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Download full textCollins, David; Collins, Ann – 2002
This book is intended to provide the content and structure for a group study of reading and instructional practices that advance reading achievement. The book includes concise summaries of research that reflect sound practices in reading instruction and the most current understanding of the process of reading. It pulls together much of what has…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Instructional Effectiveness
O'Neal, Marcia R.; Spor, Mary W. – 2002
This paper is a summary of the evaluation of the second complete year of the implementation of the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI), which is designed to achieve 100% literacy by targeting reading performance of beginning reading and first-grade students, to expand the reading power for second- through twelfth-grade students and to intervene for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Literacy
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 2001
This inservice professional development module, part of the Alabama Reading Initiative, presents research summaries, notes for presenters, and activities. The Oral Language and Vocabulary module elaborates on a student's comprehension of text as it relates to the overlap between the student's system of language and the author's system of language.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Pawlas, George E. – 2001
A study examined the types of support given to teachers pursuing certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). NBPTS has developed advanced standards for teachers in 27 fields. Teachers seeking NBPTS certification must prepare a comprehensive portfolio and take part in a day-long evaluation process at an…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
Passman, Roger; McKnight, Katherine S. – 2002
High stakes testing presents a significant problem for the design of effective professional development. The absurdity of asking teachers and administrators to raise test scores constantly encourages teachers to teach to the test without regard for the intellectual development of students. This case study from Texas describes the reflective…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Warren, Bernie – 2001
A research project was conducted to determine how and what clown-doctors know on entry to the profession and how and what they learn both formally and informally in a hospital environment; the linkages between informal and formal learning in clown-doctor training and practice in Canada; and "best practices." Information was gathered…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Poliakof, Anne Rogers, Ed. – Basic Education: A Monthly Forum For Analysis & Comment, 2001
To spread the word that reading instruction must be based on research and to improve the preparation of teachers to teach reading, this edition of "Basic Education" emphasizes some of the most significant findings of recent reading research and suggests how these findings should translate into immediate action and policy. The first article, "A…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Online Courses
Hanft, Barbara – 2001
This report discusses a study that examined state technical assistance (TA) infrastructures that support research-based practices for improved outcomes for students with disabilities served under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The 10 participating states included: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Oklahoma,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
National Center for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
The demand for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes and for qualified teachers has greatly increased in recent years. Professional development for teachers of adult ESL learners is crucial. Despite their numbers, adult ESL programs, learners, and teachers remain somewhat marginal in adult education policy and structure, and some believe that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, English (Second Language), Faculty Development
Learning First Alliance, Washington, DC. – 2001
Schools that students experience as safe and supportive will be more successful at promoting student achievement and developing qualities such as good character and citizenship. However, this commonsensible priority is sometimes slighted when other issues demand a school's attention. This guide identifies four core elements necessary to create and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Page, Marilyn; Simpson, Marilyn; Molloy, Patty – 2001
The Seashore Teacher Professional Certification Program developed by Seattle University, Washington, in collaboration with three school districts, is being implemented in several phases. Phase 1 consisted of mentor support for new teachers, and Phase 2 established a site-based support program. Phase 3 consisted of graduate program coursework for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Harding, Wayne M.; Formica, Scott W.; Giguere, Paul J. – 2001
In 1998, the Department of Education implemented "principles of effectiveness" requiring that all Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSCP)-funded programs be research-based. To help schools identify and adopt research-based drug and violence prevention strategies, the 1999 Safe and Drug-Free School appropriation of $566 million included…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Continuing Education, Drug Abuse, Middle Schools
Aldrich, Jennifer E. – 2002
This paper describes the development of an early childhood education Professional Development School (PDS) partnership between an all kindergarten elementary school and a comprehensive state university. The partnership emphasized collaboration. The PDS coordinator began the process of collaboration by meeting with the school principal. The…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Kindergarten
Byrom, Elizabeth; Bingham, Margaret – 2001
From 1995 to 2000, the SouthEast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR-TEC) provided technical assistance and professional development to 12 schools, referred to as intensive sites. Typically, this effort entailed a member of the SEIR-TEC staff spending three or four days per month working with teachers and administrators…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
Fulp, Sherri L.; Banilower, Eric R. – American Association of Physics Teachers (NJ1), 2006
In July of 2005, the American Association of Physics Teachers/Physics Teacher Resource Agents (AAPT/PTRA) Rural Project gathered 73 PTRAs at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for the annual AAPT/PTRA Leadership Institute. The major goal for the summer institute is to provide the PTRAs with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively lead…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Rural Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
