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Hixson, Nate K.; Ravitz, Jason; Whisman, Andy – West Virginia Department of Education, 2012
From 2008 to 2010, project-based learning (PBL) was a major focus of the Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI), undertaken by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), as a method for teaching 21st century skills. Beginning in January 2011, a summative evaluation was conducted to investigate the effect of PBL implementation on teachers'…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Teaching Skills, Faculty Development
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Bain, Richard J.; And Others – 1973
Two premises underly this study of the self-assessed perceptions of teachers of the Dallas Independent School District relative to a set of 33 competencies, namely that: (a) different teachers demonstrate varying levels of competency; and (b) teachers as professionals are responsible for their own improvement. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Self Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness
Business Roundtable, Washington, DC. – 2001
This report proposes an agenda that business leaders can use to help improve education. It is the result of the 1999 National Education Summit at which business leaders, governors, and educators pledged to improve the quality of teaching with significantly increased investments in teachers and accountability for results. Recommendations were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Corporate Support, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education