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Slabine, Nancy Ames – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
Without adequate time and resources, it is impossible for school districts and schools to support professional learning that leads to effective teaching practices, supportive leadership, and improved student results. That's why one of the seven new standards in Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning focuses specifically on…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Educational Change
Schrum, Lynne; Levin, Barbara B. – Corwin, 2012
How can a school best use technology for teaching and learning? This inspiring book profiles eight visionary schools that are achievers in how they approach technology. In this companion to "Leading 21st Century Schools," Lynne Schrum and Barbara Levin offer insights direct from principals, teachers, superintendents, and others involved in…
Descriptors: Evidence, Technology Planning, School Culture, Elementary Secondary Education
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Chapman, Sue – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
During the 2010-2011 school year, McWhirter Elementary Professional Development Laboratory School in Webster, Texas, faced a significant reduction in funds available for professional learning. In this article, the author describes how videoconferencing sustained the school's professional learning initiatives on a shrinking budget. By rethinking…
Descriptors: Budgets, Creativity, Budgeting, Mathematics Instruction
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Bandur, Agustinus – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the current school-based management (SBM) policy reform in Indonesia, with an emphasis on the impacts of shifting authority and responsibility to school level, as well as challenges confronted by the school council members, followed by remedial measures to minimize the problems.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Stakeholders, Teaching Methods, Cultural Context
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Muske, Kenneth R.; Myers, John A. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2007
A realistic applied chemical engineering experimental design and statistical analysis project is documented in this article. This project has been implemented as part of the professional development and applied statistics courses at Villanova University over the past five years. The novel aspects of this project are that the students are given a…
Descriptors: Research Design, Chemical Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Information Retrieval
Massachusetts Department of Education, 2007
To support schools as they move into the 21st century, the Massachusetts Department of Education is developing improved systems to collect, analyze, and report data, which will ultimately allow districts to make decisions about instructional practices that will better meet students' needs. Many Massachusetts school districts are using these…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Technology Planning, School Districts, Guidelines