integrating the literacy and social studies curricula is one meaningful way to support such civic-minded social studies instruction…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Preservice Teacher Education, Literacy Education
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
Helping principals improve their leadership practices is a common use of federal funds and one way to improve instruction and student achievement. The study highlighted in this one page report sought to better understand the effectiveness of an intensive principal professional development program focused primarily on helping principals conduct…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Instructional Leadership, Program Effectiveness
Herman, Joan L.; Wang, Jia; La Torre, Deborah; Epstein, Scott; Leon, Seth – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2020
The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) was created in 2009 to support schools' implementation of rigorous college and career ready standards for English language arts (ELA). Combining evidence-based principles of professional development with a systematic design process, LDC helps teachers to embed literacy skill development throughout their…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Urban Schools, Skill Development, Professional Development
Olson, Carol Booth; Woodworth, Katrina; Arshan, Nicole; Black, Rebecca; Chung, Huy Q.; D'Aoust, Catherine; Dewar, Tim; Friedrich, Linda; Godfrey, Lauren; Land, Robert; Matuchniak, Tina; Scarcella, Robin; Stowell, Laurie – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study reports findings from a multisite cluster randomized controlled trial designed to validate and scale up an existing successful professional development program that uses a cognitive strategies approach to text-based analytical writing. The Pathway to Academic Success Project worked with partner districts affiliated with 4 National…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners, Academic Language
Johnson, Chrystal S.; Sdunzik, Jennifer; Bynum, Cornelius; Kong, Nicole; Qin, Xiaoyue – Professional Development in Education, 2021
We describe the impact of an African American history centred collaborative teacher study group (CTSG) professional development experience on the cultural competence of 20 secondary Social Studies and English Language Arts educators. Using mixed methods, baseline data indicated slight movement from the colourblind to the cultural pre-competence…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration
Herrmann, Mariesa; Clark, Melissa; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Tuttle, Christina; Kautz, Tim; Knechtel, Virginia; Dotter, Dallas; Wulsin, Claire Smither; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
The four appendices in this report accompany the full report "The Effects of a Principal Professional Development Program Focused on Instructional Leadership. NCEE 2020-0002," (ED599489). They include: (1) The Study's Principal Professional Development Program; (2) Study Design, Data Collection, and Analytic Methods; (3) Supplemental…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, Elementary Schools, Program Effectiveness
Herrmann, Mariesa; Clark, Melissa; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Tuttle, Christina; Kautz, Tim; Knechtel, Virginia; Dotter, Dallas; Wulsin, Claire Smither; Deke, John – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
Helping principals improve their leadership practices is a common use of federal funds and one way to improve instruction and student achievement. This study sought to better understand the effectiveness of an intensive principal professional development program focused primarily on helping principals conduct structured observations of teachers'…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Andrews, Melissa; Jensen, Mishan; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly – Online Submission, 2019
The Creative Learning Initiative (CLI) is a community-wide effort to bring creative learning and the arts to each and every student in Austin. Lead by MINDPOP, the City of Austin, and Austin Independent School District (AISD), CLI designs systematic and sustainable programs that integrate creativity, creative teaching strategies, and the arts with…
Descriptors: School Districts, Creative Teaching, Creativity, Access to Education
Early, Diane M.; Berg, Juliette K.; Alicea, Stacey; Si, Yajuan; Aber, J. Lawrence; Ryan, Richard M.; Deci, Edward L. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Every Classroom, Every Day (ECED) is a set of instructional improvement interventions designed to increase student achievement in math and English/language arts (ELA). ECED includes three primary components: (a) systematic classroom observations by school leaders, (b) intensive professional development and support for math teachers and…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Language Arts
Gallagher, H. Alix; Arshan, Nicole; Woodworth, Katrina – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Writing is an essential skill for participating in modern American society. Although it is crucial to careers and civic engagement, student writing falls far short of national expectations (College Board, 2004; NCES, 2012; Persky, Daane, & Jin, 2003). The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) seek to increase the rigor of writing instruction…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Writing Instruction, National Programs
Collins, Joyce C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
National attention has been focused on improving students' ability to read since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The California Reading First Program was implemented throughout the state with the goal of improving reading skills for students from kindergarten through third grade. This research study was designed…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
Killion, Joellen – Learning Forward (NJ), 2012
Meeting the unique and diverse needs of students challenges educators daily. And, the demand for improvement increases at the same pace. Enormous efforts are underway in school systems and state agencies across the country to design and implement multiple, high-stakes changes in educator effectiveness systems, college- and career-ready standards,…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Professional Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Cultural Relevance
Corsello, Maryann; Sharma, Anu; Jerabek, Angela – Grantee Submission, 2015
Ninth grade is a pivotal year for students. Numerous studies find that academic performance in 9th grade often sets the student's trajectory throughout the high school years, as well as the probability of graduation. The Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) model is a comprehensive approach that addresses developmental, academic, and school…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Experimental Groups
Colwell, Jamie; Hutchison, Amy; Reinking, David – Language Arts, 2012
This article describes a project that studied 15 preservice teachers' perceptions of and reactions to responding to children's and young adult literature using a Ning blog. These perceptions and reactions provided insight into various practical aspects of using a social networking blog to facilitate literature response in a teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Adolescent Literature, Preservice Teachers, Web Sites